Fear of flying, otherwise known as flying phobia, is a common problem for many people. Even though statistics show that flying on a plane is significantly safer than being in a car, this problem can be very difficult to overcome.
If you have ever flown on commercial air flights, in smaller propeller aircraft, or in helicopters and have experienced the fear of flying you are not alone. Millions of people around the world who travel by airlines on their vacation or holidays have experienced the same fear to a lesser or greater extent. There are also millions of people worldwide that travel by auto, bus, train just to avoid commercial air flights. Some vacationers may take cruises if they are close enough to drive to the cruise line departure ports.
The fear of flying is called Aviophobia, and millions of vacationers and business people that travel on commercial air flights including potential flyers worldwide who suffer from it, to a greater or lesser extent. Even though air travel is around thirty times safer than traveling by car, you rarely hear about people that have a fear of driving. Maybe the TV, radio, internet and print media contributes to this fear when they graphically cover commercial airline crashes and the subsequent large number of air passengers that are injured or die.
The fear of flying is one fear that almost everyone who has flown has experienced to some degree. For many, the experience is no more than a nuisance; a bit uncomfortable, but nothing to worry about.
Over 1 Billion people flew on commercial airplanes in the year 2000. There were over 18 Million flights and only 20 fatal accidents. Compare this with almost 42,000 traffic accidents in that same year, and you can see that airline travel is much safer than driving by car.
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Without getting too psychological, fear of flying is an anxiety disorder. The fear of flying Such fears can come about during a flight, or even well before a person gets to the airport. Often, the fear has more to do with elements of the flying experience that has little or nothing to do with the [...]
The airline industry is clearly aware of the fear of flying and how it affects the traveling public and their bottom line. However, real research data is lacking. One of the most important studies about fear of flying was conducted in 1980. Two Boeing researchers found that 18.1% adults in the United States were afraid [...]