If you fly from point A to point B, that is safer than the drive you will take from your home to the airport. It is safe, but it's not safe because we have the best systems in place, and Flying is safe because we have fantastic air traffic controllers and highly skilled pilots. And I think as the greatest country on Earth, the most technologically advanced country on Earth, our people deserve the most technologically advanced air traffic control system. (05:03–05:16)
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Asserts that the safety of flying is due to skilled personnel, not the technology.
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