Gol (GOLL4) entered the ranking of the safest low-cost airlines in the world in 2025. The list was prepared by the global aviation safety and product evaluation website AirlineRatings.com and considered incident rates adjusted to the total number of flights, fleet age, serious incidents, pilot training and international safety audits.
In the new edition of the ranking, the leadership among low-cost companies went to HK Express, from Hong Kong, followed by Jetsar Airways, from Canada, and Soot, from Singapore. Gol appeared in 24th position in the ranking.
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According to Sharon Petersen, CEO of Airline Ratings, the methodology applied this year placed more emphasis on preventing turbulence, as it continues to be the main cause of injuries in flight. “To support this, we consider an airline’s participation in IATA Turbulence Awareou equivalent, as well as safety auditing on board aircraft. Airlines’ transparency is also fundamental to this process.”
Regarding the result, she warned that margins between the safest airlines in the world are very narrow and small numerical differences should not be interpreted as safety gaps. “All of the airlines in the Top 25 are world leaders in airline safety, and claims that one is significantly safer or less safe than another are both sensationalistic and false,” he said.
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The year’s list highlighted the inclusion of Spring Airlines China, the first Chinese airline to appear in one of the website’s rankings. It was also mentioned that airBaltic jumped in the rankings, moving into the top 10.
“HK Express has taken the lead for the second time, driven by a modern fleet, exceptionally low incident rate and a near-flawless onboard safety audit,” the website reported. “Given the stringent incident reporting requirements in Hong Kong, this low incident rate and absence of serious incidents genuinely reflects a highly disciplined and well-run operation,” he added.
All of the airlines mentioned on the list have recorded incidents over the past two years, from tail strikes to onboard fires and engine shutdowns, but the actual incident rate per flight was between 0.002 and 0.09 across all airlines, “which is a real credit to the industry as a whole.”
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| Top 25 Full-Service Airlines in 2025 |
| 1 – HK Express |
| 2 – Jetstar Airways |
| 3 – Scoot |
| 4 – flydubai |
| 5 – EasyJet Group |
| 6 – Southwest |
| 7 – airBaltic |
| 8 – VietJet Air |
| 9 – Wizz Air Group |
| 10 – AirAsia Group |
| 11 – TUI UK |
| 12 – Vueling |
| 13 – Norwegian |
| 14 – JetBlue |
| 15 – FlyNAS |
| 16 – Cebu Pacific |
| 17 – Jet2 |
| 18 – Ryanair Ireland and UK5 |
| 19 – Spring Airlines China |
| 20 – Transavia Group |
| 21 – Eurowings Group |
| 22 – Volaris6 |
| 23 – WestJet Group |
| 24 – GOL |
| 25 – SKY Airline Chile |
The specialized website also published the list of full-service companies, whose ranking was led by Etihad, followed by Cathay Pacific, Qantas, Qatar and Emirates.
