After an analysis of 20 U.S. airline crashes, statistics indicate that the seats toward the back of the plane are safer.
“Passengers near the tail of a plane are about 40 percent more likely to survive a crash than those in the first few rows up front,” Noland wrote.
Also, passengers in seats behind the wings had a 69 percent survival rate, vs. passengers over and in front of the wings, who had a 56 percent survival rate. People in first and business class had a 49 percent chance of survival.
“That’s why they put the crash recorders in the tail,” he said.
Also, bigger planes, like 747s and Airbus A330s, have a higher survivability rate.
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