High-profile airline accidents raise flight safety concerns, despite commercial airline flights remaining safer than driving.

High-profile airline accidents including Japan Airlines runway collision and Boeing door-plug blowout have raised concerns about flight safety. Despite statistics showing commercial airline flights remain exponentially safer than driving, public perception remains jittery; US web searches for "flight safety" hit an 8-year high in March. Last year saw no fatalities among 37 million commercial airline flights.

May 24, 2024
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