Airplane Safety...?

Question

I know that the airlines are all required to put lifejackets and seatbelts and other safety equipment on all planes, but don't most people realize that a lifejacket won't help you one bit if your jetliner crashes into the ocean? A seatbelt really won't help you either, mainly just to keep you in one spot for takeoff and landing. Anyway, here in this section I have seen numerous sections about bringing carseats or other child-safe restraints on aircraft. What is the point of lugging around a carseat on the airplane (instead of checking it in the luggage)? Let's face it--in a plane crash, a car seat isn't going to help.

Answer 1

seatbealts are not just for crashes my friend.



Lets say the problem with the aircraft is the door. The door suddently flies open!! What happens? Anything next to the door gets sucked right out.



Wish you had that seatbelt on huh?



Thats why airplanes are equipped with oxygen masks. In the event of an emergency like this, the mask will provide you with the air to breath and the seatbelt will stop you from getting sucked out. This should give some time for the plane to find a place to land.



There are some crashes where the plane can crash land into the ocean and there are survivors. In the 10% chance or so that i survive an ocean crash...id want a life jacket lol.



As for the child car seat. Im sure thats more of security than an emergency. If you fall asleep on the plane...youd surely want your child locked in the seat.



Remember that things are in place not just because of some major distaster, but because of an emergency and just common sense.

Answer 2

The point of the minor inconvenience of "lugging around a carseat on an airplane" is that the majority of airline problems are not crashes, but severe turbulence, loss of altitude, or runway problems. A carseat is not going to save a child in a severe crash, but it can help keep the child safe in the majority of problems. Plus, I don't trust the baggage handlers to be gentle. I have gotten my luggage back damaged.

Answer 3

It seems you're assuming every plane crash is a nose dive straight into the ground or ocean and everyone is turned into hamburger. But that's not always the case. In fact, it's not usually the case.



It is more often the case that a airline plane crash is survivable and the occupants are able to scramble out before the aircraft catches fire, if they aren't injured by striking interior objects and breaking bones.



If your child is not securely held in place, he/she could fly through the cabin and be killed or severely injured in a survivable accident.



It's your call, of course, but having a small child or infant in a car seat in an airliner cabin is the smart thing to do.

Answer 4

The one time I went on a trip, we brought the smaller booster seat for the older child and rented a car seat for the baby at the destination airport. Apparently you can't sit on boosters on the plane so we ended up checking it. I wish I brought the baby seat, however, because although the car seat was clean that we rented, it was pretty pricey for a big lump of plastic and metal, it didn't come with a base, and it definitely wasn't the type I would pick out for my kids. So I guess bringing a car seat is more about the destination than it is about the plane ride in most cases.

Answer 5

I'll admit, I personally didn't take a car seat onto the plane when I went on vacation last month. The airline I was on actually wouldn't even let us take on the booster seat.



My advice?



Just check the car seat and booster in.

Answer 6

I bring the seat just so I don't have to check it as luggage. I don't want them throwing it around and potentially damaging it.

Answer 7

i wouldn't know your answer to tis question but i'm scared of airplanes beacause of this reason i don't want to crash in an airplane i'd rather go somewhere by bus, train, or boat