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How many people can an airplane carry? Depends on the aircraft. Some planes such as the 787 and 320 can carry up too 250 passengers, While an Embraer 145 can only hold about 25-45.
There were only three fatal crashes of Western-built passenger jets in 2012, and none of these occurred on any of IATAâs 240 member airlines. During the year, close to 3 billion people flew safely on 37.5 million flights, while there were only six crashes and 75 accidents overall. A total of 414 people died in air related disasters, down from 486 in 2011. When accidents do occur, Africa is the highest risk zone: a passenger jet is 10 times more likely to experience a crash there than in Latin America, the next most dangerous territory to fly in.