Boston.com readers say they are nervous to fly right now
Boston.com readers say they are nervous to fly right now after a string of deadly plane crashes over the past month.
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This image taken from video released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada shows the crashed Delta plane at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Tuesday. Transportation Safety Board of Canada via AP
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In the wake of several plane crashes over the past month, we asked Boston.com readers if they are nervous to fly right now, and many said yes.
Of the 92 Boston.com readers who responded to our informal poll, 63 percent said they are nervous to fly, 34 percent said they are not nervous to fly, and 3 percent chose other.
A Delta flight from Minneapolis flipped on its roof on Monday and burst into flames at Pearson Airport in Canada. All 80 people onboard survived. It is the latest in a string of aviation accidents this year.
The deadliest U.S. air crash in more than two decades took place on Jan. 29 when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., killing all 67 people on board. Since, a medical transportation plane crashed in a neighborhood in Philadelphia, killing all six people on board and another person on the ground, a small commuter plane crash in Alaska killed all 10 people on board, and two private jets collided at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, killing one person.
Advertisement:Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told CBS News that air travel is safe.
“If you get in a plane, if you look at how many people fly, how many flights we have, of course it’s a safe space,” Duffy said, noting that there’s no pattern to the crashes and that each one has been “very unique.”
When asked about the administration’s decision to cut hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, Duffy told CBS News, “All the critical safety positions like air traffic controllers and inspectors, all of those positions have been protected. No one’s been fired. Actually we were hiring into those spaces. So 352 cuts is 0.8% of the workforce.”
Advertisement:Damien Wells of Falmouth is so nervous about flying that he recently canceled a trip.
“With everything going on in our country and around the world with planes crashing or having huge issues, I don’t feel comfortable flying anymore,” Wells wrote. “I even canceled the trip I have planned for this week because of the incident happening. I don’t foresee flying anytime in the near future.”
Here’s what readers think about traveling by air right now.
“Too many incidents.” — Rae from Plymouth
“I’m taking a flight with my family to Ft. Lauderdale coming up in less than 2 weeks. When I was booking it I purposefully avoided layovers in Regan, but now it doesn’t seem any airport or aircraft is safe from these freak accidents. I have never been a nervous flyer, but it’s going to be hard to think of anything else this time until we’re safe on the tarmac again.” — Beth from North Easton
“Have to get on a plane for work in two weeks. Terrified.” — anonymous reader
“I don’t like swimming without a life guard and I don’t like flying when clearly there aren’t enough people to ensure there is safety.” — Bob from Watertown
Advertisement:“With what seems like an aviation incident/crash every week since Trump took office. The decisions he, Secretary Duffy and his administration have made feel reckless, especially firing FAA employees since there is a known shortage. He isn’t putting the safety of the American people as his first priority. I don’t want anyone’s life in danger because the president is making rash and short sighted decisions.” — Jana from Wilmington
“Too many avoidable accidents with commercial airlines. They need to reprioritize safety over everything.” — Kevin from Rhode Island
“There have been a suspicious amount of airline accidents, and blame is being placed elsewhere. No one is actively trying to solve this problem.” — Mario from Dorchester
“Five plane crashes in the past month, four of them deadly — after going years without a major crash in the U.S. I’m not saying these crashes are Trump’s fault — they are still being investigated — but now is NOT the time to be firing hundreds of FAA workers as Trump just did.” — Jennifer from Peabody
“Overall I feel like air travel is very safe.” — Kate from Back Bay
Advertisement:“Because there are literally thousands of flights every day. If I need to fly, I fly, and expect those in charge to handle what they can. The percentages are overwhelmingly in my favor.” — Doug from New Hampshire
“The rate of accidents versus number of flights is ridiculously low. Driving is easily the most dangerous way to travel, especially in the winter.” — Bob from Stoughton
“When it is your time to go, you can’t fight fate.” — Phil from unnamed town
“I’m not afraid to fly because of the Delta incident specifically. I’m nervous to fly because of the chaotic and scattershot dismissal of hundreds of FAA employees. Those people deserve better than having their livelihoods upended in the name of ‘efficiency.'” — Eddie from Quincy
“Statistically, I know it’s the safest mode of transportation. Doesn’t make it any less terrifying when these incidents keep happening.” — Ellie from Brighton
Are you nervous to fly after this latest Delta incident?
Responses lightly edited for clarity.
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On the previous episode of “The Witch,” Park Mi Jeong (Roh Jeong Eui) was traumatized by the abrupt deaths of multiple students who had crushes on her. Plagued by rumors that she was a “witch,” Mi Jeong decided to quit school and stay cooped up inside at home. Even then, her mysterious “curse” followed her, and her father tragically died after saving her from a venomous snake bite.
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In a preview that aired at the end of the episode, it was revealed that it was not Mi Jeong’s idea to leave the village; instead, it turned out that she had been pressured to leave by the other villagers. Most shocking of all, Lee Dong Jin (GOT7’s Jinyoung)’s mother Mi Sook (Jang Hye Jin) was seen standing at the forefront of the group asking Mi Jeong to leave. Later, while lying in a hospital bed, Mi Sook confessed to her son, “I was the one who chased that girl away.”
As Mi Sook was always kind, friendly, and generous to not only her son but also her neighbors, her unexpected and seemingly uncharacteristic involvement in Mi Jeong’s departure raised the question of whether something else had happened in the village after her father’s death.
In newly released stills from the drama’s upcoming third episode, a remorseful Mi Sook brings up the incident with Mi Jeong, which had remained painfully buried in her heart. As she lies in the hospital with Dong Jin by her side, Mi Sook catches her son off guard with her shocking confession—and what she has to say ultimately makes Dong Jin determined to figure out and undo the “curse” that afflicts Mi Jeong.
The drama’s production team teased, “This week, the heartbreaking reason why Mi Jeong had no choice but to leave the village—and why Dong Jin wants so badly to help Mi Jeong return to an ordinary life—will be revealed.”
“Dong Jin will begin to dig into Mi Jeong’s ‘pattern of death’ in earnest,” they continued. “The true mystery will begin starting from Episode 3.”
The third episode of “The Witch” will air on February 22 at 9:10 p.m. KST.
In the meantime, check out the first two episodes of the drama with subtitles on Viki below!
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