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Air Europa safety record

Air Europa has never had a fatal accident — not once since it was founded in 1986. On airlines like Air Europa, the chance of being in a fatal accident is about 1 in 80 million per flight.

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No fatal accident for anyone on board, ever in 40 years of flying

1 in 80 millionodds of a fatal accident, per flight
219,000 yearsof flying every day, on average, before a fatal accident
For airlines based in Spain and the other countries in the same safety group, 2018–2022 (MIT study).
on the day

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the record

Not a single fatal accident, ever

Air Europa has flown since 1986 and has never had a fatal accident. From its hub at Madrid-Barajas it flies Boeing 737s around Europe and Boeing 787 Dreamliners across the Atlantic, mostly to Latin America, and it carried more than 12.5 million passengers in 2025.

In July 2024, one of its 787s flying from Madrid to Montevideo met severe turbulence over the Atlantic near Brazil and diverted to Natal. About 40 people were hurt, and no one lost their life.

It began as the Spanish sister of the British airline Air Europe, which stopped flying in 1991; Air Europa carried on independently. It belongs to the SkyTeam alliance and is registered with IATA's operational safety audit (IOSA), which registered airlines must renew every two years.

since 1986

Nothing to put on the line

Air Europa has had no fatal accident since it began flying.

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at a glance

Air Europa in numbers

Founded
1986
Country
Spain
Alliance
SkyTeam
Main hubs
Madrid-Barajas
Passengers a year
12.5 M 2025
Fleet
45 as of Nov 2025
IATA safety audit (IOSA)
Registered
the fleet

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Air Europa safety questions

How safe is Air Europa?

Air Europa has never had a fatal accident — not once since it was founded in 1986. On airlines like Air Europa, the chance of being in a fatal accident is about 1 in 80 million per flight. Every fact on this page is sourced — the list is at the bottom.

What is Air Europa's safety rating?

FlyBud doesn't invent a score. What matters is the record, which you can check: Air Europa has never had a fatal accident, in nearly forty years of flying. It is registered with IATA's operational safety audit (IOSA), which registered airlines must renew every two years.

Has Air Europa ever crashed?

Air Europa has never had a fatal accident since it began flying in 1986. In July 2024 one of its 787s met severe turbulence on the way to Montevideo and diverted to Natal; about 40 people were hurt.

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Where these facts come from

Every fact on this page is from official accident reports, the airline's own filings or the published accident record.

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