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Aer Lingus safety record

Aer Lingus hasn't had a fatal accident since 1968 — nearly sixty years. On airlines like Aer Lingus, the chance of a passenger dying in an accident is about 1 in 80 million per flight.

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No one on board has died in an accident since 1968
Chance of dying in an accident, per flight1 in 80 million

For airlines based in Ireland and the other countries in the same safety group, 2018–2022 (MIT study).

Put another way: if you took a flight every single day, you would, on average, fly for about 219,000 years before a fatal accident happened to you.

the record

Nearly sixty years without a fatal accident

Aer Lingus's last fatal accident was on 24 March 1968, when flight 712, a Vickers Viscount, crashed into the sea off Tuskar Rock, County Wexford. Its two other fatal accidents were in 1952 and 1967; the second was a training flight with only crew on board.

No one has died in an accident on an Aer Lingus flight, or on Aer Lingus Regional, in the nearly six decades since. Aer Lingus flies Airbus A320-family and A330 jets from Dublin, carried about 11.3 million passengers in 2025, and is registered with IATA's operational safety audit (IOSA).

since 1970

Nothing to put on the line

Every fatal accident since 1970 would be a dot on this line. Aer Lingus has none: its three fatal accidents were in 1952, 1967 and 1968.

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Aer Lingus in numbers

Founded
1936
Country
Ireland
Main hubs
Dublin
Passengers a year
11.3 M 2025
Fleet
63 as of Dec 2025
IATA safety audit (IOSA)
Registered
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Aer Lingus safety questions

How safe is Aer Lingus?

Aer Lingus hasn't had a fatal accident since 1968 — nearly sixty years. On airlines like Aer Lingus, the chance of a passenger dying in an accident is about 1 in 80 million per flight. Every fact on this page is sourced — the list is at the bottom.

What is Aer Lingus's safety rating?

FlyBud doesn't give airlines a made-up score. What can be checked is the record on this page and whether the airline passes IATA's operational safety audit (IOSA), which Aer Lingus does.

Has Aer Lingus ever had a crash?

Yes, but not for a long time. Its last fatal accident was flight 712 off Tuskar Rock in 1968, and there has been none since.

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Where these facts come from

Every fact on this page is from the airline's own filings, the official accident investigation or the published accident record.

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