scroggins
10th Feb 2010, 05:06
Hello all,
This is my first post on PPruNe. I've always been quite a nervous flier, and this site has been a valuable source of information and, at times, reassurance. So, thanks everyone for the great site.
I have a flight from Riyadh - Mumbai - Bangkok later this evening, and I am absolutely terrified. If I fly with a Western airline, I am usually quite calm and trust the competence of the crew. However, when flying with non-Western airlines, such as Jet Airways, my fear knows no bounds. I begin worrying about the flight a good 10 days before I'm due to fly, and the flight itself is spent in a state of sheer panic (dulled by a bit of Xanax if possible).
I am somewhat fanatical in reading about aviation safety (or lack of, as the case might be). I know all the statistics: Jet Airways has never had a fatal crash, the Boeing 737-800 is the second safest aircraft in the world, only 800 (apprx.) people die per year in crashes with sizable aircraft, and the odds of dying in a crash are (for most reputable airlines) far less than one in a million.
And yet, these statistics mean nothing to me once I'm actually on the plane - particularly when the plane encounters a bit of turbulence, and particularly when I'm flying with an airline whose safety record is relatively unproven.
So my question is: Is Jet Airways safe? Was the "prank" back in October indicative of more serious safety problems within the airline? Is Jet actually more reliable than, say Indian Airways, which has a pretty atrocious safety record?
Thank you in advance for any replies.
This is my first post on PPruNe. I've always been quite a nervous flier, and this site has been a valuable source of information and, at times, reassurance. So, thanks everyone for the great site.
I have a flight from Riyadh - Mumbai - Bangkok later this evening, and I am absolutely terrified. If I fly with a Western airline, I am usually quite calm and trust the competence of the crew. However, when flying with non-Western airlines, such as Jet Airways, my fear knows no bounds. I begin worrying about the flight a good 10 days before I'm due to fly, and the flight itself is spent in a state of sheer panic (dulled by a bit of Xanax if possible).
I am somewhat fanatical in reading about aviation safety (or lack of, as the case might be). I know all the statistics: Jet Airways has never had a fatal crash, the Boeing 737-800 is the second safest aircraft in the world, only 800 (apprx.) people die per year in crashes with sizable aircraft, and the odds of dying in a crash are (for most reputable airlines) far less than one in a million.
And yet, these statistics mean nothing to me once I'm actually on the plane - particularly when the plane encounters a bit of turbulence, and particularly when I'm flying with an airline whose safety record is relatively unproven.
So my question is: Is Jet Airways safe? Was the "prank" back in October indicative of more serious safety problems within the airline? Is Jet actually more reliable than, say Indian Airways, which has a pretty atrocious safety record?
Thank you in advance for any replies.