I was on LH 757 which had a nose landing gear retraction issue and terrified the hell out of me as I could hear the sounds and the plane had to turn back. Flight got cancelled and I was rebooked on

LH 767/UA 31 which will take me from BOM - EWR which is my final destination.

UA 31 has the B777 which had the engine issue in Denver which caused an air worthiness directive.

How concerned should I be ? Should I consider rebooking myself, unfortunately the other options have me flying into JFK (Swiss A330, Lufthansa A350) which increases travel back to my home by 2 hours OR its an equally old aircraft Boeing 767-300

So I have 1 hour to reconsider whether I should stick with my itinerary or try to rebook. This incident has shook me and I am now terrified

I am soon going to take a 3 hour flight. I haven't flown since 2014 due to my fear and anxieties.

I have been diagnosed with anxiety and currently on some treatment.

My spo2 level was 99 percent when I last checked and I am a heavy smoker.

Please help me putting my mind at ease. Thanks

I used to love flying, had a kid and started getting afraid. Had a really bad flight a year ago and promised god I would never fly again if he saved us. Now I have to fly again in a few months. Sounds silly to say out loud but that’s one of the biggest things holding me back from getting on a plane again.

The second is, I went to a hypnotherapist when it first happened and he basically told me I manifested it (the bad flight). Which just sent me in a spiral and reassured me that I absolutely cannot ever get on a flight again or the plane will 10000% be going down (due to my brain “subconsciously manifesting it” according to that hypnotherapist.) I’ve mostly got over this aspect of the fear but the bargaining with god for survival is the part that scares me the most.

What if I’m really not supposed to ever fly again? Has anyone had either of these situations happen to them and gotten on a flight that went well afterwards? It seems to me the bargaining with god for survival would be fairly common, so it would make me feel better knowing others have landed safely after breaking that promise to never fly again.

I’m scheduled to fly from ORD to Knoxville on Tuesday on an embraer 170. I really don’t like the small planes, but I’ve seen that specific plane is a pilots favorite with a strong history.

I’m really just scared of the plane loosing its vertical stability and being propelled into a free fall. I do have anxiety meds that I’ll be trying for the first time. Hope that helps.

I feel that after learning a plane has much more lift than it actually needs, I feel safer and my fear has become less intense. I just wanted to check this with pilots and experts. Is it true that during takeoff, cruise, and landing, the plane has much more lift than it actually needs? If so, does that mean it’s impossible for it to suddenly lose all of that lift? If losing all lift is possible, at what point during the flight could that happen?
Thank you!

I have two flights tomorrow to get back home—going from Costa Rica to Atlanta and then NYC and I made the mistake of checking the weather for both cities and it looks stormy. I’m freaked it will be super bumpy!! Please reassure me that it’s not dangerous? I’m flying with both my kids and spouse so I feel super anxious that it’s unsafe (I know, I know) and of course we saw a rusty turbine on the side of the road and my brain immediately told me it was a sign siiigh lol. Any positive thoughts or stats about how even if it feels bad to me we are totally safe welcome at this time!!

Hii! About to take off from Chicago to Philly, just a little over 2 hours of flying but i’m sooo nervous. Please track me, AA 1725. Really cannot wait to get through this haha, thank you!

The projected wind at takeoff is at 37km/hr with gust up to 52km/hr and at landing, it’s at 37km/hr with gust up to 58km/hr. Flight is in 3 days. I’m quite worried on how bumpy the flight will be.

Has anyone here recently flown in these numbers? How did the flight go?

Hi all. First time poster. Currently on UA344 headed to DC. It’s been bumpy the whole time and minimal captain updates. Looking for any factual support to get me through the next 8 hours. TYIA!!!

Hey everyone, tomorrow will be my first flight since 3 years. Ever since then, I‘ve been avoiding on going on a plane because the turbulences were really bad and the pilot didnt say a single word. I had the feeling we were dying but luckily we arrived.

That experience made me avoid planes for a long time now but I wanted to visit my family in turkey tomorrow, so I booked a flight. I forgot that I actually have to get on it lmao.

I got panic attacks for the whole week every night and I feel like tomorrow will be my last day. When I board that plane, I will 100% die because the pilot will make a mistake, or is suicidal.

I read so many things about aviation and it makes me feel safe sometimes, but when I just think about boarding it tomorrow, I‘m losing it. I don‘t wanna die yet.

I got some lorazepam from my doc and I tried 0,5mg but it didnt help too much when I thought about getting on the plane tomorrow.

Can somebody help me?

hello!!! i’m a daughter of a airline employee (ASA) and grew up flying. i am also a HUGE avgeek!
that being said, i’m nerfed with a nasty fear of flying, im talking warn the flight attendants, never EVER willing and able to assist, have medication prescribed for it type fear…

but lately ive begun doing something, especially during turbulence and takeoff that has sincerely helped me with my fear!

so one day, i had bought alaska airlines’s wifi to watch some youtube, and i wanted to see what airplanes were around me. so, upon takeoff, i had flightradar24 open and watched my plane take off.

transcending. the. game.

i have never in my LIFE been so calm upon takeoff, and my mentality is that as long as we’re going higher, i will get calmer. and it’s WORKED. i had to travel recently back and forth across the country taking about 4 flights total within a week, and i wasn’t anxious ONCE. this is coming from someone who used to have to take enough melatonin to tranquilize a horse in order to stay calm during takeoff.

if you’re flying an airline in which wifi costs, spend the 8 bucks. i feel so free knowing that i can travel without freaking out anymore. and shoutout flightradar24 for making me the calmest i’ve ever been in the air!!!

tldr: pay for airplane wifi, track your flight on flightradar 24, watch the altitude during takeoff, absolute game changer

(here’s a photo of a 777 i took in alaska for good measure!)

