Simon Calder said the safest airline is not British Airways or Qantas. It is a budget airline that carries many passengers.

Some people remember a movie where a character says Qantas never had a crash.

For a long time, people thought Qantas was the safest. But now, another airline is ranked as the safest.

Simon Calder said Ryanair is the safest airline. He said this in an interview.

Simon Calder said this before. He likes Ryanair because it only flies one type of plane.

Ryanair has not had any fatal crashes. It had some minor incidents, but no one was hurt.

Qantas has not had a fatal crash since 1951. But it did have some crashes before that.

Simon Calder thinks Ryanair is very safe.

Some people ask which airline is the safest. But it is hard to compare because crashes are very rare.

One expert said that comparing airlines is not very useful. He said to choose an airline based on price and schedule.

The expert also said that budget airlines are not more dangerous. He looked at the records and found that they are safe.

A list of safe airlines was published in 2026.