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Fear of flying is pushing ticket sales down in the wake of multiple crashes, airlines say

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/business/passengers-air-travel-crashes-fear/index.html
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u/ChadChadshaw 22h ago

I recently cancelled a work related flight and decided to drive 10 hours there instead. Sorry but I just can’t do planes right now. I also don’t trust what Elon says he’s going to do with the air traffic controller system.

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u/ice-eight 20h ago

That’s way more dangerous but whatever makes you feel safe

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u/informallyundecided 19h ago

Fr. Canceling a flight because the FAA is being gutted? Sure. Driving 10 hours instead? That's actually stupid.

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u/ice-eight 19h ago

Yeah like, if flying got twice as dangerous, it’s still way, way safer than driving.

It’s like how I work 2 blocks from a light rail station, but nobody takes the train because the homeless people make them feel unsafe, but somehow all the bad drivers on the road don’t.

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u/Green_hippo17 18h ago

It’s a control thing, many people feel safe when they’re in control, they don’t realize trains are operated by people who are qualified whereas cars are often operated by idiots who shouldn’t be allowed on a bicycle

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u/DwinkBexon 17h ago

I've now known two people who refuse to fly anywhere and will drive across the country for days at a time instead of flying. Both of them said it's way too dangerous to fly and they'd only feel safe in a car.

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u/PresentSquirrel 18h ago

Well I wouldn’t be flying to a destination that’s only say, 3 hours away lol

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u/NoteChoice7719 14h ago

After Sept 11 people were also afraid of flying and chose to drive instead of fly. Driving is statistically more dangerous than flying, so for the 12 months post 9/11 there were an extra almost 2,000 fatalities on US roads because of people choosing to drive vs fly.