The 2023 year was the second safest on record for airline safety with only five fatal crashes claiming 105 lives according to the website aviation-safety.net.

The airline safety numbers are:

Total number of flights: 35 million

Serious incidents: 1213

Accidents: 134

Fatal Accidents: 5

Deaths; 105

The five-year average is 13 accidents a year and 300 deaths.

Worst Crash

The worst crash (above) in 2023 was the loss of a Yeti Airlines ATR72 on January 15, 2023, in Nepal which claimed 72 lives. The non-flying captain feathered the propellers instead of lowering the flaps, causing a loss of forward thrust and the aircraft stalled and crashed. There were no survivors.

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