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Topics: Travel, US News, Climate Change
Mia Williams
Topics: Travel, US News, Climate Change
As the number of plane crashes increases around the world, people are starting to wonder exactly why it could be happening.
A Delta Air Lines flight was the most recent aircraft incident, after it was reported earlier this week that 18 people had sustained minor injuries.
The airplane, which had 80 passengers on board - including 76 travellers and four crew members - tipped upside down as it came into land in Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday evening from Minneapolis.
Deborah Flint of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority said: "We are very grateful there was no loss of life and relatively minor injuries."
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It is just one of a string of crashes that has occurred so far in 2025, including a crash in Washington DC between an American Airlines Flight and an Army helicopter, fatally killing 67 people.
But after multiple reports of aircraft crashes around the world, people are starting to question why there has been a rise in the number of cases.
While there is currently no official explanation for the rise in fatal collisions, The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are currently in the process of conducting investigations.
Speaking to Turkish outlet TRT World, aviation expert Luke Fox has offered a possible explanation.
He said: "Airspace around the world is becoming more congested and increasingly difficult to manage.
"This is by new entrants into the airspace, a significant one is drones."
He also noted that the workforce that is responsible for maintaining a safe airspace has had increased pressure on them to meet demands, while also suffering cuts.
Climate change could be another factor.
The National Geographic warned that an increased amount of bad weather is increasingly affecting flights as well.
A study reported that turbulence, which is caused by stronger winds, a faster jet stream, and a more frequent amount storms, is making air travel a lot more difficult to navigate, as per the Standard.
Flooded runways are also an issue for pilots when attempting to take-off.
Reacting to the rise in accidents, people on social media have proposed a lot of unanswered questions.
One said: "I’m sorry for these people but ANOTHER ONE???"
A second wrote: "Okay there’s no way this is a coincidence, something is happening."
Another agreed, and added: "WHAT IS GOING ON?!?!?"
A fourth noted that the issue seemed to be a problem in the US, and said: "Wtf is happening in America???"
Others who are soon to catch flights are also concerned about getting onboard.
"I'm flying tomorrow can we please get our sh** together," one said.
Despite the ongoing cases, aviation experts are warning people that there is actually nothing to be worried about.
Speaking to Fox News, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said: "[Air travel] is way safer than travelling in a car and train. This is the safest mode of transportation."
Research conducted by The National Safety Council reported that while Americans have a 1-in-93 chance of dying in a car crash, deaths from plane crashes are too rare to calculate any kind of statistic.
The deadliest plane crash of all time was on March 27, 1977, when two Boeing 747s crashed at Tenerife Airport in Spain - killing 583 people.