Put your money down, make your airline choices....

[billt4sf]

AirAsia X flight lands after 'shaking like washing machine' - BBC News

Ratings from:
Airline Ratings

Still, in the end, a car crash is more likely than anything I would guess. (Why I don't ride in anything that doesn't have working seatbelts and a cautious driver).

- Bill & Emily

 

[Pillpusher]

And AirAsia X had the highest "safety rating" on that chart... Even higher than Garuda. Go figure.

 

[Indah]

Nepal Air number 1 rating. What does this rating really tell? What is the 2007 for Garuda about?

 

[Pillpusher]

Nepal Air number 1 rating. What does this rating really tell? What is the 2007 for Garuda about?

Absolutely nothing, which is why I make fun of that website every time it's brought up. The "safety rating" they give is simply the number of boxes they have checked off in blue, some of which have very little to do with safety at all. As for the Garuda accident in 2007:
"the aircraft had been on a domestic flight from Jakarta and overran the runway after landing at Yogyakarta. The aircraft went through the airport's perimeter fence, crossed and road and an embankment, and caught fire as it came to rest in a nearby rice paddy. One of the seven crew members and 20 of the 133 passengers were killed."
Not nearly as bad as their 1997 incident, though:
"The aircraft was on approach to Medan on a flight from Jakarta when it crashed in a mountainous area about 19 miles (30 km) from the airport. Extensive smoke and haze from numerous forest fires caused reduced visibility in the area. All 12 crew members and 222 passengers were killed."

 

[Indah]

Garuda anno 2017 is not comparable with Garuda 2007. only the name is the same.

 

[billt4sf]

Garuda anno 2017 is not comparable with Garuda 2007. only the name is the same.

What's the evidence for this?

- Bill

 

[Dan]

Garuda anno 2017 is not comparable with Garuda 2007. only the name is the same.

What is Garuda anno 2017? Never heard of it.

 

[Pillpusher]

Anno=year, so I assume he was saying that Garuda is a very different airline now (presumably better?) than it was in 2007.

 

[dirtfarmer]

What's the evidence for this?

- Bill

Sorry your safety bubble is popped.
Bubbles seem to be popping all over the world. Hang on for a wild ride the next 30 years.
Personally I figure when my times up its up. Hopefully it won't be on an airplane that is flown into a mountain. That's just plain stupid. If it does happen I hope it's after an epic dive trip, not on the way.

It has been 10 years for improvement so your probably hedging your bet pretty well by continuing to fly Garuda.

 

[Indah]

The World's Top 100 Airlines in 2016
The World's Top 100 Airlines - 2016
2015 Rating
1 Emirates 5
2 Qatar Airways 1
3 Singapore Airlines 2
4 Cathay Pacific 3
5 ANAs 7
6 Etihad Airways 6
7 Turkish Airlines 4
8 EVA Air 9
9 Qantas Airways 10
10 Lufthansa 12
11 Garuda Indonesia 8
12 Hainan Airlines 22
13 Thai Airways 19
14 Air France 15
15 Swiss Int'l Air Lines 14
16 Asiana Airlines 11
17 Air New Zealand 17
18 Virgin Australia 16
19 Austrian 13
20 Bangkok Airways 23
21 Japan Airlines 21
22 Dragonair 18
23 AirAsia 25
24 KLM 28