Miraculous survival a passenger who escaped at moments after his Indian water The flight crashed, killing all the others on boardShe caused the discussion Over whether his headquarters, 11a, is safest on the plane.
However, aviation experts say that determining the safest seat is not so simple, because aircraft configurations vary significantly and survival usually depends on the complex combination of factors.
“Each accident is different, and it is impossible to predict survival based on the location of the seat,” said Mitchell Fox, director in the flight safety foundation, called American non-profit.
Ramesh Viswash Kumar, who sat in 11aHe recounted him near him to an emergency output to a London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner who crashed Thursday allowed him to walk to safety.
Sitting next to the exit door can increase the chances of survival in a collision. However, experts say that the specific number of seats, like 11a, is not universally the safest, because aircraft can have numerous different allocations.
“In this particular case, because the passenger was sitting next to the emergency exit, this was obviously the safest seat,” Ron Bartsch said, the Chairman of the Aviation Consulting on Sidley.
“But it’s not always 11a, it’s just 11a on this Boeing 787 configuration.”
A Popular mechanics studio collision since 1971. year, published in 2007. years, they discovered that passengers Sitting toward the back of the plane had better quotes for survival. Some experts also suggest that the wing part offers more stability.
Sitting next to the exit door, like Mr. Kumar, gives you the opportunity to be one of the first from the plane, although some outputs do not function after the collision. The opposite side of the plane was blocked by the wall of the building in which he collapsed, he said.
In January 2024. The panel is missing several screws taken from the side of a Boeing 737 Max The middle flight, creating a powder hole and damaging the adjacent seat. Fortunately, no one was sitting at that time, and the incident resulted in deaths.
Sitting from the passage may offer you faster, but increases the likelihood of hitting your head baggage that falls from overhead buckets, which is much more common than major collisions.
The importance of security briefings
Pay attention to the safety briefing at the beginning of your flight – often rejected as a routine – the best way to improve your survival, say experts.
Disciplining compliance with the evacuation of the evacuation cabin, including leaving the bag behind them was a key factor in saving lives of all 379 passengers and crew on the crew Japan Airlines Flight in January 2024. Years.
The Airbus A350 The planes collided with the coastal rear airplane at Tokyo Haneda Airport, killing five of the six crew members on smaller aircraft.
Safety briefings usually cover critical instructions such as the way you secure the seat belt, adopt the correct bracelet position and plan your evacuation route.
The common advice is counting the number of rows between your seat and the nearest output – vital knowledge if the cabin is filled with smoke and visibility.
Despite disasters, like an accident in India Air India, designed by plane developed to increase the probability of passengers who walk from a rare air accident, Mr. Fox said.
These include the lighting of the floor trail, detection and extinguishing fires, less flammable materials in the cabin and improved access to emergency outputs.
“There were extraordinary progress in the cabin design of the plane who improved the survival of the accident on or near the Earth,” Mr. Fox said.