11 Airlines With The Worst Safety Records In The Developed World

3. Malaysia Airlines

Number of Aviation Incidents Since 2000: 4

Number of Fatal Incidents: 1

Total Fatalities: 239

Malaysia Airlines ranks third in our list of airlines with the worst safety records in the developed world. It is the flagship carrier of Malaysia with a fleet comprising 75 aircraft and operating flights to more than 57 destinations in Asia and Europe. Malaysia Airlines began operations in 1972 and has encountered five safety incidents since 2000. 2014 was a terrible year for Malaysia Airlines, as it endured two fatal incidents that killed 537 people, though one was out of its control and is not being counted. In March 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 from Malaysia to China disappeared with 12 crew members and 227 passengers, and its disappearance has yet to be solved. The second incident happened just four months later, when flight MH17 from the Netherlands to Malaysia is believed to have been shot down in midair in Ukranian air space, killing all 15 flight crew members and 283 passengers. These two tragic incidents associated with Malaysia Airlines puts it at number one on the list of the 11 airlines with the worst safety records in the developed world.

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