I have an irrational phobia of flying, I know all the stats about how flying is safest way to travel. I was wondering if someone could explain the why though. I’m hoping that if I can better understand what makes it safe that maybe I won’t be afraid when I fly.
Edit: to everyone who has commented with either personal stories or directly answering the question I just want you to know you all have moved me to tears with your caring. If I could afford it I would award every comment with gold.
Edit2: wow way more comments and upvotes then I ever thought I’d get on Reddit. Thank you everyone. I’m gonna read them all this has actually genuinely helped.
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I worked at an airline for 20 years before retiring. I would occasionally have a customer call me and ask a similar question. I told them, truthfully, that I would have someone call at least once a year to say they got in a car accident on the way to the airport and need to cancel their flight. I never once had an airplane accident on my airline in all my years there, and never lost a passenger. “So,” I would finish with, “now that I’ve made you afraid to drive, do you want to book a flight?”
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