Congratulations! Hungarian Wizz Air among the world’s safest airlines

Based on the latest rating by AirlineRatings, the Hungarian low-cost airline, Wizz Air, is among the world’s 20 safest budget airlines. Congratulations!

According to Utazómajom, a Hungarian travel news blog, Wizz Air was chosen as one of the world’s twenty safest low-cost airlines. They monitored 385 airlines.

The top 20 safest low-cost airlines for 2022 according to AirlineRatings are, in alphabetical order: Air Arabia, AirAsia, AirAsia X, AirAsia Thailand, AirAsia Philippines and AirAsia India, Air Baltic, Easyjet, FlyDubai, Frontier, Jetstar Group, Jetblue, Indigo, Ryanair, Scoot, Southwest, Spicejet, Spirit, Vueling, Vietjet, Volaris, Westjet, and Wizz Air.

According to airlineratings.com, “factors used to decide the top 20 safest low-cost airlines include: incident records over the past two years, crash records over the past five years, results of audits conducted by the governing body of aviation, The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), EU banned lists and fleet age.”

Wizz Air not only sustainable but also safe

The website started in 2013 and rates “the safety, in-flight product, and COVID-19 compliance of 385 airlines using its unique seven-star rating system. The editorial team is one of the world’s most experienced with over 50 international and national awards. They have also authored or co-authored more than 28 industry books.”

Zsuzsa Trubek, Wizz’s communications manager, said they were happy to learn about the rating and that others acknowledge what they and their crew spend on the safety of their passengers and planes. “With AirlineRatings’ award, Wizz Air strengthens its global leading role not only concerning sustainability but also safety”, she added.

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