The crash of an Air India passenger jet bound for London on Thursday that killed 241 of the 242 people on board is raising questions about what appears to be an alarming rise in the number of aviation disasters.

But even though accidents and fatalities onboard commercial passenger aircraft in 2024 were the highest since 2018, aviation experts agree that air travel remains the safest form of transportation, The Telegraph reported Thursday.

In 2024, there were 16 fatal accidents with commercial aircraft resulting in the deaths of 333 passengers and crew, The Telegraph reported. But 2023 was one of the safest years, with just six fatal accidents resulting in the deaths of 115 passengers.

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