The Croatian national airline, Croatia Airlines, has been named as the safest airline in the world according to the specialised website AirlineRatings.com. Croatia Airlines received the highest rating in terms of safety, 7 stars, and has been placed as the safest airline in the world.

Airlineratings.com audits airlines once every two years. Geoffrey Thomas is the editor-in-chief for Airlineratings.com. He has congratulated Croatia Airlines for its achievement. He stated that Croatia Airlines has played a major role in Croatia’s economy ever since 1990.

This high ranking is a result of an audit from the Air Transport Association Operation Safety whose goal is to reduce airline accidents.