The aircraft had taken off from Valencia bound for Ibiza, carrying 98 passengers and six crew members. Most were believed to be holidaymakers returning home after the festive season.

Traveling by air is known to be the safest mode of transportation, but when we hear about an air accident, it does make us consider the prospect of what we would do in such a case.

STATESVILLE, N.C. — Federal investigators confirmed Saturday that a passenger aboard the jet plane that crashed at Statesville Regional Airport sent a text message reading "emergency landing" moments ...