Qantas has a large domestic network also, with flights from 40mins to 4.5hrs, and a lot of around 1-1.5hr duration.
I put it in a spreadsheet—Qantas has 34,424 seats across its fleet, 31.2% of which is in narrow-boddies. In comparison, AA has 102,427 passenger seats, 78.6% of which is in narrow-boddies. Furthermore, small airplanes spend more time on the ground between flights. Domestic route network? Sure, but its just a small percentage of its passenger-miles, which is what most airline safety studies compare.
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As opposed to what: Jay walking in Manhattan???? I would think all airlines except Aeoflot and China Air would rate extremely high in safety compared to that analogy.
I wouldn't say all airlines are completely safe, but the two examples you picked are quite safe in the modern era. I would have no problems flying on either one of them.