Why is there no row 13 or 14 on planes?

Have you ever looked at an aircraft seat map or noticed the numbering when onboard and realized that row 13 is missing? This practice is followed by several airlines worldwide as a response to the superstitious belief that the number 13 is unlucky.



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There are dozens of airlines based in Europe and Asia that purposefully snub the 13th row from their fleet of aircrafts. U.S.-based airlines such as American, Delta, Southwest and Jetblue to name a few, do in fact have a Row 13 despite a resounding belief in western culture that the number implies bad luck.

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Eagle-eyed passengers may have noticed on some planes the seating numbers jump from row 12 to row 14, or from row 16 to row 18. Both 13 and 17 are considered unlucky in certain countries, meaning airlines do not want to include them.

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In a bizarre Friday-the-13th coincidence, a flight bearing the number of the beast went straight to HEL today. That's right. Finnair Flight 666 took off from Copenhagen (CPH) and flew directly to Helsinki (HEL) on Friday. Even better?

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We used to skip 33 on certain maps to make the [final] row standardized, but the end row is no longer standardized, a United Airlines spokesperson told Travel + Leisure. In short, the reasoning behind having a unanimous seating map is a math equation of sorts.

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The middle seat in the final seat is your safest bet
The middle rear seats of an aircraft had the lowest fatality rate: 28%, compared to 44% for the middle aisle seats, according to a TIME investigation that examined 35 years' worth of aircraft accident data.

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A passenger on an Asiana Airlines flight recently opened an emergency door while the flight was in the air—something that shouldn't be able to happen.

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Yes, buying multiple seats for your convenience is something many airlines offer. Each has its own process to insure you get seats that are together and are properly flagged so that they don't appear as no-show seats that can be filled by standby passengers. Pricing also varies by airline.

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If there's an empty seat with more legroom and you move to it, flight attendants aren't expected to stop you (let alone charge you, the way United might).

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The 'Middle Seat Trick' Is Becoming Less and Less Reliable
Particularly on less crowded flights, the strategy will occasionally work and leave the travelers with the extra room and leg space.

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(c) Each pilot who has flown more than eight hours during 24 consecutive hours must be given at least 18 hours of rest before being assigned to any duty with the certificate holder.

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According to the ASN Aviation Safety Database, Ryanair has never had a fatal accident or incident and only has a single hull loss on record.

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