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Health and happiness!
My family will be flying for the first time in approx. 2 weeks. We are booked with Continental and will leave PWM for EWR on a Dash 8 Q400 and then EWR to MCO on a Boeing 757. I was nervous initially but felt that I could control my fears. However, now that the Dash 8 crashed Thursday night I am absolutely terrified to board this plane. Any advice from experienced travellers would be so appreciated?
First off welcome to Flyertalk.
Please don't be afraid & go ahead & take your trip. You are far more likely to be involved in an accident on the way to the airport or in your day to day routines than to have anything happen on that airplane. I wish it were possible to fly with you. Also please introduce yourself to the crew & perhaps meet the Capt before the flight & let him or her show you the cockpit & explain how things work.
I recently had an experence with a friends daughter was very afraid of flying. I was able to get her to the airport early & get her hooked up with a great Capt who let her set in the cockpit & explained everything to her. When she flew she had a great trip^