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Old Jan 27, 2024 | 12:19 pm
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Originally Posted by Heyden
Nope. The percentage odds on the door or a plug blowing out while I'm in the seat are infinitesimal. The odds on me having more legroom sitting in an exit row are 100 percent.
Not to mention the fact that it's slightly less infinitesimal that you might wind up in a burning aircraft on the ground. Knowing that no one is between me and the emergency exit is peace of mind.

The number of people killed by doors blowing out or peeling off (UA811) or shrapnel from uncontained engine failures penetrating the fuselage is dwarfed by the number of people who survived quick emergency evacuations of burning aircraft.
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