Air Asia 320-200 goes missing? Does it mean air travelling is unsafe

[StickyGamingHD]

This is the third time this year, there is far beyond illuminati But seriously , there is either something actually being planned by certain pilots or some kind of scheme that is like a slow terrorist attack? , idk butIf not they need to sort out there connections as it is the same place three times in one year....

 

[AGFire2013]

Honestly this is only happening to flights that associate with Asia, first Malaysia Airlines TWICE (or was it 3 times?) and now Asian Airlines. There has to be a story behind this. This can't be that coincidental, the weather there is no different then what the weather could be like in other parts of the world.


oops.

then again this is a place to express our opinion about this topic. doesn't mean we don't feel sympathy for the people who lost their lives.

MH17 doesn't count as it was shot down by pro-Russian forces that have absolutely nothing to do with Malaysia.
MH370 may have had 3 passport forgers boarding, but it has been confirmed that they had no intents of committing an act of terrorism. They were trying to escape Iran and start a new life.
As for Air Asia, it is believed that it was downed by how high it was flying (60,000 ft as opposed to the usual 45,000 ft), which could have caused the engines to ice up or perhaps cause a lack of oxygen for the passengers. It was also flying among some dense storm clouds and strong wind, which would have also have caused it to crash.

Its only unsafe in asia apparently... ffs asia damn

Note that one of the flights was actually shot down in Ukraine, so there's only two in Asia. MH370 was thought to be around Australian waters.

Edit: Planes also have "panic" buttons that they're supposed to press in the case of terrorism or assault, and flight attendants can also make emergency phone calls, like Betty Ann Ong did in 9/11. Surely that would have happened in at least one of them if it was actually terrorism?
Plus terrorist groups usually claim responsibility for attacks, and so far none have for these plane disappearances and crashes.

 

[ImTheNarwhal]

Just to answer the question in the title; the chance you die while being in an airplane is still about 1.000 times as small to die when being in a car

That is true; however, a plane crash is usually certain dead - a car crash isn't.

 

[NovaKaine]

why single out air travel when really all forms of travel are dangerous

(boat, car, on foot)

 

[demonsushi]

I don't think air travel is unsafe, but Asian airlines flying in Asia/Eastern Europe seem unsafe.

That's tough. I fly in that area all the time: the airlines there are exceptionally good. Id put it down to the pilots as the biggest factor and a passenger cannot control that.

 

[VerructFTW]

MH17 doesn't count as it was shot down by pro-Russian forces that have absolutely nothing to do with Malaysia.
MH370 may have had 3 passport forgers boarding, but it has been confirmed that they had no intents of committing an act of terrorism. They were trying to escape Iran and start a new life.
As for Air Asia, it is believed that it was downed by how high it was flying (60,000 ft as opposed to the usual 45,000 ft), which could have caused the engines to ice up or perhaps cause a lack of oxygen for the passengers. It was also flying among some dense storm clouds and strong wind, which would have also have caused it to crash.


Note that one of the flights was actually shot down in Ukraine, so there's only two in Asia. MH370 was thought to be around Australian waters.

Edit: Planes also have "panic" buttons that they're supposed to press in the case of terrorism or assault, and flight attendants can also make emergency phone calls, like Betty Ann Ong did in 9/11. Surely that would have happened in at least one of them if it was actually terrorism?
Plus terrorist groups usually claim responsibility for attacks, and so far none have for these plane disappearances and crashes.

the planes were still Asian planes.......dosnt matter where they went down

 

[AGFire2013]

the planes were still Asian planes.......dosnt matter where they went down

But it does. How is being an Asian airline supposed to be responsible for the fact that it was shot down in Ukraine? Besides, the fact that 3 out of what is the bulk of 34.7 million flights per year crashed doesn't really mean a huge amount. Just because a very small number of flights (one not even being caused by bad piloting) crashed doesn't automatically mean that all Asian flights are unsafe. Some airlines (such as Thai and Singaporean airlines) are renowned worldwide to be very safe with good service.

 

[VerructFTW]

But it does. How is being an Asian airline supposed to be responsible for the fact that it was shot down in Ukraine? Besides, the fact that 3 out of what is the bulk of 34.7 million flights per year crashed doesn't really mean a huge amount. Just because a very small number of flights (one not even being caused by bad piloting) crashed doesn't automatically mean that all Asian flights are unsafe. Some airlines (such as Thai and Singaporean airlines) are renowned worldwide to be very safe with good service.

my bad. idk everything about Asian airlines soz

 

[AGFire2013]

my bad. idk everything about Asian airlines soz

Fair enough, I only know this since I live in Asia. I probably wouldn't know anything had I lived in B.C for my whole life.

 

[cmclay]

Are you serious? Wow... I am really curious what is happening to them, aren't you? This is really odd...

probably went through a bad storm and is at the bottom of the ocean right n0w

 

[Rhino1928]

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[KiDD]

In the first place, air travel is quite a dangerous way to travel, primarily because of nature. Really, travel altogether is unsafe. Thanks to technological advances, and...well, technology it's common to travel and people don't sit there and contemplate the chances of them disappearing while traveling. But it is definitely a frightening occurrence, for planes to disappear, especially with the occurrences as of recently. It's seems as if there is a reoccurring culprit, most possibly technical failure, or natural cause. Although, it's definitely odd and scary..