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Travel Travel Tips Best and Worst Airlines Revealed
| Best and Worst Airlines Revealed |
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| Written by Russell Eaton |
| Friday, 25 July 2008 11:28 |
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Airline levels of service and safety records vary tremendously from airline to airline. According to Skytrax, the top airlines in the world (with 5 star ratings) are as follows: 1.Asiana Airlines, 2.Cathay Pacific Airways, 3.Kingfisher Airlines, 4.Malaysia Airlines, 5.Qatar Airways, 6.Singapore Airlines. The five-star ranking recognizes airlines that offer a top quality product and service according to Skytrax - airlines that set trends to be followed by other carriers. Apart from these 5-star ratings, other airlines in the world are given ratings from zero stars to four stars, depending on a broad criteria. More than 800 different areas of product and service delivery for each airline are examined for both ground and onboard operations in deciding how the star ratings are awarded. But what about the worst airlines in the world? What about airlines with the worst safety record in the world? For this we have to go to other sources of information. Judging the worst airlines is much more difficult than judging the best ones. This is because some airlines in remote countries are difficult to compare with major airlines, given the number flights, the routes, the service, etc. However, when airline accident statistics are checked and carefully analysed, it becomes clear that some airlines are considerable worse than others. Here are the top ten worst airlines in the world in terms of accident ratings, with number one listed as the worst: 1.Cubana Airline, accident rating 5.74. 2.China Airlines, accident rating 3.57. 3.Avianca Colombian Airline, accident rating 3.15 4.TAM Airline, accident rating 2.76. 5.Korean Air, accident rating 2.26. 6.Egypt Air, accident rating 2.06. 7.Indian Air Lines, accident rating 1.94. 8.Taesa Airlines, accident rating 1.83. 9.China Soutwest Airlines, accident rating 1.74. 10.Aeromexico, accident rating 1.55. This list of worst airlines was compiled by "Airline Accident Ratings" by looking at a twenty-year period from 1981 to 2000. This is the latest data available, and the ratings are based on number of flights, number of airline accidents, and the fatality rate of those accidents. Naturally, this information cannot and should not be used to provide an accurate assessment of an airline safety-rating or future risk of an airline calamity. Also, the list does not "favour" or condemn any particular airline, and a lot can change in the period 2000 - 2008. However, some airlines clearly have a poor accident and safety record and it is only right to bring this to the attention of the public. When examining the safety records of airlines, you are hit with the fact that most causes of fatal airline accidents are due to pilot error. Figures compiled over a fifty year period by "Plane Crash Info" show that pilot error accounts for at least 53% of all fatal airline accidents! The figures for airline pilot error have on average remained pretty constant since the 1950's, showing that modern technology is not leading to a reduction in the incidence of pilot error. About the Author: A new free ebook at www.air-travel-safety.com reveals safety secrets that airlines don't tell you. Air Travel Safety Secrets is free at the moment, and shows air travelers how to fly more safely - a 'must have' for any air traveler. Kindly provided by MoneyHunter.org You are welcome to use this article on your own website, if you include the link just before this text. |
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