How Safe Is Flying?

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  • We can affirm that we are facing the safest means of transport in the world: aviation registers one serious accident for every 2.4 million flights.

    Do you know how much more likely there is to suffer a car accident? In Spain, one out of every 356,357 journeys ends in an accident; and according to the World Health Organization, 3,500 people die every day in traffic accidents.

    These data are not trivial. This low accident rate is reached thanks to a series of steps that are followed to the millimeter when a takeoff is planned: for the aircraft engine to start up, a series of basic rules must be respected.

    The team of technicians, pilots and crew members also carry out an important follow-up of all kinds of procedures and preventive measures in the event of an incident.

    In total, the planes go through several inspections: one daily before the first flight, another that takes place every 100 hours of being in the air, another every 600 hours, a subsequent one every 18 months and the so-called 'Big Stop', every five years or its equivalent, 30,000 flight hours...

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  • Is it safe to fly on a commercial plane?

    Is it safe to fly on a commercial plane?
    Nov 15 2021
    With the statistics in hand, and although there are misfortunes that leave anyone frozen, anyone could conclude that flying is safe. Even so, aerophobia, or the fear of flying, brings many passengers upside down.

    Some studies speak that 25% of the population has a fear of flying that can be classified from moderate to severe. If we talk about motor vehicles, cars, the percentage drops to 5%. Face it, if you are given a choice between car and plane, you will choose the car without hesitation. Why?

    Why do we fear airplanes more than cars? Why do we consider Ebola very dangerous when in fact around us we have more common diseases that put our lives more at risk? It all comes down to one word: psychology ...

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