Nov 10, 2009

A temporary cure for fear of flying...

People, I think I found a temporary cure for fear of flying.....fly business!! In the past 15 years, right after I quit my airline job as an air hostess, I was horrified of flying, and I still am.
But I have to say, I had a small pleasant break from this fear....
It just happened that I had to fly to Paris a few weeks ago, and my dream came true - I was finally upgraded to the business class!!
For the first time in my life, I was not cooped up like a sardine, my legs were stretched and then some :-). The chair became flat as a bed, I was offered some goodies like socks, eye mask and more. I chose the eye mask, covered myself with a blanket and WENT TO SLEEP!!!
I woke up when the captain announced we were 30 minutes before landing and that we needed to get our seats back to the upright position!! WOW!!! I cannot even begin to describe my feeling...I had 30 minutes I could use to feel terrified, but "decided" i will not ruin the sublime feeling that I slept through the whole flight...
The experience was SO amazing that When I returned from Paris to my home land, i actually bought a seat in business class (for additional 300$), as I couldnt even imagine myself crammed and scared in the back...

Bottom line, yes its more expensive but hey - it was WORTH THE MONEY AND THE EXPERIENCE.

What does it mean though with regard to our fear of flying? Perhaps some part of it we can attribute to the uncomfortable feeling of being cooped up in economy class with no place to move and our freedom and personal space compromised.

Conclusion - I have to be rich if I want to control my fear of flying...

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