The number of fatalities in plane crashes in 2020 increased to 299 people, which is 42 more than in 2019. At the same time, the number of crashes themselves fell more than twice – from 86 to 40. This is evidenced by the data of the Dutch consulting firm To70, which is referred to by Reuters .
Mortality has risen despite the coronavirus pandemic, which has sharply reduced the number of international flights. As a result, if in 2019 one disaster accounted for 5.5 million flights, then in 2020 – 3.7 million.
However, over the past decades, mortality during air travel has dropped significantly. For example, in 2005, 1,015 people died on large commercial aircraft. The least number of victims was in 2017 – only 13 passengers.
More than half of those killed a year ago, 167 people, were in the disaster in Iran. The Boeing 737 liner of Ukraine International Airlines took off from Tehran on January 8, after which it was shot down by the military by mistake.
In early December, Kiev said that Iran refused to pay compensation to families dead. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Yevgeniy Yenin explained that the authorities of the Islamic Republic did not lay on these goals are 200 million euros in the budget. Later, Iran announced its readiness to pay compensation of 150 thousand dollars.
However, the Ukrainian authorities do not rule out that they will start a trial against Iran, since he did not keep his promises. Including has not yet provided a technical report on the disaster.