Airbus A320 Crashes in Alps

I flew back from Amsterdam on an Airbus 319/320 yesterday. The flight was delayed by over an hour as the the plane had to go back to the terminal from the runway before take off as the comms system went down.

Very sad news.
 
Moses said:
Has there? Evidence? I'm not saying you're incorrect, but I'd like to see the stats. Then what are the stats for fatalities as a percentage of whole passenger numbers over that period? (Because there can be a crash without fatalities, obviously).
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Wikipedia is your friend.
 
Kaeo said:
Surely something is going wrong the aviation these days. There's been a huge increase in the number of large plane crashes in the last 10-15 years. I get it, there's a lot more planes up there now, but surely with technological advances... :(
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most airlines are barely profitable or not profitable for years now? maybe that's the cause to much money saving
 
Not sure. Just repeating what the news reported.

Edit... replying to the question about rapid descent.
 
ElliottJames said:
100s die everyday due to car crashes. The statistics say, air travel is the safest method of transport worldwide. Not sure why you're worried?
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Not worried - I fly a lot in my job across EMEA (and occasionally to the US).
When something like this happens on a route you use, it's makes you realise things can (and will) go wrong.
 
Kaeo said:
Surely something is going wrong the aviation these days. There's been a huge increase in the number of large plane crashes in the last 10-15 years. I get it, there's a lot more planes up there now, but surely with technological advances... :(
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The number of people dying in commercial aviation accidents is pretty much the lowest its ever been. And that is quite phenomenal when you consider the number of people flying has increased greatly.
 
Latest report was that a distress signal was sent at 10.47 French time at around 5000 feet. The nature of the distress signal wasn't given on the news.
 
It's a terrible tragedy but I wouldn't think twice about flying either myself or with my family. I do it regularly and have 100% confidence flying.
 
Hades said:
Not sure. Just repeating what the news reported.

Edit... replying to the question about rapid descent.
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Hotlinking to a twitter post allowed?
 
scorza said:
Preceeded my a period of unimaginable terror.
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Thats not actually true afaik, I thought general recording data generally shows that people become docile and quiet when things like this happen (a natural biological occurance) it's not like the movies with all screaming and chaos.

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We tend to become passive and obedient in crashes. Panic is extremely rare; much more common is silence and docility.
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http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/feb/21/plane-crashes

Originally Posted by ElliottJames
True, have a safe journey!

At least if the plane does crash it's an instant death.
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Which is also not true :p

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Between 1983 and 2000, 56% of passengers involved in serious plane accidents survived. It's important to realise they are survivable, and that what you do can make the difference. An active, engaged, confident outlook about your role in the situation is very powerful.
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