11 Airlines With The Worst Safety Records In The Developed World

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5. Turkish Airlines (Turkey)

Number of Aviation Incidents Since 2000: 11

Number of Fatal Incidents: 2

Total Fatalities: 119

Turkish Airlines ranks 5th in our list of airlines with the worst safety records in the developed world. It is one of the largest airlines in the world and also the flagship carrier of Turkey, founded in 1933. It is the fourth-largest in the world in terms of number destinations, operating flights to more than 290 hotspots in America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Since 2000, Turkish Airlines has faced 11 safety incidents, with a fatality count of 119 from two different incidents, which occurred in 2003 and 2009. In 2003, Turkish Airlines flight Avro RJ 100 from Istanbul International Airport to Diyarbakir Airport crashed upon its attempted landing in Diyarbakir due to poor visibility, killing all five crew members and 70 out of 75 passengers. In 2009, Turkish Airlines flight Boeing 737 from Istanbul to Amsterdam encountered a landing incident resulting in the killing of four out of seven flight crew members and five of 128 passengers. In 2017, a Turkish Airline Cargo aircraft also crashed, killing all four crew members.

11 Airlines With The Worst Safety Records In The Developed World

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