Air Travel Emergencies by the Numbers
- Posted by Mike Shertz MD/18D
- Categories Air Travel Emergencies
🕖 Reading Time, 10 minutes
Although commercial airline crashes are rare, worldwide a commercial aircraft has an emergency evacuation every 11 days. If you’re a passenger involved in an emergency evacuation, it’s likely the flight crew’s first actual evacuation too, despite their extensive training.
Here’s some details from the Air Travel Emergencies class you might find interesting…
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