Vietjet named in the world’s Top 10 safest low-cost airlines
Vietjet has been once again recognised as one of the world’s Top 10 safest low-cost airlines for 2022 by AirlineRatings, the world’s famous airline safety and product rating website.
Vietjet engineers maintain a plane. (Photo courtesy of Vietjet)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietjet has been once again recognised as one of theworld’s Top 10 safest low-cost airlines for 2022 by AirlineRatings, the world’sfamous airline safety and product rating website.
In making its evaluation, AirlineRatings considers the airlines’ incidentrecords in recent years, fleet age, results of audits conducted by thegoverning body of aviation, the International Civil Aviation Organisation(ICAO) and other aviation authorities.
“The airline’s priority in operational excellence confirms their brand names inthe aviation industry while expressing their customer-centric strategy. Vietjetis especially recognised for massive investment into a new fleet, systemupgrades and technology adoption to ensure safety in operation and meetingpassengers’ evolving and convenient flight demands,” AirlineRatingsEditor-in-chief Geoffrey Thomas said.
This year’s top 10 list also includes notable low-cost peers such as Ryanair,EasyJet and Frontier, for their excellent performances in flight safety despitethe pandemic. AirlineRatings also rates Vietjet at seven-star level, thehighest ranking for aviation safety in the world for four consecutive yearssince 2018.
Vietjet Managing Director Dinh Viet Phuong said: “We are proud to keep up withthe top safety ranking in the global aviation industry. We have committed tocarrying out reliable flight operations while expanding our flight network anddiversifying services to provide the best flying experiences to our passengersin the future.”
Vietjet operates a new, modern and fuel-efficient Airbus fleet with a technicalreliability rate among top operators in the region and the world. The airlineis constantly investing into aircraft engine and MRO services, aviationtechnology transfer and adoption with leading providers in the industry such asSafran, Rolls-Royce, SR Technics and Swiss-AS to ensure the highest standard interms of safety and quality.
AirlineRatings rates the safety, in-flight product, and COVID-19 compliance of385 airlines using its unique seven-star rating system. It has been used bymillions of passengers from 195 countries and has become the industry standardfor safety, product, and COVID-19 rating./.
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Vietjet engineers maintain a plane. (Photo courtesy of Vietjet) 
