The Asiana Airline Flight 214 from Soul, Korea to San Francisco, California crashed while landing killing two and injuring scores of others on July 6, 2013. The tail section separated from the Boing 777 wide-body plain scattering debris in the bay as well as the tarmac. One of the engines broke away from the fuselage and torn into pieces scattering on the tarmac. Fire engulfed the plane and destroyed some of it. The chilling details of the botched landing forced travelers worldwide to rethink about their travel planes. Is air travel safe as you may think?
Safety modifications introduced since 1980s are helping to save lives while crash landing air planes. Areas that have seen most safety improvements include seat cushions, seats, compartments, materials, fire extinguishers, and exits. One of the two died in the incident appears to be run over and killed by an emergency vehicle attending the incident. Major portion of the fuselage stayed intact. These suggest that safety measures are doing what they are intended to do, saving lives. On the other hand fatal plane crashes are far and fewer. According to published statistics death rate is one in every 6.1 million travelling passengers within the last five years.