Are you still willing to fly? After the British terror plot, and the crash in KY my grandmother refuses to get on a plane. I understand her concerns but at the same time, isnt the risk still quite small? So im just wondering if recent events have changed your mind about the safety of flight .
2006-09-06 06:37:15 · 6 answers · asked by darcys_wifey 3 in Travel ➔ Air Travel
No, fly all the time - have 8 flights in the next 2 months - Tomorrow I will be driving from Calif to WA State and have more of a chance to die on that trip -
But it is a fact that the older people get and their time on earth is lessened they begin to be afraid to do things like flying. But statistics will tell you that flying is one of the safest forms of travel. So, unfortunately I don't think your grandmother will fly -
Happy travels! :)
2006-09-06 06:44:37 · answer #1 · answered by Cupcake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to put things in perspective. Airline fears are for the most part completly irrational. Since 911 there have been over 10 million flights take off and land on US soil. There have been fatal events on 3 of them. So even in this high risk time, only 3 of 10 million planes have gone down in the last 5 years. I wonder out of 10 million car trips how many fatal car accidents there were? ALOT more I can assure you of that.
Airline travel is still the safest travel type, and even if we are still hit by terror attacks in the future, the odds of you being a part of one are slim to none. You should worry alot more about that semi- cruising past you on the highway.... thats something to worry about.
2006-09-06 07:15:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To my mind it's the reaction to that plot that's the worst danger, as people are forced to die of dehydration, since they can't take water or anything to drink on planes any more.
In truth, though, she takes a greater risk every time she gets into a car than she does when she steps on a plane, but people's sense of relative risk usually has very little to do with actual risks.
Trains are a much more civilized and pleasant way to travel, anyway (if the trip would be possible by train).
2006-09-06 08:16:31 · answer #3 · answered by tehabwa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am more worried about my luggage being damaged or lost than I am of actually flying. This weekend I am flying to China and the fear of flying has not crossed my mind. Besides the way I see it, I know I am going to die someday, dying in a plane crash would be quick which is the way I want it to be. Rather than a slow, painful death.
2006-09-06 08:10:07 · answer #4 · answered by Kevin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hasn't changed mine. The risk of dieing in an airplane are still much lower than on the ground.
2006-09-06 06:48:41 · answer #5 · answered by Jen R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Still fly all the time
2006-09-06 06:40:56 · answer #6 · answered by dwh12345 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