| Long before, but especially since the 911 airline | | | | Like anything else, always be aware of the closest |
| hijackings, people are weary of airline travel. A lot of | | | | emergency exit, and consider keeping your seat belt |
| people want to know they are riding on a safe airline. | | | | on at all times while seated. This is especially true if |
| Airlines for the most part are safe, and the most | | | | you are nervous about turbulence; which is often |
| dangerous factors usually include flying conditions (such | | | | unexpected and can cause injury. You should also |
| as storms, or mountain terrain). Proper planning of | | | | keep anything too heavy out of the overhead carrier in |
| destinations and good airline security lessens the | | | | case of turbulence. You don?t want anything to fall on |
| chance of terrorists, bombs and hijackings. Of course | | | | you or anyone else. Also, allow the flight attendants to |
| there are always the rare occasions that something | | | | handle your hot drinks and food as they are trained to |
| horrible will happen, but it is said to be 100s of times | | | | handle it and can safely manage giving it to you. You |
| more dangerous to travel by car than it is by plane. | | | | don?t want to be walking around with a hot cup of |
| That statistic should be comfort enough. The | | | | coffee in your hand and have some turbulence spill it |
| International Aviation Safety Assessment is a guide to | | | | all over you or someone else. |
| which countries meet the airline safety checks, not the | | | | As far as airplane crashes go, they are very rare. |
| airlines themselves. | | | | However, if the incident should occur, try to remain |
| The majority of airline accidents occur on take off and | | | | calm and listen to the flight attendants. They know |
| landing, so you should try and book flights that don?t | | | | how to handle situations and keep you safe. Often the |
| have a stop over destination. That?s a good | | | | very front or very back of the plane is the safest. |
| preventative measure right there, not only that, but you | | | | Sitting close to the wings is the worse place to sit. If |
| wont have to sit and wait to change planes half way | | | | the plane wings get torn off in a crash it could tear the |
| through your flight. Another good way to fly safer is to | | | | fuselage and cause death to anyone near the |
| know that larger airplanes have stricter rules and the | | | | carnage. |
| passengers have a better chance of survival if the | | | | But don?t worry, airline travel is safe. I wouldn?t worry |
| plane should crash, so you might want to consider | | | | too much about it. Just believe you will live and you |
| booking your flight with a large airplane of thirty or | | | | don?t have anything to worry about. |
| more passengers. | | | | |