US EditionAmericans’ confidence in air travel safety dips slightly after Washington plane crash: AP-NORC poll
- Americans' confidence in air travel safety has decreased from 71% to 64%, according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
- Approximately 20% of U.S. adults now consider air transportation to be very or somewhat unsafe, an increase from 12% in 2024.
- More than half of U.S. adults have a great deal or moderate confidence in federal government agencies to maintain air safety, down from about 60% last year.
- Independents' belief that plane travel is safe decreased from 60% to 40%, while confidence among Democrats also fell from about 75% to 70%.
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'Is it safe to fly?': Frequent plane crashes lowers American confidence in air travel
A poll by AP-NORC found that two in 10 Americans believe air travel is very or somewhat unsafe, a 12 per cent decrease from 2024. It also found that people have less trust in pilots and the federal government to ensure their safety in the sky
American confidence in airplane travel dips after fatal Washington crash, new poll reveals
Americans' confidence in air travel and the federal agencies tasked with maintaining air safety has slipped a little from last year, following a recent crash in Washington, according to a new poll, but most still believe air transportation is generally safe.
The confidence of Americans in air travel and federal air safety agencies was slightly reduced compared to last year after the recent Washington accident, according to a new survey, but most still believe that air transport is generally safe.
Just over half of adults in the U.S. have “many” or “moderate” confidence in federal government agencies to maintain air safety
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