The global aviation safety situation in 2024 has slightly worsened compared to the exceptionally good figures of the previous year, Report informs referring to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
In 2024, global airlines made 40.6 million flights compared to 38.6 million the previous year and an average of 31.8 million over the past five years.
The number of deaths in accidents on commercial flights increased to 244, while 72 people died in 2023. The average level of this indicator over the past five years (2020-2024) is 144. The total number of air accidents last year increased to 46 from 42 the previous year, and the number of accidents with human casualties increased to seven from one.
The average level over the five-year period is 39 and 5 accidents, respectively. According to IATA, the all-cause accident rate, measured in accidents per million flights, rose to 1.13, equivalent to one accident for every 880,000 flights.
That’s worse than the 2023 rate of 1.09 (one accident for every 920,000 flights), but better than the 2020-2024 average of 1.25 (one accident for every 810,000 flights).