Fear of flying is quite common. As many as one in four people are thought to have it, or at least suffer a feeling of unease. It's clinically an issue for only about 10% of them though, in which case ...

"Some of the flying scenes were 40, 50 miles per hour, 60 feet up in the air, so it had me, um, a little, little ... all right, I was scared," he admitted in an interview with CNN. "I can say that.

Getty A 16-year-old boy who had been traveling alone for the ... he immediately texted his family about what happened. "I could feel the fear in the text messages. I could feel how scared he ...

If you live with aerophobia—aka the fear of flying—you are far from alone. According to 2024 data, some 25 million Americans fear flying to some degree, which can interfere with travel plans ...

One in six of us suffers from a fear of flying and, like any anxiety, it can be debilitating. Depending on its severity, this phobia can make holiday plans problematic, or even put people off ...

STADIUM, WHICH HAS ALSO SPARKED CONTROVERSY. FIVE ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH THIS MORNING, THE FEAR OF FLYING NEARLY 25 MILLION AMERICANS STRUGGLE WITH IT. FOR SOME OF THEM, JUST STEPPING INTO AN ...

That is, unless you have an actual fear of flying, known as aviophobia. People with aviophobia have a deep-rooted, continual fear of flying that’s much more than a fleeting feeling of uneasiness.

“Flying is stressful. Over 25 million Americans indicate that they have some level of fear around flying, so it is quite common,” explained Dr. Susan Albers, a psychologist for Cleveland Clinic.