HONG KONG — The number of deaths in jetliner disasters spiked last year despite there being fewer accidents in total, an international airline industry group said Monday.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in its annual safety report that 641 people died in airline accidents in 2014. Its figures don’t include the 298 people killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was downed over Ukraine.
There were 2010 deaths in 2013 and the five year average is 517 deaths.
IATA said last year was marked by two “extraordinary and tragic events” both involving Malaysia Airlines: Flight 17 and earlier in the year the …read more
Source: The Philippine Daily Inquirer
