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What is more likely than dying in a plane crash?

1. Lightning. Lightning is far more dangerous than flying with a 1 in 136,011 chance of death by lightning.



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In fact, here are things you're more likely to be killed by than a plane crash:
  • Food Poisoning: one in three million.
  • Death by ladder: one in 2.3 million.
  • Falling off a bed: one in two million.
  • Flesg eating bacteria eats your flesh: on in one million.
  • Hit by a meteorite: one in 700,000.
  • Death by bath: one in 685,000.


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Looking simply at the raw data, it's easy to conclude that flying is much safer than driving. According to the International Air Transport Association, out of every 7.7 million flights in 2021, there was just one crash.

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Ryanair has been recognized for its safety
Ryanair has a safety rating of 7 out of 7 from AirlineRatings.com. Ryanair was named one of AirlineRatings.com's Top Ten Safest Low-Cost Airlines for 2022.

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Takeoff and landing are widely considered the most dangerous parts of a flight.

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In the US, there is an average of 1,662 plane crashes per year. Globally, there are 6,392 plane crashes per year, on average.

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You might be wondering, is turbulence strong enough to cause a plane to crash? The answer is: it's extremely rare. Modern aircraft are designed to withstand turbulence and continue flying safely. In fact, planes undergo rigorous testing to ensure they can endure the forces of turbulence.

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Ryanair has never had a fatal crash In its 37 years of existence, there have been zero passenger or crew member fatalities.

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Airplane accidents are 95% survivable. Here are seven ways to increase those odds even more.

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In many crashes the aircraft structure collapses and the individual is injured by impact with the airframe. These injuries can include amputations, major lacerations and crushing. When the structure collapses, the victims may become trapped within the wreckage and die of fire, drowning or traumatic asphyxia.

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The top 10 safest airlines 2023
  • Qantas.
  • Air New Zealand.
  • Etihad Airways.
  • Qatar Airways.
  • Singapore Airlines.
  • TAP Air Portugal.
  • Emirates.
  • Alaska Airlines.


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Running since 1929, Hawaiian is among the oldest airlines in the world but, remarkably, it has never suffered a single fatal crash or hull loss.

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KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736, March 27, 1977 This crash remains the deadliest ever, claiming the lives of 583 people when two 747s collided on a foggy runway on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

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More useful are the bulletin's reasons why passengers should brace for impact: Doing so reduces flailing and minimizes the effects of secondary impact. In aircraft with seats spaced relatively far apart, a passenger should rest her head and chest against her legs while grasping her ankles.

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Of these 24 million hours, 6.84 of every 100,000 flight hours yielded an airplane crash, and 1.19 of every 100,000 yielded a fatal crash.

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Landing is generally considered quite a bit more hazardous (and requires a bit more exacting handling) than taking off, but both takeoffs and landings can have their challenges.

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This includes those with cardiac failure, recent myocardial infarction (heart attack) or stroke, angina (chest pain) at rest, heart rate or rhythm disorders, uncontrolled arterial hypertension, severe anemia, sickle-cell anemia, acute mental disorders, epilepsy, and any serious or contagious diseases.

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You are scared of all those “what ifs” which we encounter when we are nervous. There is more risk in a take-off than landing. The aircraft is heavy with fuel & has no speed or altitude, whereas, in landing the aircraft is light, has tons of speed & is already flying.

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