{{Korean Air has been ranked among the most dangerous airlines in the world.}}
South Korea’s flag carrier was placed in the bottom fifth in terms of safety among 60 global airlines, according to 2012 data by Germany-based Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre.
The JACDEC safety index showed that Korean Air, established in 1962, had nine flight disasters with 687 fatalities since 1983 when the center began its safety evaluations of the airline industry.
Korean Air’s worst disaster was in 1983, when one of its airplanes was shot down by the former Soviet Union amid heightened tension between the U.S. and the communist country.
The incident led to the death of 269 passengers and Korean Air staff.
Korea Air’s rival Asiana was ranked 46th on the list with one accident and 68 casualties.
Finnair was picked the safest airliner in the world, with China Airlines the most dangerous on the index.
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