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SAS Scandinavian Airlines
NORDIC-CALM
A long fatality-free stretch across a busy northern-European network.
SOURCE: AVIATION SAFETY NETWORK (COMPILED)
Years without fatal accident
25 and counting
Safe flights in a row
2.3 million
Founded
1946
Fleet size
~135
Home country
Sweden
WHY THIS IS REASSURING
At this level of safety, the gap between major airlines is statistically negligible. Flying SAS Scandinavian Airlines — or any major scheduled carrier — you would need to fly every day for over 25,000 years to statistically expect a fatal accident.
SOURCE: MIT / ARNOLD BARNETT · METHODOLOGY →