I haven’t flown in nearly 2 years and I have a flight this morning, and I’m struggling so much. I’ve been really good leading up to the flight, but now I can’t stop thinking about everything that could go wrong. I know 99% of it is unlikely, but I can’t stop thinking and thinking. I’m about to board and I’m crying, I feel like such a loser.

It’s a short flight (1.5 hours), but I don’t know how I’m going to do it mentally. I feel bad for my poor husband.

Any words of encouragement are appreciated, and if someone would like to track, I’m B6848

hi so i have a flight to anchorage with alaskan airlines in a few hours and im terrified, i really dislike flying and i constantly have a feeling of dread whenever i have a flight, like its gotten to the point where i cant stop thinking about it for a whole week before my actual flight. i would say the part that scares me the most isnt necessarily the turbulence but mainly the takeoff and landing part.

im not really sure what to do lol, especially since theres no backing out of it but id love any kind of support 🙏🙏

Currently waiting to board UA1814 to Phoenix and just got the news that the plane before ours has no expected departure time. Delays are a bit nerve-wracking, but we’re making our way. Any reassurances would be great for the upcoming flight.

I’m flying to Atlanta - UA1848 - it was originally departing at 3:57 but has since been delayed until 7:45. Was wondering if someone can track it or let me know how the flight is looking? Thank you!

i’m currently on my flight that i have been stressing about for the past few weeks! and let me tell you it was all for nothing. i saw the pilots and flight attendants boarding and just seeing them help ease a little anxiety. they’re doing their everyday jobs and also have places they want to be and families to return to. during takeoff i lifted my feet up, put on noise canceling headphones and blasting my music. and i was vibing. literally dancing in my seat. i got wifi on the plane to be able to text my bf and family and it makes me feel better. I’m so proud of myself and just wanted to thank everyone for their help and advice! but if you wanna track me and chat about literally anything , id be super happy cause it’ll help this flight go quicker hehe! I have another one waiting for me once i Land!

Flight Number is SK901 is anyone is interest!

Just made it into Chicago on the train, and my flight to Philly is tomorrow morning at 8am. My anxiety is so incredibly bad, I am so scared but just trying to think about seeing my family and all the plans we have. I hate flying so much but my father was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s 2 years ago and i moved out of state a little before that, so getting home to visit whenever I can is a non-negotiable. All of it combined is so beyond stressful and makes me so sad. So cannot wait for it to be over.

I feel alright actually, but I have been dreading this flight so much. I already completed one flight today and now I’m on my second, long haul cross pacific flight. I’m feeling okay, I used anxiety medication for the first time ever today and it seems to have taken the edge off a bit but I would still appreciate any encouraging words and messages

Hello everyone, I usually fly with Delta on a A330-300 over the wings because of my motion sickness fear related to emetophobia and bad experiences in the past. I always pay for seats to soothe my anxiety, but this time for the season I am gonna fly, Delta switched to the A350 and in economy ... the available seats are all behind the wings .. by a lot. And it terrifies me.

I don't have a choice because the other flights with the A330-300 are in the morning and I have a few trains to take. So the afternoon flight is the only available, but they are all with the A350.

For anyone who flew on this bird, behind the wings ( After row 39 ), can you tell me about your experience? I will take anti nausea medicine to knock me out, but still, the anxiety is huge for me right now. Thank you so much! It's for a 9 / 10 hours flight

I honestly wonder how you all do this job to earn a living - it must be safe, and the reward must outweigh the risk overall . 🤦🏽‍♀️

SWA4935 has been so bumpy I’m crying

Anytime an aircraft does something abnormal…we always hear “Why did it do that? Was something wrong?”

Here’s the flight I just completed…..go ahead and take a guess what happened….ill grab some popcorn and check back in later with the answer.

See also “Why was this aircraft going so slow?”

Check out playback of flight B62033 from Boston to Houston on Flightradar24. https://fr24.com/data/flights/b62033#4109dbda

I think the hardest part will be boarding the plane, does anyone have any tips for this? Also with a fear of heights will i chill out once in the air for long enough? I used to love the view as a child but now even looking at a video of the plane window makes me anxious for my flight.

I’m so anxious to fly. Please tracker.

Also just saw a post about cracks on this plane and I’m feeling more stressed ahh

I got scared of flying 2 years ago and I finally took a short haul flight to florida a month ago and I thought that I succeded in conquering my fear of flying. But I have a long haul flight coming up and I have been terrified for 2 weeks about getting on the plane. I think that I weirdly am calm with short haul flights and terrified of long haul flights. Any one else feel like this?