The Plane Crash influenced many viewers
A recent documentary on Channel 4 saw an experiment in which a Boeing-727 crashed over the Mexican desert. Now, an online independent travel agency has revealed that it has received requests from customers, looking to ensure they sit towards the back of the plane; where it was deemed ‘safest’ in the programme.
The Plane Crash, a recent Channel 4 documentary that aired on TV, has caused an increase in enquiries made by UK holidaymakers looking to be reassured that they won’t be sat at the front of the plane; which was shown to be the most dangerous section of the aircraft for passengers to be in if the plane went down, according to the experiment.
It seems the programme has certainly had an effect on those who did watch it, as we’ve seen by the recent enquiries from customers panicking about where they’d be sat on the plane
www.sunshine.co.uk has had more than 400 enquiries from customers over the past month since The Plane Crash aired, related to their seats on the flight for their holiday. Most customers were simply asking how to ensure they’d be sat towards the back of the aircraft when going on their holiday, as they’d seen from the documentary that this was the area in which their chances of survival were best.
Around 50 of the enquiries sunshine.co.uk received referenced seat ‘7A’ and customers asked about how they’d ensure that they weren’t sat in that seat when they went on their next holiday. In the documentary, seat 7A was shown to be catapulted 500 feet from the plane.
The programme showed that, once the plane went down, none of the passengers in first class at the front of the plane would have survived. Reflecting this, sunshine.co.uk has received 63 per cent fewer enquiries relating to first class bookings since the show aired, compared to the same time frame before the programme.
Since The Plane Crash aired, sunshine.co.uk also noticed an increase in enquiries from customers about ‘fear or flying’ help and cure; a 47 per cent increase on the week before the programmed was shown.
Chris Clarkson, co-founder of sunshine.co.uk, said: “I’m sure there are many people who chose not to watch The Plane Crash in case it made them scared of flying, or in fact made their fear of flying worse. It seems the programme has certainly had an effect on those who did watch it, as we’ve seen by the recent enquiries from customers panicking about where they’d be sat on the plane.
“Obviously, that’s ultimately something you arrange through the airline itself, or at the check-in desk. Many airlines don’t have designated seats and it just depends on when you get on the plane. People should remember that plane crashes are rare and try not to worry about where they are sat, instead trying to focus on their exciting holiday ahead!" he said.
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