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How to survive a plane crash

That’s the intriguing title of this evening’s Horizon episode on BBC 2.

“Despite a widespread fear of flying, few people realise that most plane crashes have survivors and that there are many things that you can do to increase your chances of staying alive,” says the blurb. We’ll be watching.

Seems appropriate timing, given the mid-air collision over the Amazon which happened at the weekend. The eye-witness account of a New York Times journalist, who was on the business jet involved in that collision, is available to read <a href=’http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/03/business/03road.html?_r=2&ei=5094&en=27b19cf639280f8b&hp=&ex=1159848000&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&partner=homepage&pagewanted=all&adxnnlx=1159880678-YDkW1hgBwUasYNEtAobM1w’ target=’_blank’>on the New York Times website</a>.

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