Accidents
2020 Accident Rate Raises Questions about Covid’s Safety Effect
The number of airline accidents fell in 2020, but last year’s 1.17 per million flight rate of frequency exceeded the five-year average by 0.33 points.

While the total number of airline accidents unsurprisingly fell last year, the airline industry’s total accident rate of 1.71 per million flights exceeded the average over the last five years by 0.33 per million, prompting the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to call for a “sharper focus” on safety.