Today, most of the people prefer to travel by flight to save time. But do you know that in the flights of some countries there is no row of seat number 13. Today we will tell you the truth behind this.
Seat number 13
Why is there no seat number 13 in some airline flights? An American flight attendant has replied regarding this. Flight attendant Henny Lim said that if you board the plane and see that the 13th row of seats is missing. So what would you think? Is there really a scientific reason behind this, or is it just fear? Flight attendant Henny Lim said that in many countries the number 13 is considered bad. It is considered to be associated with bad luck. Airlines fear that someone may refuse to sit on a seat because of this. This is the reason why most airlines have removed this seating plan.
Mental fear
Flight attendant Henny Lim said that this There is a kind of mental fear, which in the language of science is called ‘Triskaidekaphobia’ It is said. According to Barry Markowski, professor of sociology at the University of South Carolina, there is no clear answer about when and how superstition arose. However, there are many types of beliefs behind this. Christians consider the number 13 inauspicious because in the last supper which Jesus Christ had with his followers, there were 13 people including Judas. According to the stories, Judas had betrayed Jesus at that time, as a result of which Jesus was crucified. Therefore, this number is considered a symbol of bad luck.
According to the information, there are many airlines like Air France, Iberia and Ryanair, which do not have line number 13. Apart from this, many numbers are considered inauspicious in different countries. For example, in Italy the number 17 is considered inauspicious. Some passengers refuse to sit on these number seats in flights. This is the reason why some airlines remove seats with unlucky numbers.