AIRLINES → RANK #28
WestJet
CLEAN SHEET
No fatal accident since it began flying.
SOURCE: AVIATION SAFETY NETWORK — NO FATAL ACCIDENT ON RECORD
Years without fatal accident
None, ever
Safe flights in a row
1.4 million
Founded
1996
Fleet size
~180
Home country
Canada
WHY THIS IS REASSURING
At this level of safety, the gap between major airlines is statistically negligible. Flying WestJet — 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 →