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Experts reveal the 'safest place' to sit on a plane if you're a nervous flyer

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Published 14:24 30 Dec 2024 GMT

Experts reveal the 'safest place' to sit on a plane if you're a nervous flyer

The 'safest place' to sit on a plane has been revealed

Callum Jones

Callum Jones

A team of aviation experts have revealed the 'safest place' to sit on a plane in the unlikely event of an emergency situation.

Those who are nervous flyers will know all about the dreaded turbulence and the inevitable anxiety that comes with such an event.

There is a general consensus among travellers that turbulence is felt a lot more at the rear of an aircraft, so you'd think that would make the area of the plane less safe compared to others.

But as per the Daily Star, studies have shown that the rear of an aircraft is actually the safest place on a plane if things were to go wrong.

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The 'safest place' to sit on a plane has been revealed (Getty Stock Photo)
The 'safest place' to sit on a plane has been revealed (Getty Stock Photo)

Time magazine looked into 35 years of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) data back in 2015, with a fatality rate of 32 percent from plane crashes of those in the back third of a cabin.

Those in the front third had a fatality rate of 38 percent, while aisle seats in the middle of a plan saw a staggering increase to a 44 percent fatality rate.

However, experts have warned these figures are very much down to circumstance, with there having previously been occasions where passengers sitting near the front of an aircraft have survived.

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Back in 2012, a team of scientists crashed an aircraft in the Mexican desert to determine what seat would be best to be sat in should a commercial plane crash.

There were no real people on this aircraft, with it instead being filled full of crash test dummies, cameras, and measuring instruments.

It was a crew of six that took the plane into the skies, before it was transferred to a remote control operator who was in another plane flying behind the Boeing.

Scientist intentionally crashed the plane (More4)
Scientist intentionally crashed the plane (More4)

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Those manning the plane parachuted to safety just three minutes before the crash, which is cutting it fine if you ask me. The mammoth crash saw the plane's landing gear and the aircraft itself split into several pieces. The experiment ultimately revealed what seat was the safest.

Seat 7A was flung over 150 metres away from the crash, which would have almost certainly killed the person sitting in it.

Experts ultimately concluded the best places to be in the event of a crash were by the wings. Near the back of the plane is also a good spot, as that's where the aircraft's body is strongest.

To much surprise, scientists worked out passengers at the back of a plane could have got up from the wreckage and walked away from the site without any serious injuries.

Featured Image Credit: Getty Stock Images

Topics: Science, Travel

Callum Jones
Callum Jones

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