• iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
Brits are more likely to survive airplane crashes more than other nationalities, expert says

Home> News

Published 18:05 10 Mar 2023 GMT

Brits are more likely to survive airplane crashes more than other nationalities, expert says

It's all down to a shared cultural trait

Rhiannon Ingle

Rhiannon Ingle

Featured Image Credit: Pixabay

Topics: UK News, Travel, Weird

Rhiannon Ingle
Rhiannon Ingle

Rhiannon Ingle is a Senior Journalist at Tyla, specialising in TV, film, travel, and culture. A graduate of the University of Manchester with a degree in English Literature, she honed her editorial skills as the Lifestyle Editor of The Mancunian, the UK’s largest student newspaper. With a keen eye for storytelling, Rhiannon brings fresh perspectives to her writing, blending critical insight with an engaging style. Her work captures the intersection of entertainment and real-world experiences.

Advert

Advert

Advert

An expert has revealed exactly why Brits are the most likely to survive in an airplane crash.

The chances of being involved in an airplane crash are statistically low - one fatal accident every four and quarter million flights to be exact, according to a 2022 Civil Aviation Safety review.

But it's always best to be prepared in case that one accident does happen.

Advert

So, to ease many jet-setters' fears - here's a handy tip that you're going to want to hold on to.

According to Vance Hilderman, CEO of one of the world's largest aviation safety service companies, Afuzion Inc, flyers should adopt a certain part of British 'culture' to maximise your chances of making it out of a plane crash alive.

An expert has revealed exactly why Brits are the most likely to survive in an airplane crash.
Pixabay / Pexels

And who would have guessed that this particular cultural trait could potentially be a life-saver, rather than a time-waster.

Speaking to the Sun Online Travel, he said: "A lot of countries don't have the same queueing culture like you have in the UK, but queueing efficiently is one of the best ways in which we can get more people out alive.

Advert

"It's not just about thinking about yourself, you have to think about your fellow passengers and everyone rushing at the same time will cause problems in the aisles.

"Queueing and moving efficiently is what you hope for in that incident, it doesn't always happen."

There you have it, queues can actually be life-saving.

British queuing culture may just have its perks.
Yelena Odintsova / Pexels

Vance says that people often panic and ignore the safety messages from the crew in an attempt to grab their belongings, which he says you should leave.

Advert

"It holds people up and it causes problems in the cabin that you don't need."

"Additionally," he advised, "you should be paying attention to the plane while you're taking off and landing."

He also explained that passengers should work out where their nearest exit is, because it 'could make a big difference'.

Even after having travelling on over 'thousands of miles every year', the CEO stills pays attention to such safety messages 'pretty regularly'.

"It's always good to refresh your mind and know what you're meant to be looking out for." he said.

Advert

And Vance's last pearl of airplane wisdom revolved around choosing the 'right seat', as he revealed that the safest spot to settle down is over the wing, right next to the emergency door.

It's important to listen to the safety messages.
Pew Nguyen / Pexels

"But also, if you go down, you're right by the emergency exit and you can be one of the first out the door, you're not caught up in the cabin trying to get out," he added.

Plus - think of the lush extra leg room.

Vance was also quick to assure passengers that planes are safer now than they ever have been, saying: "An airplane is the safest place to be. The only thing safer is staying in your home and not going out at all.

Advert

"You're much more likely to have an accident out cycling, walking or in a car."

  • Government issued list of items Brits would need to survive nuclear attack as Russia threatens 'painful' apocalypse
  • Expert explains why men are more likely to enjoy 'raw-dogging' on a flight
  • Why no one has lived in 'lost' UK village for more than 80 years despite it being open to public
  • Experts explain how to survive on Snake Island where there is more to worry about than just the snakes

Choose your content:

an hour ago
2 hours ago
3 hours ago
  • an hour ago

    Air India flight bound for UK crashed into medical college with '242 on board' in devastating scenes

    Air India confirmed that 'flight AI171, from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, was involved in an accident' with 242 passengers and crew on board

    News

    breaking

  • 2 hours ago

    Air India issue full statement on UK-bound plane crash confirming 53 British nationals onboard

    Air India has confirmed that 53 British nationals were on board the flight

    News

    breaking

  • 2 hours ago

    Scientists say people who die in hospital are likely to hear harrowing sentence even after they're dead

    Scientists have revealed why the brain can sometimes be active after a person has died

    News
  • 3 hours ago

    Man whose Airbnb Jay Slater stayed at before going missing speaks out on what happened that night

    Jay Slater had stayed with Ayub Qassim at an Airbnb before disappearing in June 2024

    News