One plane crash for every 1.26 million flights in 2023: IATA

The aviation accident rate in 2023 was one for every 1.26 million flights (0.8 accidents per million), indicating an improvement in aviation safety compared to the previous year’s rate of 1.3, which was the lowest in a decade, according to data released today by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ).

No jets were damaged. The only fatal crash, killing 72 people, involved a turboprop passenger plane en route from Nepal to India in January 2023.

In a statement released today by IATA, the international organization noted that the rate in 2023 was the lowest in more than a decade.

In 2022, the number of accidents was fivewhich was the average for the period from 2019 to 2023.

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In Latin America, the rate dropped from 4.47 accidents per million flights in 2022 to 0.37 in 2023.thereby reversing the increase in aviation accidents that occurred in the region in 2022. The regional figure in 2023 was well below the average of 1.91 accidents per million. the last five years.

According to an organization representing more than 260 airlines, with this level of safety a person would have to travel every day for 103,239 years to have a fatal accident..

“Safety performance in 2023 demonstrates that flying is the safest mode of transport. During the operation of the aircraft, no losses or destruction of aircraft were recorded,” the association said.

(according to information from EFE And IATA)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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