Why were doomscrolling about plane crashes even though air travel is relatively safe

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Airport workers survey the site of a Delta Air Lines plane crash that injured at least 18 passengers at Toronto Pearson International Airport on February 18, 2025 in Toronto, Canada. The jet, coming in from Minneapolis, attempted to land amid strong winds and snow, leading to it crashing and landing upside down on the tarmac the day before.

People are afraid of flying right now — but that fear isn't based in much data.

There's been a huge uptick in content about plane crashes over the past few weeks. If you look at Google Trends for searches about aviation accidents and incidents, we're searching for them nearly 50 times more often now than we were at any point si...

Source: https://mashable.com/article/plane-aviation-crash-air-travel-safe

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