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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A physician who writes about challenges with navigating healthcare. Aviophobia, or an intense fear of flying, is a clinically ...

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 ...

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 ...

I hate to fly. I work myself up into a nervous wreck when I step on a plane. I can't relax during the entire flight. What can I do to calm myself down? First, let's define fear of flying. I argue that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Back in March, Jennifer Aniston shared a personal struggle with Travel + Leisure. “I have an extreme fear of flying,” she ...

The country star is nominated at the 2026 Grammy Awards Lukas Nelson/Instagram Lukas Nelson tells PEOPLE about how he overcome his fear of flying to become a pilot The star says he had "anxiety" ...

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 ...