Where is the safest location on the aircraft? Flying experts say the actual answer may disappoint you

After an accident between Alaska Airlines and Japan Airlines, many people: Is the safest location on the plane there?

Millions of passengers arrive at their destination smoothly every day. Data from the National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSB) showed that 20 accidents occurred in regular flights in the United States in 2022, killing one person, and a total of 8.4 million flights were in and out.

The definition of an airline accident is a major damage or serious injury caused by an aircraft from one boarding port to another boarding port.

Passengers were surprised by the emergency situation. Aircraft safety experts said that after the aviation accidents were released, many people naturally wanted to know which airports were the safest, but this question did not have a satisfactory answer. After that, the air emergency was rare and unpredictable.

Anthony Brickhouse, director of the aerospace certification laboratory and accident investigator, said: "There is indeed no 'safeest' space."

Brickhouse said that flight safety accidents are not common, but when an accident occurs, no one can predict the development of the situation.

He said: "If you can tell me how the aircraft will be destroyed, I can tell you where to sit."

Brickhouse said that the tail of the machine is usually safer, followed by the seats near the wings; the "solid structure parts" of the wings allow the wings to withstand collisions.

Brickhouse personally prefers the row of seats at the escape door because there will be a larger leg room, and "If something really happens, I'll be at the exit." Air experts such as

Brickhouse and others said that rather than worrying about the airport, you should pay more attention to safety briefs before flying. Most of the time, passengers do not care about flight attendants' explanations and safety videos played on the back of the chair.

He said that the flight attendant had reminded passengers to contact the safety belt and found the nearest emergency exit from the seat. There was an accident and ignored the escape exit in a row behind him.

Brickhouse said: "From a psychological analysis, people like to leave the plane from where they come in, but more importantly, they can watch out and understand the situation at any time.

Responsible editor: Gu Zihuan