Letters to the Editor
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How many people honestly still have a fear of flying
I have to admit that about 8 years ago I wound up sitting next to a good old hillbilly who freely admitted he had never been on a plane before. But he had one of those fake binocular flasks and was sipping brown liquor. So he wasn't askaird atall. And in 96 I sat next to a Dutch girl who pouded down a grubby fist of pills and passed out for the whole ride from CDG to JFK. Her hair was dirty. And on the other side of me, I do believe the old guy might have died, or coughed up a lung or something. And the kid infront of me was autistic and banged his head on the seat and chirped and made odd noises as we flew into a 100kt headwind and the trip took 11 1/2 hours. But no one was afraid. If I could have got my hands on a gun they would have been afraid as we plummeted into the North Atlantic at Mach 1.
But really, are there still people who are afraid to fly?