Plane Safety: Seat Spot Matters

0:00It's March 29, Dallas News Today starts, now, AI-powered and ready. A recent crash at LaGuardia Airport has folks rethinking plane safety after a flight with 72 passengers and four crew members hit a port. Authority vehicle during landing Sunday night. Investigators are digging in, but the buzz is all about whether your seat spot matters for survival. Experts like aviation attorney Jim Brock will say, grab the emergency exit row if you can, or anywhere close to an exit for quick evac. Sitting toward the back often fares better since the front takes the brunt and impacts, as we saw when a flight attendant got ejected 300. Feet but survived, thanks to our harness. Travelers are chatting non-stop about this, and airlines now face orders to revamp emergency of back procedures over carry on bag issues. People grabbing luggage during escapes slows everyone down and ups the risk. A time magazine study from 2015 looked at crashes over the prior 35 years and found

1:01rear third seats with a 32 percent fatality rate, middle section at 39 percent, and front at 38 percent. Rear middle seats had the best odds at just 28 percent fatalities, while middle aisle seats were worst at 44 percent. So next flight, tune into that safety briefing, note your nearest exits, ditch the bags in a rock closed toe comfy shoes, small moves that could save, lives when seconds count.