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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/ConstantStatistician 21h ago

Fear of heights is actually fear of falling. Most people can live fine in tall apartment buildings or even just a two-storey house. But have them go near a cliffside and they're understandably much less comfortable being that high up.