Plane crash deaths down 50% in 2019 but number of accidents rise
The number of people killed in commercial aeroplane crashes more than halved year-on-year in 2019 despite an increase in accidents, statistics from the Aviation Safety Network reveal.
Data released on Wednesday revealed that
267 people lost their lives in crashes last year, down from 542 in 2018.
The number of accidents, however, has risen to 14 from 11.
Over half of the deaths were the result of the Ethiopian Airline crash in which 157 passenger and crew members were killed in March.
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