Etihad gets ‘one of the safest airlines in the world’ recognition

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been recognised as one of the top ten safest airlines in the world.

The internationally-regarded website www.AirlineRatings.comselected Etihad Airways as one of the safest airlines for 2015, out of a list of 449 global airlines monitored, while only 149 of the 449 have the top seven-star safety ranking.

The Airline Ratings system takes into account a variety of factors related to audits from aviation’s governing bodies and lead associations, as well as government audits and the airlines’ own records.