CNBC:
Ten years ago this week, Continental Flight 3407 crashed into a house, killing all 49 people aboard and one person on the ground as the plane was arriving in Buffalo, New York. Since then, U.S. airlines have transported about 8 billion passengers without a single fatal crash.
“There’s one dangerous part of the airplane trip, and that’s the drive to the airport,” said John Cox, a retired airline captain and an aviation accident investigator.
I didn’t realize it had been so long ago since the last fatalities. As much as I hate flying, it’s comforting to know that, at least in the US, flying has never been safer.
“at least in the US, flying has never been safer.”
Which is why you need to fly more often on Malaysian airlines.
““There’s one dangerous part of the airplane trip, and that’s the drive to the airport,” said John Cox, a retired airline captain and an aviation accident investigator.”
wrong. You also have the drive away.
I used to hate flying, but one year I had to fly 12 hours about 10 times (5 round trips, I think?). Since then I’ve been pretty relaxed about the whole thing.
On one of the early trips we either had faulty air conditioning or I had a mild panic attack. Could have been either, to be totally honest.