Flying safety

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I don't have a fear of flying but I think planes are starting to get to such an age now that I am going to be careful about which planes I fly on. On the way back from Abu Dhabi with Qatar air we were on a plane that still had ash trays in the seats, it must have been from the 80s or 70s. It looked realy old and was very noisy. On the way there we had a nice new plane and you could tell the difference. I am now considering to refuse flying on old planes and ask to be moved to a later flight and see if they can do it. Do you think it is going to be more often now that we start seeing them having technical faults. considering that a lot of the planes are getting on to 20+ years old now. Crashes just seem more frequent these days.

Also one thing i never understand is why they give people on planes life jacket, that would be like giving people on a cruise ship parachutes. Surely giving each passenger a parachute under his seat would be a far better idea than a life jacket?

 

[anything I don't mind]

"land" in water

 

[anything I don't mind]

I would still feel more safe if i knew there was a parachute under my seat rather than a life jacket. The chances of using the life jacket is slim. But if there is an emergency the plane can drop to jump ready altitude and we can open the doors and all jump out one by one in a controlled manner.

Maybe it is time to review the safety process on commercial flights.

 

[anything I don't mind]

You can open the plane if they de-pressurised the cabin and drop to an altitude that allows for jumping. I think they would have to redesign the planes so that they have an emergency exit at the back of the plane that is designed specifically for emergency jumps.