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A NEW REPORT SAYS AIR TRAVEL HAS
BECOME MUCH SAFER IN THE UNITED
STATES.
22NEWS REPORTER YOOJIN CHO WENT
TO BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
TODAY TO FIND OUT IF TRAVELERS
FEEL THE SAME WAY.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
STATISTICS... LIKE THE NUMBER OF
DEADLY PLANE CRASHES IN THE LAST
THREE YEARS... WHICH IS ZERO,
AIR TRAVEL HAS BECOME MUCH
SAFER. BUT FOR SOME TRAVELERS,
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
CAN NOW SIT BACK AND RELAX.
FROM TICKETING...
TO PICKING UP YOUR LUGGAGE. AIR
TRAVEL HAS IMPROVED OVER TIME.
EXPERTS SAY A MORE DETAILED
SCREENING PROCESS AT SECURITY
CHECKPOINTS IS ONE OF THE MAJOR
IMPROVEMENTS.
SOME OF THE PROCESS TAKES LONG,
BUT I AM FINE WITH IT AS LONG
AS THEY ARE DOING THEIR JOB,
MAKING IT SAFE FOR EVERYONE. I
JUST THINK WE ALL JUST NEED TO
BE PATIENT, AND IT'LL BE FINE.
OF COURSE THE TSA SAFETY IS
IMPORTANT, I DON'T THINK ABOUT
IT THAT MUCH. BUT WHEN IT COMES
TO THE ACTUAL FLIGHT SAFETY...
EXPERTS AND PASSENGERS DON'T
NECESSARILY SEE EYE TO EYE. A
NEW REPORT SAYS IT'S BEEN 43
MONTHS SINCE THE LAST DEADLY
DOMESTIC AIRLINE CRASH... THE
LONGEST PERIOD WITHOUT A DEADLY
ACCIDENT.
EXPERTS SAY SAFER AIR TRAVEL
MEANS THERE'S NO LONGER A NEED
FOR ANY ADDITIONAL, COSTLY
SAFETY REGULATIONS. HOWEVER,
SOME PASSENGERS SAY THEY
DISAGREE.
SAFETY IS A BIG THING. THESE
INCIDENTS WITH AMERICAN
AIRLINES AND LOOSE SEATS, AND
THAT KIND OF THING. IT KIND OF
MAKES YOU PAUSE AND WONDER WHAT
THESE GUYS ARE DOING.
YEARS OF ATTENTION TO DETAIL,
AND INVESTIGATING PROBLEMS, AND
NOT CUTTING CORNERS ON EXPENSES
HAVE HELPED A LOT.
ONE EXAMPLE OF NOT IMPLEMENTING
A RULE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY
RECORD... IS REQUIRING PILOTS TO
REST MORE, SO THEY CAN BE ALERT
FOR THEIR FLIGHTS, BUT NOT
APPLYING THAT RULE TO CARGO
CARRIERS. LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM
YC 22NEWS.