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To: Archangelsk
Last time I looked, the number one fear of the flying public is - no big revelation here - terrorism. However, the numbers, in terms of fatalities, show CFIT (controlled flight into terrain) and loss of control as the two largest causes of death during accidents (terrorism, even with 911 accounted for, still ranks near the bottom).

With many people, myself included, the lack of desire to fly has nothing to do with fear. First high prices and then all the stupid and worthless "security", and most especially the extra time involved, have induced many to drive instead, even with the higher gasoline prices. If your flight is an hour, with it taking another hour at each end to get to/from the airport, adding another hour or 2 means that a 4 or 5 hour drive becomes just as about quick, not to mention a whole lot cheaper, and you have your own car to drive when you get to your destination.

71 posted on 04/19/2003 9:39:19 AM PDT by El Gato
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To: El Gato
Internet is cutting down on flying too. I am a consultant and recently I participated in writing a proposal.I was in Dallas, contributors were in Colorado Springs and the DC area. We wrote a splendid proposal using the iternet. Normally we would have to congregate in one spot.
73 posted on 04/19/2003 9:43:45 AM PDT by Charliehorse
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To: El Gato
Those are the regional flights of 400 NM or less. You have to balance that out against longer range flights of 600 - 1000 NM, which take anywhere from 8 - 14 hours of driving. Also, don't blame the airlines for airport security, put the blame on the pinheads in DC who decided to federalize the whole system.
75 posted on 04/19/2003 9:53:48 AM PDT by Archangelsk (Think politically not emotionally.)
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