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5 How many people are afraid of flying? The airline industry is clearly aware of the fear of flying and how it affects the traveling public. Research is somewhat sparse, with one of the most important studies on fear of flying dating back to 1980, when two Boeing researchers found that 18.1% of adults in the U.S. were afraid to fly, and that another 12.6% of adults experienced anxiety when they fly. In short, about one in three adult Americans were afraid to fly. The study was also interesting in that it provided details about why the surveyed adults avoided flying, with only about 6% doing so because they considered flying unsafe. A more recent poll conducted by Newsweek magazine in

1999 found that 50% of the adults surveyed who flew on commercial airlines were frightened at least sometimes. AirSafe.com Fear of Flying Resources How does fear of flying affect people? Every person responds to fear of flying differently. A common reaction is to avoid flying as much as possible. There are a number of celebrities, including John Madden of video game and NFL football fame, who would go out of their way to arrange their personal and professional lives to avoid flying. Once a person with flying anxieties is in the air, physical reactions may be absent or quite noticeable, including the kind of physical reactions associated with a white knuckle flier, such as sweating, rapid heartbeat, rapid breathing, and nausea. Dealing with the stress by seeking answers to common questions about airline safety can have a positive effect on a passenger, but doing things like using drugs or alcohol to deal with stress can lead to a passenger being abusive to other passengers, the cabin crew, or to airline representatives. Photo: Flickr - practicalcures fear.airsafe.com

6 Fear of flying resources The aviation safety and security site AirSafe.com has many fear of flying resources, including links to the resources of the SOAR program, which has a range of products and services, including licensed therapists, ........