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When Alaska flight 1282 blew open, a mom went into ‘go mode’ to protect her son

Faye said she had no intention of speaking to the media until she saw the initial statements from Alaska in the aftermath of the accident, which emphasized that there were only minor injuries and to her seemed to diminish the severity of what had happened.

And she became angrier when she read accounts of how pilots had reported intermittent depressurization warnings for the airplane in the days before Friday’s flight.

pageflight ,

The boy had been wearing a T-shirt and a V-neck pullover windbreaker. Both were ripped off his body.

jaschen ,

I don’t know if I want my kid in the window seat anymore.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

I don’t know if I want my family on a plane anymore. Not while this sort of thing is happening.

jaschen ,

www.ismyplanea737max.com

You could check before you fly haha.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

There are so many other reasons not to fly though. The discomfort in seating, the cost, the noise, the chance of getting sick because of the recycled air, etc.

In future, I am only flying unless there’s really no other rational choice. If I need to cross the ocean, I’ll fly because I’m not going to spend a week on a boat. If I have to go from New York to California, I’ll fly because otherwise that’s a 3-4 day drive.

Otherwise, I’m not flying.

Zombiepirate ,
@Zombiepirate@lemmy.world avatar

You might have to change your name to Training Squid then.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

I’m more of a “if you want to put us all in first class for no additional cost then I will consider resuming being a flying squid” squid.

HubertManne ,

driving squid

ZahzenEclipse ,

the cost

The reason people use planes typically is its cheaper or roughly the same price when compared to driving - especially if you do t have the efficiency of being able to travel with multiple people.

the chance of getting sick because of the recycled air

Do you have anything to back this up? My understanding, during covid, air plane travel was relatively safe in comparison to other enclosed spaces due to the air filtering equipment.

FlyingSquid ,
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You can travel with multiple people in a car and it costs far less to drive 13 hours than to fly the equivalent distance. It just takes more time. And apparently I was wrong about the air, but I know I have gotten sick multiple times after flying and I’m not alone.

snooggums ,
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Whether or not the air circulation in a plane is perfect, airports are giant petri dishes of people from all over sharing their local versions of diseases. I wouldn't worry too much about the plane when the pretzel shop is right there.

flipht ,

I thought the same way as you until recently.

A lot of times when we fly, we have to rent a car anyway. Once that's factored in, driving often winds up being cheaper.

Did a ten hour drive recently. Gas for the whole trip wound up at about $300, including driving around up there. Which is close to what we paid for a car last time we had to rent, plus the gas for the rental.

ZahzenEclipse ,

How far of a distance was it? I'm trying to plan a trip right now and if I drive by myself the plane is easily cheaper. If I go with a group of people then driving is obviously cheaper.

flipht ,

Just under 550 miles. Google maps clocks it at just under 8 hours, but we also stopped three times for gas, twice for food, and a few extra times for bathrooms. And I didn't really speed. The family member who lives up there claims she can do it in 8 hours by barely stopping and speeding lol.

ZahzenEclipse ,

I think the distance I need to go probably makes it unfeasible for my particular scenario but its definitely something to pay attention too. Thanks for the back and forth.

kerrigan778 ,

Flying in a US based major commercial flight is essentially the safest form of transit there is. The “scariness” factor and the seriousness which which aviation incidents are treated wildly inflates the impression of danger. You are more likely to be injured driving to the airport than on the plane.

Also, the air in a plane is mostly not recycled, most of it is fed from compressed outside air brought in via the engines (before fuel is added obviously), the air that is recycled is HEPA filtered and won’t get you sick.

It is frightening how many people believe that they are being safer by driving instead of flying. Driving is among the most dangerous common forms of transportation, the illusion that you have control over your safety in a car unlike a plane is warping your perspective. You are hundreds of times more likely per mile to die in a car accident than a major carrier US based flight.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod ,
@Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social avatar

Yes but at least I'll die without my knees jammed into the seat in front of me and a knot in my back

TransplantedSconie ,

Go get that bag, lady. Sue the ever-loving shit out of them.

Lightrider ,

chitak166 ,

Not sure why this is being downvoted.

Alaskan Airlines had another issue in 2000 where they purposefully ignored engineers’ warnings on maintenance leading to a plane crash that killed everyone on board.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Airlines_Flight_261

Businesses view safety as a cost-benefit analysis. If it’s cheaper to kill people than it is to make products safe, then that’s what they’re going to do.

GBU_28 ,
  1. It’s a hashtag on Lemmy.
  2. Though a completely true statement, it’s getting a little boring around here where everyone just shows up, says the catch phrase, and waits for upvotes.
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