“I’ve flown to Europe a few times, and whenever that thought crosses my mind, I just think about how many times I risk my life every day by getting into an automobile.”
Yes, I agree - we could all be killed in cars or drop dead sitting on the sofa at home. However, when I am in a plane, it makes me VERY uneasy to know that I can’t pull over to the side of the road, or get out of that thing alive if something goes wrong. Then, when I hear things about poor maintenance, advice given to airlines to replace things that they don’t, and just the idea that they let computers control so much on a plane, I get angry and scared. Computers are great - when they work. Very frightening scenarios happening recently with Airbus...
I agree. I’ve never been afraid to fly, but I’m making another hop across the pond in a couple of weeks. In light of recent events, I’m beginning to be a little nervous...