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My fiance is very scared of flying, and the constant media attention given to plane crashes doesn't help her phobia at all. In fact, the recent EgyptAir plane crash has made her attempt to swear off flying from her life altogether. Obviously it's hard to live without flying nowadays. It's just too convenient to abandon.
What can I do to encourage her and tell her that flying is safe and we shouldn't give up on it just because of the very occasional plane crash?
Best Answer
Some airlines have offered a "fear of flying" course, that includes a short domestic flight at "graduation".
Unfortunately, while statistics bear out that aviation is safer than car travel, the human mind sometimes has a hard time bypassing the emotional for the logical. Car wrecks which we read about / see all the time are always just a couple of people, no big deal to the emotions, but when a plane goes down it is hundreds of causalities and in the headlines for days. And for some people the emotional side of the news totally outweighs the logical side of reality.
And while drugs help calm the nerves once on the plane, you still need to convince her to get on the plane.
You can only try to appeal to her logic, through out figures such as the US airline Delta has almost 2 million flights per year, the SkyTeam alliance has some 6 million flights per year, the three major alliances (Star, SkyTeam, OneWorld) together have 17 million flights per year. All this versus a few crashes.
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How can I convince someone to fly on a plane?
9 Ways To Help A Friend Who's Afraid Of FlyingHow do you make someone feel better about flying?
We're here to help with these nine tips.What to say to someone who is afraid of planes?
10 ways to help even the most anxious passengers handle their fear of flying- Talk about it. ...
- Choose your seat carefully. ...
- Plan your distractions. ...
- Make a playlist. ...
- Skip the Starbucks, and not just because airports overcharge you for the same latte you could've bought on the drive there. ...
- Avoid things that make it worse.
What would prevent someone from flying?
Some airlines have no-fly for people with serious sinus, ear, or nose infections and a racking cough. And an airline can stop you from flying if you look ill and are found to have a fever of 100\xb0 F or more and are suffering from a severe headache, weakness, pallid skin and a rash.How safe is flying by plane? - BBC What's New
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