I’m not going to insult your intelligence by implying that accidents do not happen. We all know they do. But, when I tell you that flying is safe, I do so with confidence. Firstly, I would like to share with you some statistics from the very informative The Flying Book: Everything You’ve Ever Wondered About [...]
Scared of Flying? Let’s Put Things in Perspective
Filed Under: Understanding Flying Tagged With: Accidents, Aircraft, Airline, Aviation, Fear of Flying, Fixed-wing aircraft, Scared of Flying, Statistics, Travel, United States
The Fear of Flying: What is a Rejected Take-Off
Many people’s fear of flying stems from a previous bad experience whilst flying. I had an email conversation with a reader yesterday. This person had not been on a plane for 12 years due to what she described as an emergency on her last flight. Naturally, I wanted to hear the details to enable me [...]
Filed Under: Understanding Flying Tagged With: Aircraft, Aviation, Emergency, Fear of Flying, Rejected Take-Off, Runway, Travel
Why Do We Do the Safety Briefing?
A question on many people’s lips when asking about the fear of flying is ‘why do we do the safety briefing if flying is supposedly so safe?’ The answer is this. The whole airline industry works to a ‘just in case’ rule. Everything that we do as a team all boils down to this one [...]
Filed Under: Flight Attendants Tagged With: Aircraft, Airline, Fear of Flying, Flight, Preparation, Safety Briefing, Travel
Fear of Flying With Low-Cost Airlines
Many people I have spoken to during my time as a flight attendant have mentioned a fear of flying with low-cost airlines. When I ask them why, the answer is normally always the same; Low-Cost means poor safety (or maintenance). So, I’m here to blow this myth out of the water, and ensure that flying [...]
Filed Under: Low-Cost Airlines Tagged With: Air Southwest, Airline, Civil Aviation Authority, EasyJet, Fear of Flying, Federal Aviation Administration, Low-cost carrier, Travel, UK
