How safe do you feel about flying? Reviews

I have had a passionate intrest in aviation since I was 7 years old and I took my first flight from Glasgow Intl - Reus (Spain), flying with Brittania Airways. Everything about the flight fanscinated me, and it was, without a doubt the best part of my holiday. As Im still finshing off my education, I can't yet take on a career in ...  Read the complete review

I'm scared of flying well I say flying, I actually mean dying horribly in a plane crash. The dumb part is that for he last 20 years I have travelled all over the world by plane for work and I have never had a bad flight (except one story that actually got me banned from one major airline but that was all my own fault and not ...  Read the complete review

Yes, I totally know what you mean. They seem to want to scare you at the beginning of a flight. I'm a wheelchair user and can't bend my legs that much, planes are not very comfortable for me! And, no airlines will let me sit where there is more space as I cannot physically open the door, should there be a crash! First/business class has so much ...  Read the complete review

It took me 40 years to get on a plane! And if I can do it, truthfully, anyone can! My first trip was to Spain (Alicante) and I was pooing myself, remember this fact, the Pilot wants to get there just as much as you do! I even looked out of the window! Oh my God! I can't even go in a lift, I have to take the stairs. I am going to Florida in 5 weeks ...  Read the complete review

My first flight was at 18! yeah I know I was a late starter. I hated the fact everyone else had except me. Now I've flown numerous times. I hate it though. Why??? Probably because I can't work out how something carrying so many people can fly as light as a bird. Its take off that I HATE! Id prefer to be drugged out of my ...  Read the complete review

O.K... basically in April i flew with Airtours International on a flight from Cardiff to Faro... it wasn't a very pleasant experience let me tell you..... <<<<CARDIFF INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT>>>> Well, Cardiff is a nice little airport with all the good facilities needed. However I wasn't too pleased with the way our ...  Read the complete review

Most of the negative opinions about flying or people's fear of flying, seem to revolve around hi-jacking and security. I'm due to fly for the first time this year and yes I am scared, I know it's irrational and that it's safer than driving or crossing the road but there you go. My fear is not of hi-jacking, I'm afraid that ...  Read the complete review

Go on admit it. we?re not really frightened of flying, its the fear of crashing that affects us all, this feeling on unease can become more pronounced on long haul flights particularly as there is more time to think about such events thus convincing yourself that flying is not for you ....and what the hell are you doing sitting here flying at ...  Read the complete review

I have only indulged in flight very rarely myself. I'm not a great traveller outside England. But if the occasion arose again, I seen no reason why I should feel unsafe. Maybe air traffic control is in difficulties; maybe terrorists would like to create mayhem again. But I shall not *feel* any different about it. After all, what's the ...  Read the complete review

All this talk about Osama Bin Laden and his evil network of fiends. Oh no this isn't my review on terrorism. Righty then we are talking about flying - man are we going to start worrying about every sector in the British industry? Get a grip people flying is still the same now as it was pre- september 11th. I mean why on earth will it ...  Read the complete review

Flying is often ?bad-mouthed? by people because of all the crashes that happen. This can scare people very much, as it did so to my mother. Although, you must think that there is a very large amount of planes in the skies, and crashes have been highlighted a lot more since the September 11th incident, which made people who already had a phobia of ...  Read the complete review

Yes we are cramped and planes are by and large awful but the companies are all rushing to make a profit and a company that sacrifices seats for space looses profits and will perhaps cut safety corners (such as the 8 minute turnarounds they do). Maybe they should build a bigger plane I hear you say but a bigger plane costs more to run and so needs ...  Read the complete review

Later this year I am trtavelling to Grece with my family by plane. However I am having serious doubts whether to go or not. I've only been on a plane once before, I found it terrorfying that time and I'm terrorfyed about going up in one again. I've always been scared of heights and last time I was on a plane I kept fearing the ...  Read the complete review

There is nothing to be afraid of when flying, as an engineer in the profession i know exactly what the companies and aircraft engineers to go through to make sure that flight is as comfortable and safe as possible i fly nearly every day and i love it every day, there is a sense of adventure. There is always a risk when flying but there is a krisk ...  Read the complete review

"Bargain!!" That was the first thought to hit me when me and my mate Phil, snagged ourselves a last minute deal to Orlando; £330 each for two weeks in a 4 star hotel on International Drive during the hot summer months. The sun, the fun, chilling out at poolside with a couple of ice-cold beers watching a bevy of thong-wearing beauties ...  Read the complete review

First of all, lets see why someone wouldn't want to fly: -You could get deep vein thrombosis and drop dead soon after leaving said aircraft -You could get airsick -You could be scared of heights -You may be afraid that your plane might drop out of the sky -You might be hijacked and the plane may even be used as a weapon. ...  Read the complete review

It seems that what people fear about flying ranges from trusting the airline industry and the integrity of the plane, to claustrophobia and being trapped inside the plane to motion sickness and nausea, to heights and the stresses of take-off and landing. The best way to conquer your fears are to: Trust the industry and the fact that trained ...  Read the complete review

The last five major air accidents in casualty numbers have both involved JFK, NY as a destination or departure airport. Either The Big Apple has an exceedingly bad air safety record or someone has a series grudge that the American people are not being told about. Europe?s traveling passenger number has not dropped off significantly at all in ...  Read the complete review

DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) is probably the issue that should be the largest concern amongst air passengers. DVT has been in the news a lot recently, but the risk of actually being affected is very low. It is also knows as ‘Economy Class Syndrome’ for the simple reason that it is developed in cramped areas, with little chance to move ...  Read the complete review

Flying – aaargh! You either love it, or you don’t! Unfortunately, due to the atrocities of the September 11th tragedy, the fear of flying has taken on a whole new meaning. As a result, BA are laying off even more workers, therefore the events of September 11th have affected the lives of even more people. Anyway, that’s ...  Read the complete review