2019 was one of the safest years for air travellers ever. The number of deaths in major plane crashes worldwide fell by more than 50% in 2019 compared to 2018: 257 deaths/8 fatal accidents in 2019 compared to 534 deaths/13 fatal accidents in 2018.
Aviation experts agree that a strong safety culture and an active regulatory role play an important part in the results.
Statistically, your chances of being in a fatal plane crash are extremely low, better than 1 in 12 million. The accident rate for large planes in commercial air travel last year fell to 0.18 fatal accidents per million flights, from 0.30 accidents per million flights in 2018. This is equal to 1 fatal crash for every 5.58 million flights. The historic low was in 2017, which saw only two fatal air accidents, involving regional turboprops, which resulted in the loss of 13 lives.
Sven Franssen