The 20 safest airlines to fly in 2021, according to experts Jan 24, 2021, 12:26 PM
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 13: American Airlines Boeing 777-323ER arrives at Los Angeles international Airport on January 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
AirlineRatings just unveiled its list of the world s safest airlines for 2021, according to the site s experts, narrowing the top 20 from a list of 385.
The US had a great showing with six of the 11 major American carriers making the top 20 cut while Asia performed poorly.
Carriers in Oceania and the Middle East also dominated the highest spots, continuing the trend from last year.
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Schedule as loaded on united.com (as of 01/23/2021). All flight subject to government approval.
American American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX. Photo: Luca Flores/Airways
Other Airlines Flying to Barbados
Barbados already sees service from the New York City area with flights operated by JetBlue (B6) out of JFK. Barbados also receives US airlift with American Airlines (AA) out of Miami and Charlotte.
The move comes as the island expects an increase in cruise ship homeporting during the winter 2021-2022 tourist season, with Royal Caribbean offering new itineraries from Bridgetown as its home port.
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Featured image: United airlines Boeing 737-800. Photo: Luke Ayers/Airways
The FAA cleared the way for U.S. airlines to resume using the plane if certain changes are made and pilots are provided with additional training including time in a flight simulator.
Brazil s Gol airlines operated the first passenger flight with a revamped Max on Dec. 9. Since then, Gol and Aeromexico have operated about 600 flights between them with Max jets, according to tracking service Flightradar24 and aviation-data firm Cirium.
American plans to make one round trip a day between Miami and New York with Max jets through Jan. 4 before putting the plane on more routes. United Airlines plans to resume Max flights in February, and Southwest Airlines expects to follow in March.