Looking at the news over the past year, one may say that air travel in the Monsoon Asia region is risky. We've had a slew of unfortunate accidents ranging from Malaysian Airlines who had a flight vanish over the Indian Ocean, and another shot out of the sky above Ukraine, as well as two TransAsia flights and one AirAsia flight. So this begs a question, is it safe to travel via air in Asia?
One side argues that it is not safe to travel in Asia through the air. That Asia is still a developing region (which it is), and therefore its standards in air travel and safety are lower. While it may be true that the safety standards are lower, in the grand scheme of things it still is relatively safe. Especially when we compare travel in Asia to that of Africa as one of maps in the article below will present.
After reading both sources, my own personal conclusion is that air travel in Asia is safe. While we have seen an increased amount of air tragedies in this region, it still is an extremely small portion when compared to the total amount of flights.
Sources:
Risky Asian Flights
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Asian Flights Still Safe
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