FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Do You Select Seating with Potential Accident in Mind?
Old Aug 3, 2005 | 10:47 am
  #1  
wintersummer
20 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: RDU
Programs: Marriott PLT, Starwood, American Gold, Delta
Posts: 448
Do You Select Seating with Potential Accident in Mind?

I'm just curious if others select their seating with thoughts of potential accidents in mind?

About 10 years ago, I read detailed report of all crashes showing seat assignments of survivors and fatalities (along with injuries). It was in visual format, with seating charts, and color-coded survivors/fatalities, and showed about 30-40 crashes, all different types aircraft. That report made me always select seats as close to exit rows as possible, if not in exit rows. My travel is generally planned far enough in advance that I almost consistently get row behind wing exits (and often get exit row at airport). Also, I will not sit behind wings on RJ's because of no exit.

Do others pay this degree of attention to seating assignments?
wintersummer is offline