Which airline is best, safest, most reliably functioning, most fairly priced, flying economy/ main cabin, and preferably flies Airbus, to Rome from NYC direct? Some airlines don’t automatically list the sort of plane they are flying. Is the discount Norse airline something to consider, (Boeing Dreamliner) even with adding low cost upgrades, or are the established brands a better, more desirable choice, even though more costly?
Posted by
Gettysburg PA
6137 posts
You might do better by just googling “airline safety ratings” and other similar terms
You’ll get a more well rounded answer
Nobody here is an expert on this topic
Scroll thru this forum
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/transportation
Posted by
Sweden
6437 posts
Any airline allowed to fly to/from the EU is safe. If you want to fly Airbus direct from New York to Rome, you have two options. Delta or ITA.
Posted by
Freedonia
15122 posts
The US government will not allow any airline to operate within the country that does no have a general level of safety. Similar to the EU.
All airlines will tell you the type of airplane scheduled to fly that route you may have to dig into the details.
Posted by
424 posts
I assume that your concern is Boeing’s recent well documented safety concerns?
If so, you can focus on just avoiding the 737-9 MAX. For example, Lufthansa still flies the
venerable 747 which has a great record of safety
Posted by
Miami
276 posts
The Boeing 777 and the 787 Dreamliner both have very good safety records.
Posted by
NYC
8 posts
We just flew Norse and it was significantly cheaper even with the add ons. Be sure to read all the fine print on weight limits for bags and carry ons because the do check. Overall for the cost it was well worth and we were on time both ways.
Posted by
Citizen of the World
1439 posts
Norse Atlantic Airline is excellent. You will pay for checked luggage, choice seats and meals but for $760 Roundtrip from LAX to Oslo last summer — Norse sometimes has prices that are too good to pass up!