Why you shouldn't be scared of flying
Aerophobia, or the fear of flying is one of the most common phobias that people experience.
If you’re petrified of getting on a plane for any reason, read the following 10 facts, which might put your mind at rest.
Statistics
If you’re scared of jumping in a jumbo jet then remember this lifeline statistic: your chances of dying in a plane crash are one in seven million – that’s 19 times safer than in a car, according to research carried out on flight safety by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Fatal plane crashes always make the news but they are the exception rather than the rule. Taking 1990 as a random year as an example, 500 million airline-passengers took more than seven million takeoffs and landings in all kinds of weather conditions and only 39 died in crashes.
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