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By Bill McGee, special for USA TODAY
On the one hand, commercial aviation remains the safest mode of transportation in this country. Yet millions of people-perhaps about 15% of the population, according to a recent poll-remain afraid to board an airplane.
When I last wrote about this topic in 2004, 9/11 was still fresh in many travelers’ minds. I detailed a variety of remedies, ranging from self-help courses to books and videos. And of course I provided statistical evidence in an appeal to logic. But I may not have adequately addressed just how real such fears can be to those who suffer from aerophobia.
Like many others who have urged their fellow travelers to book a flight, I’ve come to see that logic is not enough to assuage such very real concerns.
Copyright 2009 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Co. Inc.
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