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Modern Flying Machines are Safe

Many potential cruisers and all inclusive vacationers never get to their dream vacations because air flights are involved. Despite the risk of a car crash being much more prevalent “afraid to fly” vacationers stick to land transportation. Trains and coaches are much safer than passenger cars, but the safest way to travel by far is using a modern aircraft which is highly regulated, inspected and maintained with the latest safety features and procedures foremost.

  • According to National Transportation Safety Board statistics of airplane accidents which occurred between 1983 and 2000, 17 years, 51,207 out of the 53,487 passengers in those accident survived. That’s a 95.7 percent survival rate.
  • In 17 years fewer than 54,000 passengers have been in a plane accident, yet last year alone, US carriers hauled more than 809 million passengers.
  • The odds of you being in an airplane accident are minuscule.
  • Over the years, planes have become safer. The FAA in the United States, and government aviation authorities elsewhere in the world, have required more and more safety features installed in planes.

    • Still worried? This author, Ned Levi, has some tips for timid fliers.

    • Check Seat Guru for seat quality and proximity to exit rows on a flight
    • You’re safer in the back of the plane
    • In case of an emergency exit from a plane you don’t want to be wearing high heels or sandals
    • Sitting within five rows of any exit improves your likelihood of surviving a burning plane
    • Aisle seats offer a higher survival rate
    • In cold weather, crash survival may depend on your staying warm, consider keeping a jacket on your lap
    • Wear long pants and long sleeved shirts, made with natural fibers

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    May 11th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Airlines, Security

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