Hennie, the savfe way to fly internationally is to talke a flight to Toronto or Montreal and connect to your international flight there.
The Canadians still have a good airline security system.
Our country, the good ole USA does not have a functioning airline security system, They have a politically correct system which does NOT work.
So fly domestic to Canada and get your international flight from there.Domestic air travel is still safe inside the USA, but perhaps not for much longer.
NO.
ANY industry which requires CONGRESS to enact legislation that they are no longer, by law, permitted to lock up travellers with no food & water and leave them on the concourse overnight is SAFE. Not to my mind.
The ONLY airline I would ever consider getting on is El Al, and then I will drive to the nearest city they service.
Most Americans fly. Most Americans would consider my views peculiar & paranoid.
Myself, I have NO idea why they'd ever travel on a form of transportation where it is OBVIOUS to me that they are considered to be dispensible chattel. I will NEVER willingly fly on any airline than El Al, EVER.