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Old Apr 17, 2018 | 6:54 pm
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Originally Posted by Big4Flyer
In the past 5 years Allegiant has transported approx 40 million passengers. Even if we assume 5 complete hull losses and total loss of life during the next year, that would still mean that you over a five year period you have a <.000025% chance of dying on an Allegiant flight. With those odds, I'd rather keep my $100.
The problem with probabilities is when something actually happens to the person relying on them they go from .000025% to 100% and they're in a plastic bag.
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