It’s often said that the safest place to sit in a plane is at the back — and the only survivors of the recent Azerbaijan Airlines and Jeju Air crashes were in the rear of the plane. But, say safety experts,

Lots of variables determine a flight’s survivability, including the location of the seat—and luck.

A Jeju Air flight drove off the runway in South Korea and collided with a fence, leaving dozens of passengers dead, the Yonhap News Agency reported.

Search operations after plane crash A sniffing dog, led by a police officer, searches the site of a Jeju Air passenger plane crash at Muan International Airport, southwestern South Korea, on Jan. 8, 2025.