Recent aviation accidents, which have caused concern among airline passengers, are described as “simply random clustering” by an attorney who emphasized that air travel still maintains its status as the safest mode of transportation.
One of the most recent incidents involved a Delta Air Lines flight originating from Minneapolis that crash-landed and flipped upside down during its approach into Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada.
Jaw-dropping footage of the aftermath showed passengers crawling and jumping out of the burning Bombardier CRJ900, which was belly-up on the runway.
Fire responders raced onto the icy tarmac, evacuating passengers from the wreckage, and spraying white fire retardant over the aircraft.
This alarming event took place shortly following a collision between an American Airlines flight, carrying 64 passengers and crew, and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington DC on January 29.
All passengers and crew members onboard the American Airlines flight and the three soldiers onboard the Black Hawk helicopter died.
The harrowing caught-on-camera crash, which was the deadliest aviation disaster in the United States in 16 years, rocked the country as many of the victims on the commercial flight were young aspiring figure ice skaters, coaches, and parents.
