Reason has remarkably little effect on fear of flying, and nothing illustrates this better than looking at the statistics. M.I.T. professor of statistics Arnold Barnett tells us that only 1 in 45 ...

Fear of flying, also known as aerophobia, is pretty common. “About 13% of the population has an extreme fear of flying, and about 3.5% of people fear flying to the point of having a full-blown ...

Having a fear of flying is perfectly normal. In fact, 25 million Americans are believed to have a fear of flying. But it can have a significant negative impact on how you live your life. Luckily a ...

For millions of people, air travel is a routine part of life. But for others, the thought of stepping onto a plane sparks intense anxiety or even panic. Known as aerophobia — or more simply, fear of ...

Here's the thing: up to 40 percent of the population of industrialized countries experiences fear of flying, yet in 2024, airlines transported 5 billion passengers on over 40 million flights. That ...

Back in March, Jennifer Aniston shared a personal struggle with Travel + Leisure. “I have an extreme fear of flying,” she confessed. But she’d been working to overcome it. “I have been doing some ...