For me fear of flying is outweighed by the wonders of the world, and all the things I will see. Take the bloody train John!
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Michael of course you are 100% correct. Alas I have been flying since 1970,
we have been to europe more times then I can count (I used to fly for free
when I worked for the Airlines, in the "Good old days")
I never really cared
for the flights over the ocean (we were once on TWA Flt 800) a few years
before the accident.
We still make 5 or 6 jaunts up to NJ yearly and
I am uncomfortable with the uncertainty of the travel.
We never know
when the plane is going to take off......how long it will sit on the runway, or
if it will land within a reasonable length of time.
We have had American
Airlines cancel our flight after 3 hrs and put us on another Airline. Delta delay
us 3hrs on one flight 2 1/2 on another......keep us parked on a runway for
1 1/2 hrs before take off, then on another flight over 1hr parked upon landing
because they didn't have a gate ready.
Any of these repeated
infractions would have cost a station manager his job back in the 1970's.
Today it seems to be accepted as normal.
Seasoned traveler's we ship our clothes and bulky items via Fedex and carry
on cameras and fragile items (along with a generous supply of food & drink)
So we are able to be out of the airport and on our way within minutes of
landing, perhaps one day soon the airlines will get their act together
again.
