According to research by Harvard University, flying in the US, Europe, and Australia is significantly safer than driving a car. Your odds of being in an accident during a flight is one in 1.2 million, and the chance of that being fatal is one in 11 million.
Why is a plane better than a ship?
Is A ship Faster Than A plane? Airplanes, on the other hand, have powerful jet engines that can propel them at much higher speeds than ships. Additionally, air is much less dense than water so there is less drag on an airplane as it moves through it compared to a ship moving through water.
Are sea planes safer than normal planes?
“Seaplanes are highly capable and uniquely suited for a wide variety of operations, but seaplane flying carries additional risk — due to the environment in which they operate — when not flown safely by proficient seaplane pilots,” says Robert Geske, AOPA Air Safety Institute manager of aviation safety analysis.