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20. United Airlines rounded out the 20 safest airlines in the world by airlineratings.com. Reuters
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1. Qantas ranked first in airlineratings.com's ranking of the world's safest airlines in 2020. Courtesy Qantas
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2. Qatar Airways. AFP
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3. Air New Zealand. AFP
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4. Singapore Airlines. Reuters
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5. Emirates. EPA
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6. Taiwan's Eva Air. AFP
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7. Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways. Courtesy Etihad
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8. Alaska Airlines. Courtesy Tomas Del Coro
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9. Cathay Pacific. Reuters
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10. British Airways. Getty Images
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11. Virgin Australia / Virgin Atlantic. EPA
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12. Hawaiian Airlines. AP
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13. Southwest Airlines. AP
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14. Delta Airlines. Getty Images
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15. American Airlines. Reuters
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16. Denmark's SAS. EPA
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17. Finnair. AFP
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18. Lufthansa. Jeff Topping / The National
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19. KLM. Courtesy KLM
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20. United Airlines rounded out the 20 safest airlines in the world by airlineratings.com. Reuters
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1. Qantas ranked first in airlineratings.com's ranking of the world's safest airlines in 2020. Courtesy Qantas
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2. Qatar Airways. AFP
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3. Air New Zealand. AFP
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4. Singapore Airlines. Reuters
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5. Emirates. EPA
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6. Taiwan's Eva Air. AFP
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7. Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways. Courtesy Etihad
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8. Alaska Airlines. Courtesy Tomas Del Coro
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9. Cathay Pacific. Reuters
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10. British Airways. Getty Images
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11. Virgin Australia / Virgin Atlantic. EPA
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12. Hawaiian Airlines. AP
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13. Southwest Airlines. AP
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14. Delta Airlines. Getty Images
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15. American Airlines. Reuters
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16. Denmark's SAS. EPA
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17. Finnair. AFP
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18. Lufthansa. Jeff Topping / The National
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19. KLM. Courtesy KLM
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20. United Airlines rounded out the 20 safest airlines in the world by airlineratings.com. Reuters
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