Bloody Year.. Korean Air Considers 2024 to Be Worst in 50 Years
In 2014, a total of 334 people lost their lives in civil aviation accidents worldwide, according to data from the German Aviation Association. The fatalities included aircraft passengers, crew members, and seven individuals on the ground.
In contrast, 80 fatalities were recorded in 2023, marking the second-lowest number since 1970.
The association’s statistics include accidents involving aircraft with at least 14 seats, excluding smaller aircraft and military aviation incidents. The association noted that after the number of aviation-related fatalities hit a record low in 2017, it increased in subsequent years. However, significant improvements in safety have been observed when viewed over the long term.
“The past year’s aviation safety was 53 times better compared to the 1970s,” said Joachim Lang, the association’s executive director. According to the association, 17 incidents involving passenger and cargo aircraft were investigated in 2024, as reported by the German news agency DPA.
The most devastating incident occurred on December 29, when a Boeing 737-800 operated by South Korea’s Jeju Air crashed while landing at Muan Airport. The accident resulted in the deaths of 179 passengers, while two crew members survived. Investigators are still searching for the cause of the crash.
According to forecasts from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a UN agency, global air passenger traffic last year reached 4.7 billion, more than ten times the annual average of the 1970s, which stood at 440 million passengers. During that period, more than 2,000 people died in plane crashes.
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