Originally Posted by
Jaww
More people have died from load shifts in recent memory than from pax issues. Having that keep you from cargo ops would be equally silly.
Between battery fires, load shifts, and rest rules, nobody can deny that 121 pax is safer than cargo. But they're still both pretty safe in the grand scheme (reputable US 121).
Even so, IMO the real statistical risk with cargo is the health impact of the circadian disruptions experienced by many cargo pilots.