I like flying so that when I land I can go onto flyertalk and complain about it!

Just kidding.

It is the adventure of it all. Going to new and exciting places, people watching at the airport and getting to see all the aircraft close up.

Because we can.




(Actually, I have a vague suspicion that the secondary reason I have for plane trips seeming so special - the first being that I love new places - is that I'm actually quite scared. I've read that a passion for peanut butter - I'm guilty of that too, btw - can be inspired by a slight intolerance. The body becomes addicted to the hormones released when it's consumed. I wonder if being in a plane is a bit like that for me. I am terrified of enclosed spaces. planes aren't that small but they are high and difficult to leave in a hurry. Adrenalin rush, maybe?)

- I wish I could fly right up to the sky but I can't

- You can

- I can't

I love take-offs and landings. Even though I'm no pilot, I can appreciate the skill and professionalism that it takes to fly the jet, and those two events, I think showcase the pilot's skill the most. Well, also crises, but I don't really like those - too scary! I also love seeing new people and new places, so I love travel in general. Unfortunately, all the discomfort of being crammed into too-small seats in too-dry air pretty much ruins all the fun for me anymore. I hate flying as much as I love travelling. If I could, I'd beam over to wherever I needed to be.

I get to the airport early always, because I love flying, but I don't like the hurrying. It doesn't always work of course -- unexpected delays, close connections, etc. -- but it's a great feeling to relax before you get on a plane and watch the planes take off and land through the window and to know that you will be on a plane like that shortly.

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Flying is not anymore fascinating, because I have every year about 200 flights for business.

I fly to get to work. I fly to get to interesting destinations around the world to experience new places, people, cultures, etc.

On it's own, I do not inherently enjoy being enclosed inside a metal tube hurtling through space at high speed, jammed in with hundreds of other people, unable to move around or leave when I want to.

Perhaps some enjoy the simple act of flying but, in today's environment, I can't understand why. After 2000+ flights and 2 million miles, there's no excitement in it.

I no longer enjoy flying domestically here in the US but I still enjoy international travel quite a bit. ^

For me it's:

- The thrust that pushes you back in your seat when you start to power down the runway

- Landing somewhere totally new where you've got no idea how things work or how things are done

- The weird feeling inside you when you're walking around airports, even on business it feels like a bit of an adventure

- Occasionally because it's the quickest way to get to someone close to you

And I wholeheartedly agree with everyone that has said they like looking at the departure boards in international hubs with all kinds of destinations listed and thinking "hmm, I could actually go there right now!"

Don't like the landing - but like the bit once you feel the thrusters ease when you know that you've landed safely