Worried about flying? These airlines have been ranked the safest in Europe for 2025

With aviation incidents frequently in the news in recent weeks, concerns about the safety of flying have been on the rise.

If you are wondering just how safe your next flight might be, there’s a handy piece of research that will take the guesswork out of your booking.

AirlineRatings, an airline review site, has recently released its annual rankings of the world’s safest airlines. It lists out the top 25 carriers based on a multitude of factors to give passengers more confidence when they fly.

For 2025, the world’s safest airline was Air New Zealand for the second year in a row. The Kiwi airline often vies with its antipodean neighbour Qantas for the top spot, taking the crown in 2024 and 2022.

The first 11 places in the safest airlines ranking for 2025 are dominated by Asia-Pacific and Middle East airlines. But European airlines put in a good show too, taking seven of the top 25 places on the list.

Turkish Airlines, straddling the market between Europe and Asia, is the safest airline in Europe. It came 13th in the global rankings, earning a seven-star rating on the platform.

Despite operating to more destinations than any other airline in the world, Turkish hasn’t had a fatal accident since 2009, when a Boeing 737 crashed on approach to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Nine people died as a result of the crash, but 126 survived.

Last year, Turkish Airlines also won awards for its catering and inflight entertainment and received a ‘World Class’ rating from the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX). It was named the ‘Best Airline In Europe’ by Skytrax.

TAP Portugal snagged 14th place in the rankings, making it the second-safest airline in Europe. It hasn’t lost a passenger since 1977 and regularly runs fear of flying courses