8/4/2023 0 Comments Airbus cockpit seat![]() Nonetheless, a TIME investigation that looked at 35 years of aircraft accident data found the middle rear seats of an aircraft had the lowest fatality rate: 28%, compared with 44% for the middle aisle seats. Most of the survivors were sitting behind first class, towards the front of the plane. In the 1989 United Flight 232 crash in Sioux City, Iowa, 184 of the 269 people on board survived the accident. It’s worth remembering accidents by their very nature do not conform to standards. But if you’ve still got that nagging question in your head, driven by sheer curiosity, read on. And perhaps it’s not a bad thing our concern ensures these tragic incidents are thoroughly investigated, which helps keep air travel safe.įrankly speaking, there is no real need to worry about safety when you board a commercial flight. Our interest in plane crashes might lie in wanting to understand why they happen, or what the odds are of them happening again. Even so, we pay little attention to fatal road accidents, but when we hear about an ATR72 crashing in Nepal it’s the lead story on every news page. In 2019, there were just under 70 million flights globally, with only 287 fatalities.Īccording to the US National Safety Council’s analysis of census data, the odds of dying in a plane are about 1 in 205,552, compared with 1 in 102 in a car. ![]() Well, guess what? These seats are statistically the safest ones on an airplane.īefore we get into it, I should reiterate that air travel is the safest mode of transport. We rarely book a flight with hopes of getting one of the middle seats in the last row. Frequent fliers (this author included) might book their seat as close as possible to the front so they can disembark more quickly. Most people book seats for comfort, such as leg room, or convenience, such as easy access to toilets. When booking a flight, do you ever think about which seat will protect you the most in an emergency? Probably not. ![]()
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