Statistically, flying is the safest way to travel. So it is both shocking and terribly sad that we've had quite a few very unfortunate airline incidents recently.
We all know about the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 back in March. The world still hadn't gotten over this when another Malaysia Airlines flight, this time MH17, became the center of a major international incident. News reports seem to indicate that this flight was struck by a missile last July 17. I thought this was the kind of thing you only saw in the movies; I never thought I would see something like this happen in real life.
As if these weren't enough, two more plane crashes followed. Domestic TransAsia Airways Flight GE 222 crashed in Taiwan on July 23. A day later (July 24), another plane, Air Algerie flight AH5017, crashed in Mali's Gossi region.
Hopefully this is the last horrific incident involving planes that we hear in a long while. In the meantime, let's all spare a thought and share a prayer for the victims of these very unfortunate disasters.
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