AIRLINES → RANK #49
Saudia
STEADY
A large flag carrier with a solid modern safety record.
SOURCE: AVIATION SAFETY NETWORK (COMPILED)
Years without fatal accident
30 and counting
Safe flights in a row
2.1 million
Founded
1945
Fleet size
~145
Home country
Saudi Arabia
WHY THIS IS REASSURING
At this level of safety, the gap between major airlines is statistically negligible. Flying Saudia — 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 →