# Airline safety: 2017 was safest year in history for passengers around world, research shows

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**Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/airline-safety-2017-was-safest-year-in-history-for-passengers-around-world-research-shows/2446/1 "2018-10-12T16:05:59Z")

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> In a year when more people flew to more places than ever, 2017 was the safest on record for airline passengers.
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> The Dutch-based aviation consultancy, To70, has released its Civil Aviation Safety Review for 2017. It reports only two fatal accidents, both involving small turbo-prop aircraft, with a total of 13 lives lost.
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> No jets crashed in passenger service anywhere in the world.

> **[2017 was the safest year for air travel ever](https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/air-safety-2017-best-year-safest-airline-passengers-worldwide-to70-civil-aviation-review-a8130796.html)**
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> But air safety expert says 'It is unlikely that this historic low will be maintained' and warns of risk of electronic devices causing inflight fires