Plane Crash In Alps

You may have heard that on Tuesday there was a plane crash in the Alps. The Airbus 320 traveling from Barcelona to Duesseldorf hit a mountain, killing all 144 passengers and six crew members, after it's eight minute descent. 

Our latest sources are telling us that the crash was intentional. We've been given information from the "black box" voice recorder that the flight's Co-Pilot, Andreas Lubitz, locked the pilot out of the cockpit and started the plane's descent. Although they are searching for more history on Lubitz, his reasons for the crash remain a mystery.

No screams from the passengers were heard on the voice recording until the very last minute. Meaning that they weren't expecting it, but they seem to have died instantly after the crash. 

Many people have been worried. Who wouldn't be? But, some people have been worried enough that they didn't want to fly on that day. Some may still feel that way today, and maybe they will for a while. But, they shouldn't. 

This was a terrible event. No one could say otherwise. But... About 50,000 planes take flight, worldwide, each day. There isn't even a statistic to show how many planes crash each day because it happens so rarely. Each year, there is an average of 150 plane crashes, worldwide. Those statistics are insane. 

With the newest information about the crash showing that it was intentional, that's an even bigger reason to not be worried to fly. Not only do you have the rarity of crashes, but adding in the factor of it being on purpose, makes it even less likely to occur.

Although this terrible crash should never be forgotten, you don't have to worry about getting on a plane because of it. 

Thanks for reading!

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Kendra <3