It will absolutely be dark and probably smokey in a crash so if you have already counted the seats between you and the nearest two exits on the left and right and front to back you will be ahead of the game. Chances are you may be crawling on your hands and knees if there is smoke. And remember one of my tips is that…

According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) 95.7% of passengers will survive an airplane crash. In their study from 1983 to 2000, they determined the odds of a plane crash are one for every 1.2 million flights, with the odds of dying one in a million. Even if you are on one out of the 1.2 million…

Here is the actual link to all of my tips. https://www.quora.com/When-an-airplane-crashes-and-kills-all-of-its-passengers-what-specifically-causes-the-people-to-die/answer/Cheryl-A-Schwartz

Thank you for finding my link and sharing the tips. Fly safe.

You are absolutely right that knowing how to open the airplane doors (and windows) is a valuable asset for all passengers. What if all of the passengers are strapped in as they should be, but I’m still going up and down the aisle doing final safety checks when the plane makes a sudden dive and I go flying up to the…

Although I have prepared passengers for crashes over the course of my flying career, we never had to evacuate. My roommate from United Airlines Stewardess training center is still flying after 45 years and has never been in a crash. During our annual retraining, we practice for every imaginable disaster so that if it…

According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) the odds of surviving a plane crash are 95.7%. In a study conducted between 1983 and 2000, the odds of a plane crash are one for every 1.2 million flights with the odds and of dying one in a million. Even if you are on one of the 1.2 million flights that…