Should I fear a flight over the Atlantic?

The riskiest part of flying is driving to the airport. But there are worries: Have I packed everything I need? Will I get to the airport with sufficient time? Am I nervous sitting next to someone I don't know? Do I have something to keep me from being bored before and during the flight? Will I be comfortable? read more

You have nothing to fear regardless of what or where you are flying over! I know nervous flyers always get fed the line about standing more chance of being in an accident getting to/ from the airport but that doesn’t help deal with the underlaying reason for being fearful. read more

You're actually in luck over the Atlantic. Your flight generally is no more than two hours away from land. Take a look at the flight path sometime. From New York City to London, for instance, you go up the east coast, cross Eastern Canada, head over Greenland, and then over Ireland and the British Isles, etc. read more

On August 24, 2001, an Airbus 330-200 flight of Air Transat flight 235 with 300 people flying from Toronto (Canada) to Lisbon in Portugal encountered a significant fuel leak, when the aircraft was over the Atlantic Ocean. read more