How the two sole survivors of the Jeju Air plane crash lived - thanks to their seats

The tail was the only part of the doomed aircraft that was left remotely intact, Muan fire chief Lee Jung-hyun told a briefing.

A Time magazine analysis of 35 years of Federal Aviation Administration data, published in 2015, found that rear seats are statistically the safest in crashes.

One of the survivors, Survivor Lee Mo, recalled buckling his seatbelt in the moments before the plane touched down. The next thing he remembered was waking up in a hospital bed.

Doug Drury, Professor of Aviation, noted that sitting in an exit row can mean a quicker escape from a plane, but also involves inherent risks.

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