The deadliest seats on an airplane have been unveiled – with popular rows giving you a staggering 44% fatality rate in a crash

THE deadliest sections and seats on an airplane have been revealed, including a shocking 44 percent fatality rate in these popular rows.

According to Doug Drury, a professor at Central Queensland University, the safest part of an airplane is the central tail.

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Drury told the Daily Mail that the fatality rate for passengers sitting in the middle rear seats is 28 percent.

While there is a 44 percent fatality rate for travelers in the middle of the plane in the aisle seats.

Drury said this is because there is no buffer on the aisle seats, so crash properties are likely to hit the passenger.

The center and window seats in the middle of the plane also offer a better chance of survival if you can’t get a seat in the back of the plane.

Airplane seats in the back third of the plane had a 32 percent fatality rate, compared to 39 percent in the middle third and 38 percent in the front third, according to a 35-year TIME investigation.

Professor Drury gave an example of the 1989 crash of United Flight 3223 in Sioux City, Iowa.

Of 269 passengers, 184 survived, and most of them sat behind first class.

The first class seats are located at the front of the aircraft.

Another part of the aircraft to watch out for are the emergency exits.

According to a study by the University of Greenwich, passengers who are close to an emergency exit are more likely to survive a plane crash because they have a faster route out of the plane.

The study researchers found that passengers with a seat up to five rows from an exit have a better chance of escaping a fire.

The study also found that passengers seated in the aisle had a low but higher chance of surviving a fire than those seated by the window (65 percent to 58 percent).

Those in the front of the plane had a 65 percent chance of escaping, and those in the back had a 53 percent chance.