By Linley Sanders, Associated Press
Washington (AP) – the trust of the Americans in air travel and the federal authorities who’re commissioned to keep up air security.
The survey of The Associated Press-Norc Center for Public Affairs Research Shows that 64% of US -growing say that aircraft tours are “very safe” or “something safe”. That is Just a little down from last yrWhen 71% said that. About 2 out of 10 US -growing people now say that air transport may be very or somewhat unsafe, in comparison with 12% in 2024.
The confidence in the power of the federal government agencies to make sure secure air travel. Just a little greater than half of US -growing people have “a lot” or “a moderate trust” within the federal government's authorities as a way to maintain air safety for the upkeep of flight safety of around 6 last yr.
The survey was carried out shortly afterwards from February sixth to tenth The collision on January thirtieth Between a passenger jet from American Airlines and a helicopter of the military in Washington, but beforehand A delta jet turned on his roof During the landing in Toronto. The Washington collision, by which all 67 people were killed on board the 2 aircraft, was the country of the country Deadliest aviation disaster Since 2001, the decline in trust has indicated, even though it is small, that the event can have touched some Americans. The survey 2024 was carried out after one other incident, by which questions on the protection of the flight were raised, by which a panel drained an Alaska Airlines Jetliner via Oregon and a gaping hole on the aircraft side.
Overall, the Americans think that traveling by plane is as secure as on foot or by automobile. About two thirds say that walking or driving are secure technique of transport. Only about half of US -grown -ups say that an area U -Bahn, U -Bahn or light rail system is secure. In accordance with 2024.
After the accident in Washington, President Donald Trump, a Republican, accused efforts of promoting funding and inclusion And reassured Americans that it’s secure to fly. This can assist to elucidate why Democrats and independent, but not the Republicans, saw a decline in trust.
The conviction of the independent that the aircraft tours is secure fell, of about 6 out of 10, which last yr actually described as much as about 4 to 10 as secure. About 7 out of 10 Democrats say that aircraft tours are secure, something after about three quarters in 2024. The Republicans haven’t modified their views of the protection of air travel.
Democrats and independent even have less confidence in government's ability to make sure air safety than 4 years ago. The survey was carried out beforehand The dismissal of employees of the probation helper air trip managementBut at the very least a part of the shift might be related to the change in Joe Biden's presidential administration, a democrat.
In January 2024, when bidges were still president, around 7 out of 10 Democrats stated that they’d a high degree of trust within the federal government's authorities as a way to maintain air security. Now only 6 of 10 Democrats say that. The trust of the independent also took back, while the opinions of the Republicans didn’t move.
The survey showed that the trust of the US -growing people in pilots and business airlines stays unchanged. About 8 out of 10 US-growing people have a high degree of trust in pilots, and about three quarters say about business airlines.
The AP-NORC survey of 1,112 adults was carried out from February 6 to 10 using a sample from the probability base of NORC, which is designed as representative of the US population. The sales edge for adults in total is plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.
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