According to USA Today, the now-deleted tweet had a picture explaining that seats at the back were safest, while the tweet said: read: "According to data studies by Time, the fatality rate for the seats in the middle of the plane is the highest. However, the fatality rate for the seats in the front is marginally lesser and is least for seats at the rear third of a plane." The airline has now apologized for the tweet, saying that it didn't intend to upset its customers. KLM tweeted: "We would like to sincerely apologize for a recent update. The post was based on a publically available aviation fact, and isn't a @KLM opinion. It was never our intention to hurt anyone's sentiments. The post has since been deleted." We would like to sincerely apologise for a recent update. The post was based on a publically available aviation fact, and isn't a @KLM opinion. It was never our intention to hurt anyone's sentiments. The post has since been deleted.