8. Kenya Airways
According to NBC News, Africa’s air safety record is among the worst in the world. Africa is a large continent, and with its savannas, dense forests and deserts, radar coverage is sparse. Add poverty, war, and government corruption to the mix and you have an airline industry with few standards. In 2007, Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashed in a swamp, killing 114 people. The plane went down just 3.5 miles from where it departed –Douala Airport – but it took several days to find all the wreckage. Douala Airport has no weather radar, making takeoffs and landings exceedingly dangerous. In 2000, Flight 431 plunged into the Atlantic Ocean, killing 168 passengers.
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