Flight Safety: Which is the safest seat? No one wants to sit on seat 11, but the life of the person sitting on it was saved..

After an accident, there is a serious discussion about safety and security measures. Even after the Ahmedabad Air India plane crash, there are safety talks. A question always arises about passenger aircraft which is the safest seat in a passenger plane? Before the safe seat, one also has to know what is the safest transport in the world. If we talk about air passengers, then yes, air travel is considered one of the safest modes of transport in the world.

2023 has been considered the second safest year ever, as evidenced by the incidents recorded in the Aviation Safety Network database. In 2023, out of a total of 3.5 crore flights, there were only 1,213 serious incidents, 134 accidents, 5 fatal accidents, and 105 deaths. In the last five years, on average, there have been only 13 accidents and 300 deaths every year. Let us now come to the real issue, which is the safest seat on the plane.

Does it matter where you sit?

Yes, according to several studies, the seat you sit on in an airplane 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) done by Time magazine, the death rate of those sitting in the middle seat at the back of the plane was only 28%, while the death rate in the aisle seat in the middle rows of the plane was up to 44%. According to a CNN report, the middle seat is safer because there are other people on both sides of the passengers who act as a buffer.

Does the safety of the seat depend on the emergency?

Yes, the type of accident and the location of impact affect the safety of the seat. In the 1989 United Flight 232 accident, 184 out of 269 people survived by sitting in the front of the plane. If the plane hits a mountain or falls nose-down into the sea, the chances of survival decrease further. The FAA believes that in many accidents, the locations of the survivors and the dead are random, so no seat can be called completely "safe".

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 falls in the middle, so people have trouble getting out of the plane, but you will be surprised that only one person survived in the Ahmedabad plane crash and his seat was 11A which was the emergency window seat.

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