I had a nightmare about flying last night
. I have been flying long haul since I was about 1, and I LOVE flying, always have. We are flying Jet Airways (which is not one of the higher starred airlines) in the summer - horrible semi-dream about having to jump out of plane over sea, with child merely clinging on, and which of me or dh was going to have to take 2 kids and who would take 1, and not being able to bear being parted from any of them knowing I would never see them again...
I do keep thinking of how many of those people on the plane would have had parents alive. A shocking death out of the blue is very hard to bear, but not being able to have a funeral or properly grieve must be in another league. I think that's partly why it's so easy to get drawn into - intense suspense, mystery, emotion. I think if I were a family member, I would be glad of the all the interest - it makes it more significant somehow and also hopefully puts more pressure on finding the plane.