We like to keep an eye on the research around fear of flying. Also, from the many, many years of helping nervous flyers, we have learned a lot.
The first bit of research by Boeing back in the 70's and 80's suggested around 1 in 5. This varies depending on where else you look of course.
According to YouGov 2017, here are the top three reasons people have a fear of flying:
Reads: Technical failure - 68%, Turbulence 61% & Bad Weather 56%. Full report
In our experience, we were surprised to see that the following were missing:
The first bit of research by Boeing back in the 70's and 80's suggested around 1 in 5. This varies depending on where else you look of course.
According to YouGov 2017, here are the top three reasons people have a fear of flying:
Reads: Technical failure - 68%, Turbulence 61% & Bad Weather 56%. Full report
In our experience, we were surprised to see that the following were missing:
- Lack of control
- Claustrophobia
- Terrorism (it is mentioned above but not as much as we would have expected)
Take care,
lovefly team
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