Flight Safety: Which is the safest seat?
Is 11A The Safest Seat On A Plane : After any accident, there is a serious discussion about safety and security measures. Even after the Ahmedabad Air India plane accident, there are talks about safety. A question always arises about passenger planes. Which is the safest seat in a passenger plane? Before the safe seat, we also need to know what is the safest mode of transport in the world? If we talk about air travel, then yes, air travel is considered one of the safest modes of transport in the world.
Is seat number 11A the safest seat on the aircraft?
Vishwas Kumar, the passenger who survived the Ahmedabad accident, was sitting on seat number 11A of the plane. Since then, this seat has been called the safest seat on the plane. This seat is near a door between the business and economy class, which is called the emergency exit. Right behind this door are seats from 11A to 11F. In times of emergency, this door becomes the way to exit.
In most plane accidents, the front part is more damaged. However, in plane accidents, the rear seats are often saved, and these are considered safe seats. The risk of death on the middle seat at the back of the plane is up to 28 percent. Whereas this risk is up to 44 percent on the aisle seat in the middle of the plane.
Does it matter where you sit?
Yes, according to several studies, the seat you sit in on a plane can affect your chances of survival in an emergency. Which seat is considered the safest on a plane? The US National Transportation Safety Board analyzed 20 plane accidents since 1971 and found that those sitting in the back seats had a 69% chance of survival. Those sitting in the front had a 49% chance. Those near the wing had a 59% chance.
Which seat is safer: a window, middle, or aisle seat?
According to a report by the FAA (America’s aviation authority) reported by Time magazine, the death rate for those sitting in the middle seats at the back of the plane was only 28%, while the death rate for those sitting in the aisle seats in the middle rows of the plane was as high as 44%. According to a CNN report, middle seats are safer because other people on either side of the passenger act as a buffer.
What happened in the Ahmedabad accident?
The seat factor has also come to the fore in the Ahmedabad Air India plane crash. Usually, no one wants to sit on seat number 11 because this seat is in the middle, so people have trouble getting out of the plane, but you will be surprised to know that only one person survived the Ahmedabad plane crash, and his seat was 11A, which was the emergency window seat.
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