Airplane safety has one of its best years ever in 2012

Gywn Topham

February 28th, 2013 at 5:14 PM EST

Photo Credit: Passengers board Austrian Airways at Frankfurt Airport for a flight to Salzburg. Flickr / Fam Dax

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Given all the hoopla, or perhaps due to it, flying is responsible for fewer deaths than driving accidents and disease.

Flying has become safer than ever for most western travellers, with figures showing that 2012 had the lowest accident rate on record for typical passenger planes. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has confirmed that last year's global accident rate for western-built passenger jets was the lowest in aviatio

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