Air New Zealand takes top spot as World’s Safest Airline

Air New Zealand has come out on top in the recent AirlineRating’s list of World’s Safest Airlines for 2025.

AirlineRatings.com, the world’s only airline safety and product rating website, has announced its Top 25 Safest Full-Service Airlines and Top 25 Safest Low-Cost Airlines for 2025 from the 385 airlines it monitors.

Air New Zealand was ranked number one in the Top 25 Safest Full-Service Airlines list.

Aussie rival, Qantas, was hot on their heels, claiming the second spot on the list.

“It was extremely close again between Air New Zealand and Qantas for first place with only 1.50 points separating the two airlines,” says AirlineRatings.com CEO Sharon Petersen.

“Whilst both airlines uphold the highest safety standards and pilot training,  Air New Zealand continue to have a younger fleet than Qantas which separates the two.”

The Top 25 Full-Service Airlines for 2025 in order are:

1. Air New Zealand
2. Qantas
3. Cathay Pacific; Qatar Airways; Emirates
4. Virgin Australia
5. Etihad Airways
6. ANA
7. EVA Air
8. Korean Air
9. Alaska Airlines
10. Turkish Airlines (THY)
11. TAP Portugal
12. Hawaiian Airlines
13. American Airlines
14. SAS
15. British Airways
16. Iberia
17. Finnair
18. Lufthansa/Swiss
19. JAL
20. Air Canada
21. Delta Airlines
22. Vietnam Airlines
23. United Airlines

The Top 25 Safest Low-Cost Airlines for 2025 in order are:

1. Hong Kong Express
2. Jetstar Group
3. Ryanair
4. easyJet
5. Frontier Airlines
6. AirAsia
7. Wizz Air
8. VietJet Air
9. Southwest Airlines
10. Volaris
11. flydubai
12. Norwegian
13. Vueling
14. Jet2
15. Sun Country Airlines
16. WestJet
17. JetBlue Airways
18. Air Arabia
19. IndiGo
20. Eurowings
21. Allegiant Air
22. Cebu Pacific
23. ZipAir
24. SKY Airline
25. Air Baltic