With the sheer number of scary stories about airplanes that have been hitting the headlines in the past couple of years, there has never been a time when those with aerophobia have felt more justified. It is all too easy for those who are anxiously inclined to think about all the potential there is for things to go wrong when they choose to fly somewhere.

That being said, the old ‘flying is safer than driving’ statistic still remains true, and horrible as it is to be scared of travelling on a plane, those who avoid it because of their fear are going to miss out on those opportunities that only aviation makes possible.

In this international day and age, it is not unlikely that a fear of flying is going to cause some issues somewhere down the line. The difficulty arises in others being sensitive to this, but also being able to fulfil their own desires.