Does safety affect airline choice?
May 25, 2001 | 6:07 am
#17
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Naples, Florida
Posts: 7,419
Thanks UAL Traveler, I was not even aware that there are different, less strikt regulation for commuter operations.
And yes, you are right, it's safer to go from A to B by plane than with a car. However, I had a bad feeling flying with American Eagle from Naples to MIA: over the Everglades, during a thunderstorm! In such a moment you better belive that all the nice statistics are right (and better don't know that you are flying "only on Part 135").
And yes, you are right, it's safer to go from A to B by plane than with a car. However, I had a bad feeling flying with American Eagle from Naples to MIA: over the Everglades, during a thunderstorm! In such a moment you better belive that all the nice statistics are right (and better don't know that you are flying "only on Part 135").
May 26, 2001 | 1:11 am
#18
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Canberra, ACT, Australia
Posts: 70
Lufthansa certainly has a good safety record, so I am not surprise at their response to the malfunctioning light. Contrast this with the (true) story of the Australian aviation inspector at Sydney who said to the Captain of a less than reputable international airline that his large airliner at the terminal had a fuel leak. The Captain replied, 'Not to worry, when she get up to 30,000 feet she freeze up no problem.'
May 26, 2001 | 8:29 am
#19
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Southern Alberta
Posts: 20,549
Absolutely!!! I avoid certain airlines in certain parts of the world because of their unsafe track record. In fact, there is a site that will calculate the risk given the airline and the airports used. I have forgotten the URL. Perhaps someone could post it for us.