According to Popular Mechanics magazine, the safest place to be in the event of a crash is at the back, where there is a 69 per cent survival rate. Sitting over (or just in front of) the wing reduces your chances of getting out alive to 56 per cent. The worst place to be is right up the front in first class, where the survival rate falls to 49 per cent – which is an outrage, considering how much you have to pay to sit there.