What would you do in an emergency on a plane?
7 Tips for Staying Alive in a Plane Emergency
- Pay attention to safety briefings.
- Wear your seatbelt whenever possible, even if the seatbelt sign is off.
- Take your exit row responsibilities seriously.
- In the event of an evacuation, leave all your belongings behind.
- Know how your oxygen mask works – and why it matters. (
How safe is air travel?
“While air travel is often touted as one of the safest forms of transportation, these incidents have underscored the fact that when accidents occur, the results are often catastrophic. In just two crashes, 346 passengers and crew were killed – 157 in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash and another 189 in the Lion Air Flight 610 crash.
What is the 5th deadliest air accident in history?
Despite making a successful emergency landing following an onboard fire, Saudia Flight 163 still ranks as the 5th deadliest air accident in history. Although the plane safely landed at Riyadh Air Base, all of the 301 passengers and crew members on the plane died of smoke inhalation as fire continued to consume the Lockheed L-1011-200 aircraft.
What is the number one cause of serious airline disasters?
The just-released Aviation Accidents and Incidents: Analysis of 37 Years of Airplane Crash Data report finds that there is seldom a single cause of serious airline disasters not involving terrorism. In some cases, an unlikely string of events occurred in quick succession.
What’s the 10th deadliest air crash not linked to terrorism?
The list specifically excludes disasters involving terrorism and acts of war. The tenth deadliest air crash, not attributed to terrorism, occurred on November 18, 1979, when Air New Zealand Flight 901 flew directly into Mount Erebus in Antarctica. All 257 souls on the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 were lost.