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2009 was second safest year for air travel - IATA

GENEVA, Feb 18

Air travel recorded its second safest year in 2009, with one accident for every 1.4 million flights made in Western-built jets compared with one per 1.2 million in 2008, the industry association IATA said on Thursday.

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