AIRLINES → RANK #11
Lufthansa
GERMAN-DULL
One of the largest networks in the world with an excellent modern safety record.
SOURCE: AVIATION SAFETY NETWORK (COMPILED)
Years without fatal accident
33 and counting
Safe flights in a row
5.1 million
Founded
1953
Fleet size
~270
Home country
Germany
WHY THIS IS REASSURING
At this level of safety, the gap between major airlines is statistically negligible. Flying Lufthansa — 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 →