Airline ratings: 4 Thailand airlines score badly.

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Low standards. Thailand has 4 of the least safe airlines in the world
September 27, 2016

It’s well-known that Thailand’s airlines have frequent issues, and a new rating report has confirmed that four Thai airlines rank among the lowest in the world, in terms of safety.

The website AirlineRatings.com has released their annual survey that awarded 407 airlines around the world with star ratings, from one to seven. A one-star rating is the lowest and a seven-star rating is the highest. The airlines are rated based on a slew of factors related to safety.

148 airlines won the coveted seven-star rating and Australian carrier Qantas was named the safest airline in the world for the third year running.

However, 50 didn’t do so well and earned three stars or less.

In Thailand, Nok Air got a two-star rating, the lowest of all the Thai carriers. AirAsia Thailand, Bangkok Airways and Orient Thai Airlines did only slightly better with three stars each.

Thai Airways (and their subsidiary Thai Smile) and Thai Lion were the Thai “winners” with just four out of seven stars.

The stars are given out based on many factors that include crash records, safe landings, certifications, inclusion on international aviation blacklists and more.

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try african airlines or indonesian or former soviet bloc countries airlines :bow:
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Cambodia Angkor Air review : safety rating 3/7 :
http://www.airlineratings.com/ratings/2 ... angkor-air

Safety rating per airline:
http://www.airlineratings.com/safety_ra ... irline.php

Pick any airline, overall rating : http://www.airlineratings.com/airlines-ratings.php
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If you are flying from SR, with Bangkok Airways your can check your
baggage through onto other airlines and destinations - not all
airlines offer this SO ALWAYS CHECK ABOUT IT - or you have to
fuss and fart around at Bangkok Airport for at least an hour
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No surprise here. Thailand is the new Kampuchea, thanks to the slow but steady de-evolution of that country.

Lao Air: 6/7 - Safety, 5/7 - Product
Vietnam Air: 5/7 - both
Malaysia Airlines: 5/7 - Safety, 6.5/7 - Product
Singapore Airlines: 7/7 - both

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Bassaka Air is missing. Maybe not operating long enough.
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but Thai airways and Bangkok airways are both ranked in the Top 20 Airlines in the world 2016 world airline awards http://www.worldairlineawards.com/award ... ating.html
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One does wonder about these rankings. Personally, I find Bangkok Airways excellent and they have had three accidents since founding 1968.
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curious read. I've flown Nok Air several times. (cheapest fare deal)
always seemed ok to me and the planes, at least, looked ok and new.
no trouble with baggage either.

maybe I was just lucky.

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Jamie_Lambo wrote:but Thai airways and Bangkok airways are both ranked in the Top 20 Airlines in the world 2016 world airline awards http://www.worldairlineawards.com/award ... ating.html
I think they r ranked top for service but not for maintenance
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