Safest Seat On A Plane

[jpeyton]

...that the survival rate in coach behind the wings is about 20% higher than the survival rate for first/business class passengers.

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I'm not a gambling man, but 20% is a statistically significant amount. I'm a big fan of breathing.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Isn't this old news? Like as old as passenger planes practically?

 

[Farang]

Note: this study is not new.

I saw this on Yahoo and wondered if they thought people were so dumb as to miss the reference to the 'recent Brazilian plane crash'

 

[TridenT]

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
Isn't this old news? Like as old as passenger planes practically?

This, indeed.

It was on the HowStuffWorks.com Stuff You Should Know podcast, and if they are talking about it... It's probably old.

 

[LS21]

if statistics is significant to you, then you should know the low chance of a plane ever getting into an accident where your seat location would come into play...

 

[Epic Fail]

Not true

 

[Red Squirrel]

Near the gas tank is the safest.

If the plane blows up, you wont feel a thing.

 

[LS21]

Originally posted by: Epic Fail
Not true

lol!

 

[Red Squirrel]

Originally posted by: LS21

Originally posted by: Epic Fail
Not true

lol!

c-c-combo breaker!

 

[imported_Asianman]

wow, you pay less and get better chances for surviving. do the maths people

 

[Rumpltzer]

I've been on hundreds of commercial flights in the past 15 years. About half of those were international flights (8 to 14 hours).

1. None of those flights fell out of the sky

2. Sitting in business or first has always been more comfortable than economy

I got back from Tokyo on Tuesday, and I flew economy. It sucked.

I'll be doing a 14 hour leg from LAX to Taipei next month in economy. I'm doing the "maths" and I can tell you that I would totally trade seats with someone in first or business and take my chances if the plane goes down.

 

[NetGuySC]

Yep most of the time the tail section is intact after a crash

 

[polarmystery]

Originally posted by: Epic Fail
Not true

That's so wrong on so many levels.

 

[Zebo]

I don't believe it. Study does not take into account pilots rational self interest to save his own ass. I'll continue to sit in first row by him.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: Rumpltzer
I've been on hundreds of commercial flights in the past 15 years. About half of those were international flights (8 to 14 hours).

1. None of those flights fell out of the sky

2. Sitting in business or first has always been more comfortable than economy

I got back from Tokyo on Tuesday, and I flew economy. It sucked.

I'll be doing a 14 hour leg from LAX to Taipei next month in economy. I'm doing the "maths" and I can tell you that I would totally trade seats with someone in first or business and take my chances if the plane goes down.

this.

You can have your 20%, give me more legroom and a bigger seat.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: Ns1
You can have your 20%, give me more legroom and a bigger seat.

More legroom and bigger better seats are nice. But, I'll take my extra $2000-$5000 for being uncomfortable for half a day. That is a month's pay for many people.

 

[newb111]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
...that the survival rate in coach behind the wings is about 20% higher than the survival rate for first/business class passengers.

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I'm not a gambling man, but 20% is a statistically significant amount. I'm a big fan of breathing.

That may be true, just don't discuss it in the airport if you look arab.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Zebo
I don't believe it. Study does not take into account pilots rational self interest to save his own ass. I'll continue to sit in first row by him.

Actually it does. It's studying the results from past crashes, which were flown by pilots trying to save their own asses.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Epic Fail
Not true

Hey now, they said you might survive the crash. They said nothing of drowning after the fact.

Originally posted by: newb111
That may be true, just don't discuss it in the airport if you look arab.

Soooo many ignorant people in this country. OMG, darkish skin! Run away!!!!!
Some still think Obama is an Arab (pronounced ay-raaab, of course).

 

[Kenazo]

Survival odds in a major crash are probably like 0.01%, so 20% more than that still really doesn't matter much.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Originally posted by: Epic Fail
Not true

that's not a life raft, it's an inflatable ramp attached to the plane. It will only float as long as the plane does.

 

[91TTZ]

I'm thinking that the plane would have kept on floating if the passengers didn't open the doors and let the water in.

 

[sjwaste]

Is there really a statistically significant sample to base this number on? I don't think enough modern commercial airlines have crashed to draw any statistically significant conclusions over where to sit. If there's actual data that someone knows about, point me in that direction and I'll run the stats myself to find out.