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

[Pillpusher]

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

This is not a safety rating, though.

 

[Berry Ke]

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

I don't know what this list is about exactly but I can guarantee it's plain ********. Just do a search on google like "best airlines KLM" or something in that direction and look for yourself. First hit places KLM at #2, second hit places KM at #1 and I didn't even look any further but I'm sure there's plenty lists/sites/ranks with KLM making top10/top5/top3.

Noone is going to tell me that a European top airline is above Turkish Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Hainan Airlines, Thai Airways and others of these 2nd or 3th world countries. No offense to these countries but at least in order of safety checks and regulations I can guarantee Euopean or United states based airlines are far more reliable than these Asian 2nd/3th world countries...

 

[Schwob]

I don't know about many of these Airlines and I might choose not to fly Turkish since the country serms to be moving towards "you don't know what is gokng to happen while you change planes in Istanbul"...
But I flew Turkish, Lufthansa, , , , , , , Ametican & United often enough to say this: I'd rank them in that seequence, with Turkish notably above LH and both of them very far above the other two.

 

[billt4sf]

Most seem in the general area that I would put them based on my personal biases, though I have only flown 10 of them or so. I was very surprised to see Garuda up there.

It's a "customer satisfaction" survey, not a safety survey. Run by whom, I'm not sure.

The World's Top 100 Airlines in 2016

 

[Wingy]

Bill perhaps you have not been informed of the ritual "flight of the odds" any diver who spends a grown up year must do - have you considered Susi Air?

 

[Centrals]

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

I am really surprised that Air Asia made it to #23!!!!
One nasty fatal accident in 2014, no refund unless the flight is originated from Korea. Korean Gov fought for the right for their nationals while others pay no notice to this outrageous practice.
The airline was "voted" as best budget airlines!!!!!! F$%^&*@# joke.

 

[Blasto]

No offense to these countries but at least in order of safety checks and regulations I can guarantee Euopean or United states based airlines are far more reliable than these Asian 2nd/3th world countries...

Anything in particular you base your guarantee on? Sorry to doubt you, but airlines are a special, extremely international kind of business - and the better-off out of the 3rd world countries (the only 2nd world countries left are arguably Russia and China) do an excellent job operating them, well above most European, forget American ones. The main secret that seems to elude 1st world airlines is to respect your customer; everything else just falls in place once you do.

 

[billt4sf]

Bill perhaps you have not been informed of the ritual "flight of the odds" any diver who spends a grown up year must do - have you considered Susi Air?

You lost me.

 

[Wingy]

Google Susi Air

 

[billt4sf]

Google Susi Air

"As a result of this safety record, United States Embassy personnel as of May 2012 are prohibited from flying on Susi Air.[19] Similarly, Australian Government officials are not permitted to use the airline.[20]"

Susi Air - Wikipedia

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