Why are airplanes equipped with lifevests instead of parachutes as we mostly fly over distances of land?

Question

Why are airplanes equipped with lifevests instead of parachutes as we mostly fly over distances of land?

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Answer 1

First of all, a commercial airplane flies at about four hundred miles an hour, try jumping out in that much wind. second, it’s much easier to show people how to use a life vest than it is to teach people how to strap themselves in, how to strap other people in, and how to properly use and descend with a parachute.

Third, parachutes weigh at least 10 times as much as a life vest. And finally fourth, in most emergency landings/crashes, the pilots are experienced enough to safely descend the airplane to an altitude and speed in which most people live