Every detail of the Alaska Airlines fuselage blowout was a pure nightmare, from the chunks of the plane that were found in school teachers' yards to the child's shirt that was ripped clean off of his body. Then there was the brand-new Boeing 737 Max 9 that fell apart less than an hour into its journey. Shortly after that incident, a post went viral showing a Virgin Atlantic plane wing with missing screws, and most recently, maggots (yes, you read that correctly) rained on a Delta passenger mid-flight.⁠ ⁠ Remember the good ‘ol days of stressing out over working Wi-Fi or snagging a window seat? Now there’s a whole new—and much scarier—set of flight fears unlocked. So what’s happening? Are planes *actually* getting less safe? Or does it just feel that way because the news and social media are putting these incidents on our radar more regularly? ⁠ ⁠ According to travel experts, it may be the latter. With more than 13,000 flights traversing the world every single day, it’s important to reme...