Air travel is the safest way to travel in the US.
That said, in the rare event of an airplane crash, there are certain areas of the plane that fare better than others.
According to an analysis by Popular Mechanics, passengers sitting near the tail of the plane had a 40% greater chance of surviving a crash than passengers in the front. Another analysis by Time found that passengers specifically in the middle seats of the rear of the plane had the highest chance of surviving.
Seats in the middle third of the cabin were found to be the least safe in crashes. However, the researchers cautioned that there are different circumstances for every accident.
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