This year, there have been multiple serious plane accidents with one being fatal, including one in Washington D.C.. The most recent crash was in Toronto, raising concerns about flight safety. Due to these recent events, many travelers have become worried about how safe flying really is. Flyers who never thought twice about getting on a plane are now starting to feel very anxious, especially with the recent news.
One of the more significant ones happened on Jan. 29. An army helicopter and a commercial airplane crashed, killing 29 people. This has been the deadliest plane crash in the U.S. since 2001, when a plane crash killed more than 200 people. The next crash was another tragic one on Jan. 31 in Philadelphia. The crash killed all six passengers and one person in his car. It left 22 injured, and then there were three more in February.
The most recent crash was on March 10, in Lanchester County, Pennsylvania. A plane crashed into a retirement home, and five people were injured with multiple cars damaged.
The crashes are not only happening in America, but in South Korea as well. On Dec. 29, 2024, a plane went down due to an emergency landing, but unfortunately ended up killing 174 passengers. This terrible accident made international news and caused huge travel anxiety world wide.
Due to all the recent crashes, mental health specialists have seen an increase in Aerophobia (airplane phobia). Therapists are seeing more and more people come in because they have to travel this year but are scared to. Even frequent flyers are starting to question their vacation and work trips.
Even though many people are scared to fly now, 2025 has been a good year so far for flying safety. Statistics show that most years there are 20 fatal crashes in both January and February. This year there were only 10 in January and six in February. There have not been that many crashes, but the reason they have been so televised is because of the death tolls.
Experts are still looking into the cause of these accidents and seeing if anything needs to be changed, but for now, flying is just as safe as it was before. With spring break and summer coming up, flyers will have to decide if they feel comfortable going on their trips.
