Friends and colleagues have gathered to remember a family who died in the Air India plane crash. More than 240 people were killed on Thursday when a Boeing 787 bound for Gatwick crashed shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad.

The Secrets and Science that could save your life” explains why sitting within five rows of an emergency exit on a plane may have helped the passenger in seat 11A survive the deadly Air India plane crash.

The crash happened just weeks after the company cut a deal with the U.S. government to avoid taking criminal responsibility for a pair of deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.

When there is a plane crash anywhere in the world, there is a big investigation to find out what happens. Governments and airlines then use the information from that investigation to make flying even safer. That's why flying by plane is one of the safest ways to get anywhere. It is normal to feel upset when news like this happens.