334 deaths in air accidents in 2024

 Monday, January 6, 2025

Islamabad (UrduPoint News Today/ Pakistan Point News - DW Urdu - 06 January 2025) The fatalities include passengers, crew members and seven people on the ground.

In contrast to 2024, there were only 80 deaths in 2023, the second lowest number since the 1970s.

The BDL calculates the number of accidents involving aircraft with at least 14 seats.

Accidents involving small aircraft and military aviation are not included in these figures.

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The association said that while the number of aviation deaths fell to a record low in 2017, it has increased in subsequent years.

However, long-term trends suggest that air safety has improved significantly.

BDL Managing Director Joachim Lang said that flying was about 53 times safer last year than in the 1970s.

According to the association, 17 accidents involving passenger and cargo aircraft were investigated in 2024.

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The most devastating accident occurred on December 29, when a Boeing operated by South Korea's Jeju Air crashed while landing at Moan Airport.

The crash killed 179 passengers. Two crew members survived.

Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the crash.

According to estimates by the United Nations' International Civil Aviation Organization, about 4.7 billion passengers flew around the world in 2024. That is 10 times more than the annual average since the 1970s, when only 440 million people flew each year.

In recent years, more than 2,000 lives have been lost in air accidents.

Major causes of air accidents

These devastating incidents of air accidents raise questions about the reliability of air transport and the services provided by airlines around the world.

Air services have made remarkable improvements in safety over the years, but air accidents remind the world that risks will always be part of the equation, especially those caused by severe weather or technical malfunctions.

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While the overall rate of aviation accidents has declined in recent years due to improvements in safety protocols, technology and regulations, the fatalities show that many small aviation accidents occur due to technical malfunctions in commercial and private aviation, as well as a number of other reasons. Adverse weather can be a major cause, while a number of security issues can also be a factor.