{"id":389978,"date":"2026-01-25T16:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T16:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/389978\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T16:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T16:52:13","slug":"a-budget-british-airline-has-been-named-one-of-the-safest-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/389978\/","title":{"rendered":"A Budget British Airline Has Been Named One Of the Safest In The World"},"content":{"rendered":"

Afraid of flying?\u00a0Booking on one of the airlines that have just been named the safest in the world for 2026 should give you some peace of mind. Luckily, one of the 10 most-safe in the world is British.\u00a0<\/p>\n

EasyJet has been named the fifth safest budget airline on the planet by independent aviation website Airline Ratings, which monitored 320 airlines from around the world to name the 25 safest\u00a0full-service and low-cost operators.<\/p>\n

The analysis looked at\u00a0several safety and operational criteria, including whether the airline had had any serious pilot-related safety incidents, and the number of fatal accidents in the past 10 years, excluding accidents caused by terrorism, hijacking, pilot suicides, or involving other airlines. The survey also took into account international safety audits.<\/p>\n

EasyJet\u00a0ranked at number five on the list of 25 budget airlines, beaten by\u00a0Hong Kong-based HK Express which was named the world\u2019s safest,\u00a0followed by\u00a0followed by\u00a0Australian\u00a0Jetstar Airways (second place), Scoot (third) and Flydubai (fourth).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Other British airlines to make the list of the 25 safest low-cost airlines were\u00a0Tui UK in 11th, Jet2 in 17th and Ryanair\u00a0Ireland and UK\u00a0in 18th.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nPhotograph: EA Photography \/ Shutterstock.com <\/p>\n

Airline Ratings\u2019 chief executive\u00a0Sharon Petersen said that the margins between the rankings were very small, and stressed that they \u2018shouldn\u2019t be interpreted as gaps in safety\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She added: \u2018What stands out this year is how little separates the leaders. All airlines in the top 25 are world leaders in aviation safety, and claims that one is significantly safer or less safe than another are both sensationalist and false.\u2019<\/p>\n

The 25 safest low-cost airlines in the world for 2026
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\nHK Express
\nJetstar Airways
\nScoot
\nFlydubai
\nEasyJet
\nSouthwest
\nAirBaltic
\nVietJet Air
\nWizz Air Group
\nAirAsia Group
\nTui UK
\nVueling
\nNorwegian
\nJetBlue
\nFlyNAS
\nCebu Pacific
\nJet2
\nRyanair Ireland and UK5
\nSpring Airlines China
\nTransavia Group
\nEurowings Group
\nVolaris
\nWestJet Group
\nGOL
\nSky Airline Chile <\/p>\n

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