People have survived serious aircraft accidents

IN recent years there have been some serious accidents and incidents where aircraft have been extensively damaged or destroyed but all on board survived.

In January this year, US Airways flight 1549 ditched in the Hudson River in New York after both its engines were rendered inoperable after the aircraft collided with a flock of Canadian geese moments after take-off.

All 155 passengers and crew survived the incident and quickly evacuated the airplane by climbing onto the wing and deploying the escape slides. The Airbus 320 was written off in the incident.