I would much rather fly for five hours than drive for five hours and the safety difference is off the charts in favor of flying..I have flown all over the world including choppers in Viet Nam and still have no problem flying..These days I can't say I enjoy flying because of the added secruity measures and many airlines packing people in coach anyway like sardines, but it is still better than driving by a long shot..
Bigbet, you have nothing to worry about, just get on the plane and try your best to relax. Try to remember there are over 90,000 commercial flights everyday worldwide and none of them are apt to crash. When compared against all other modes of transport on a fatality per mile basis air transport is the safest — six times safer than traveling by car and twice as safe as railroad travel..
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