both IATA members who operate 94 percent of international flights and non- member airlines, which include most low-cost carriers. The death toll was almost identical to that of 1945 when only nine million passengers flew. In 2003, a total of 663 people were killed out of 1.65 billion passengers carried. In 2002, 974 people were killed out of 1.6 billion passengers. Bisignani said IATA had an "aggressive programme" to increase safety levels even further, including a commitment to reduce the accident rate by a further 25 percent by the end of next year. --SP 2332 Local Time 2032 GMT
