Northbeach: Thanks for another highly informative and deeply reassuring post. Your perspective is greatly appreciated. I probably will end up taking a fear of flying course at some point.
G SXTY: Point taken about the AF crash. I suppose it was a case of the proverbial holes in the swiss cheese just happening to line up.
Rush2112: I guess that explains why many of my landings in Singapore have been among the most turbulent. A few years ago flying from BKK to Singapore with Tiger there were genuine screams of terror on a couple of bumps - and not just from me
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Thanks again everyone. I feel much more relaxed already.