newbie02, in 2010 the number of fatalities on
Britain's roads numbered some 1850. That same year 1115 people died
worldwide in airline accidents (a/c carrying 6 pax or more), and most of these were in countries with much less of a safety culture than in our part of the world. Strangely enough most of us step into our cars without ever thinking about dying in an RTA and yet we get nervous about flying. Relax and enjoy. A drink might help to calm the nerves but as already mentioned don't drink excessively, especially if it's a long flight. My wife was CC for a number of years and she never felt uneasy about flying at any time. She always said that she felt a great deal safer in the air than driving to and from the airport.
I do hope you can relax and enjoy the wonderful experience of flying (once you've battled through the airport experience)!
