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What are the chances of being in a fatal plane crash with a UK airline?

Statistically. Cheers.

Public Comments

1. Slim to zero! How's that?
2. your chances are more likeley to be in a car accident then to crash and burn. I think You will be fine.
3. You have more chance of being killed by a donkey.
4. Probability of being killed in an airplane accident vs. other causes of death Your chances of being involved in an aircraft accident are about 1 in 11 million. On the other hand, your chances of being killed in an automobile accident are 1 in 5000. Statistically, you are at far greater risk driving to the airport than getting on an airplane. However, the perception is that you have more control over your fate when you are in your car than as a passenger traveling on an airplane. Experience shows otherwise, considering that over 50,000 people are killed on the highways every year. An article in Time magazine (12/4/06) reminds us that "more than 500 times as many people die on U.S. roads as in airline accidents." The article "Why We Worry About the Things We Shouldn't" further goes on to give some startling statistics about the kind of accidents that kill Americans. The data is from 2003, the most recent year for which data is available. According to the article, if you're a bike rider, a dog lover, or a bath taker then you're at far greater risk of being killed in an accident than you are from riding in a commercial aircraft. Don't forget the other kinds of accidents that killed more people than aircraft crashes--stinging from bees/wasps, slipping on ice or snow, choking on food, or falling down stairs or off ladders. It's a dangerous world we live in! And please don't forget the 600 Americans who are killed every year from falling out of bed. http://fearlessflight.com/airplane-disasters-plane-crash-statistics
5. Its pretty rare, unless a member of Al-Qaeda is on your plane. ; )
6. all depends on how often you fly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7. Statistically lower than the probability of dying in a car accident
8. more chance of you buying me a pint !!
9. considering all accidents have been in european countries and have been in european planes its a bit on the SLIM SIDE HAHAHA
10. Not very high at all, don't worry meng.
11. Practically nothing. It's even practically nothing when you bring in all the other non-UK airlines. Air travel is and remains one of the safest forms of transportation around. I once heard a statistic that said that you would need to fly on a plane every single day for 28 YEARS before you were statistically likely to be in an accident and then there is a 98% chance you would survive it.
12. Ok, let me say this clearly... If you drive to the airport, you have more of a chance to Crash on the way to the airport... Airplanes are put through a lot of Safety Checks... If your not that sure, an easy thing is to go on Wikipedia, search up the airline and Look at the dates of the crashes...The chance of the planes crashing are like 1 in 100,000.
13. very slim,how many do you hear about,i can only remember that 1 on the motorway yrs ago,and the recent 1 at heathrow.