Scared of travelling by plane?

Question

hey im 13 and im really scared of travelling in a plane

im going on a 2 and half hour flight to spain from england in three days and i was just wondering what are the chances of it crashing ...

Answer 1

I just did a paper about airplanes today.  I found out that there is a car crash every second and there is a civilian plane crash every month.

Answer 2

huh? hmm sms youve not took a plane for 13 years its very enjoyable before i had that fear but it sems it had not worked out i was able to fight it and one thing i did was to sit on a window seat. read a magzine or any reading material or look outside the airplane check th flaps etc.. look at the clouds and rember its basicaly the safest accordiong to some means of transport

Answer 3

Better chance of getting struck by lightning than dying in a plane crash....

Answer 4

Astronomically small.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) stated that your chances of being killed in a motorcar accident is 1 in 5,000. If you decide to travel by train, your odd of dying due to a train crash is reduced to around 1 in 400,000.  In an airplane, it varies from 1 in 400,000 to 1 in 10,000,000 depending on the reputation of the airlines you are going to travel on.

Answer 5

The drive to and from the airport is the worst.  Just think about this... Southwest airlines flew 10,000 flights with 51 airplanes that had cracks on the surface... lol

Ok: Some Statistics

Chance of crashing: 2-3 commercial crashes per year.

Electronics: There are 3 back ups of all systems

BEST OF ALL: IF BOTH ENGINES FAIL... THE AIRCRAFT CAN GO 300 MILES WITHOUT THEM.

Answer 6

Don't worry, it is totally normal for the first time or multiple times and you sense fear when traveling by plane, only when sitting in this seat, sleeps and not think of anything, let your mind blank and think that everything is going to be Well, what is really going to happen: nothing, everything will be good and you will enjoy your trip.

Greetings and have a lot of fun on your trip!!  ; )

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Answer 7

Thousands and Thousands takeoff and land each day sucessfully.  I think you would be less scared if you knew a little about aviation and how a plane flies.  Just to let you know, if you lose the engines in the plane, you will not fall out of the sky.  I can 100% guarantee you that there will be no problems on your flight and you will have a good time.  On takeoff look out the window and just be glad YOU are not flying the plane..... Best of luck, you will get over it once you understand statistics....Also, here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTW4Fdcoy...

Answer 8

haha, you must have watched too many documentaries on plane crashes, it happened to me too. I took sleeping pills

Answer 9

I would be more worried about the drive to and from the airport.