IndiGo Is The Only Indian Airline Featured In The List Of World’s Top 25 Safest Low-Cost Airlines 2025; Full List Inside

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AirlineRatings.com has unveiled its prestigious 2025 safety rankings, evaluating 385 airlines worldwide across multiple criteria including incidents, fleet characteristics, and operational standards. There are a total of two lists. One is for low-cost and the other is full-service. In both the lists combined, only one Indian airline is featured. IndiGo turned out to be the only Indian airline to be featured in the list of the safest low-cost airlines in the world.

IndiGo Is The Only One In Safest Airlines List 2025

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In the Full-Service category, Air New Zealand secured the top position, narrowly outperforming Qantas by 1.50 points, primarily due to its younger fleet. A notable three-way tie for third place emerged between Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways, and Emirates, with identical scores across all metrics.

The rankings welcomed newcomers Iberia and Vietnam Airlines, whilst Singapore Airlines and KLM notably dropped from the list despite maintaining their seven-star safety ratings.

Top 25 Full-Service Airlines

  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
  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.

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Safest Low-Cost Airlines

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In the Low-Cost segment, Hong Kong Express claimed the premier position, recognised for its unblemished safety record. The list saw new entrants including Zipair, Jet2, and Air Baltic, while Spirit Airlines was notably absent following its November 2024 bankruptcy filing.

Top 25 Low-Cost Airlines

  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.

The rankings were determined through a comprehensive evaluation of factors including serious incidents, fleet characteristics, pilot training, IOSA certification, and financial stability. The assessment particularly emphasises incident management capability, recognising that crew expertise often determines whether situations escalate or remain controlled.

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