AIRLINES → RANK #22
Aer Lingus
LUCKY & GOOD
One of the longest fatality-free records of any legacy carrier.
SOURCE: AVIATION SAFETY NETWORK (COMPILED)
Years without fatal accident
58 and counting
Safe flights in a row
1.5 million
Founded
1936
Fleet size
~55
Home country
Ireland
WHY THIS IS REASSURING
At this level of safety, the gap between major airlines is statistically negligible. Flying Aer Lingus — or any major scheduled carrier — you would need to fly every day for over 25,000 years to statistically expect a fatal accident.
SOURCE: MIT / ARNOLD BARNETT · METHODOLOGY →