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So the malfunctions only count when people die?

Why can't all these things be true? Something highly abnormal and dangerous can happen, and thankfully not result in any harm. And what's the alternative: only addressing issues after tragedy strikes?

Do these stories come out for cars? The level of unreasonable fear in flying is past the point where actual harm is happening. My wife is so afraid to fly that she cries at even the smallest turbulence. Is flying unsafe? No. It is incredibly safe. Does the occasional uncomfortable event happen? Yes. So? This article fails on many levels. Where is the context in this article? Where does it discuss what is normal to see and how often things like this happen to give an idea of how dangerous and abnormal this was or wasn't? Where does it compare aviation to other transportation sectors to give an idea of how dangerous the industry is or isn't? None of this happened. Instead it used bombastic terms to get a quick headline. This was bad journalism and caused real harm and should be called out.

Yeah… let’s just strap you to a plunging plane, then invalidate your experience as “overflowing with hyperbole”.