madrid plane crash-so terrible.

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link here.

so scary isn't it? people more than likely heading off on their holidays. lets hope that many people have survived.

Cannot bear to think about this too much. Particularly the children and babies.

Heartbreaking.

God, MABS, awful.... How do you know it's the same plane?

I never really though too much about flying until I had the DC. Then I had such a panic that I was unable to fly for years, until I realised that I was stopping my children from ever going in an aeroplane.

I had made DH drive us all over Europe for our hols, but 3 years ago I forced myself to fly with another family. I was dosed up on Diazepam and still broke out in a sweat and panicky.

Since then I have managed to fly once a year for our summer hols, and it doesnt get any easier. As soon as I book the flights I have awful panics right up until we go.

My DH takes about 4 flights a week, and has told me so many times its safer than driving but nothing makes me feel any better. We arrived back last week, and I am relieved that I don't have to consider it for another year.

forevercleaning, I also was happy to fly until I had my children. Now I can't stand it!

why is it though? Is it fear that we are not in control of what happens to them or what???

I'm terrified that something bad will happen to the children and it will be my fault because I made them get on a plane!!!

yes i totally agree, that exactly how I feel.

By the way, I still have to be doped up on Diazepam to get on that plane. I have to sit on the aisle seat and not look up from my paper from start to finish except to slurp my coffee! On the way back this time I stupidly agreed to try the middle seat of a row of 3 and every time I glanced up I had that awful emergency procedures thingy stuck to the headrest of the seat infront. At least in the aisle you can look elsewhere!

You are brave - I haven't flown for about 2 years - I just can't do it. So holidays are confined to France, Belgium and Holland!

My parents are taking Tink to Malta in October. I feel sorry for Mum, there is always more plane crashes before she goes anywhere or when I used to go to Canada when I was little.

She didn't like the idea of flying but she is terrified of water, so when they went on honeymoon (IoM I think) she agreed to fly. The same plane was one of the famous crashes on it's next flight! She was begging to go back by ferry.

So sad... my Dad and his family are Spanish (but not from Madrid) so close to home for me

it really is the safest way of travelling tho. Dinny - dh is a flight trainer so was able to check the aircraft registration.

I have a fear of flying, but it has gotten worse since I had DD. The idea of something bad happening and not being able to do anything to help her terrifies me.

I watch Air Crash Investigation / Seconds from Diaster and found (oddly) that it makes me feel a little better about flying, the things that they have learnt to make flying safer (tcas etc) sort of reassures me.

I did cry watching one though, it was about a crash in the 80's I think, and they knew there was a problem with the plane and were going to have to crash land, at the time the recommendations for babies was for the parents to sit in the brace position and hold them down on the floor, and when the crash happened, several children were simply pulled away from their parents due to the force. One of the air stewardesses was talking in the documentary and she was saying how terrible she felt afterwards as a mother (who lost her son) confronted her about the advice. I found that really upsetting. The air-stewardess went on to campaign for better methods for children/babies, including special belts.

For me, going on holiday this summer was a litmus test and I don't think the holiday, lovely though it was, was worth the terror I felt on the flight.
so will stick to holidays by train/car from now on, just can't stand flying!

only heard about this yesterday morning... on our way to Barcelona airport to fly home. All through the flight, particularly on take-off, I kept thinking of all the poor people who had got on the plane excited about their holiday, there for the grace of God etc etc. How for their families

did anybody read this about a passenger wanting to get off the flight but not being allowed
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I've been on a Span Air flight and have never been so scared. This was 15 years ago and the planes were held together by sellotape and chewing gum then. As we were coming in to land not one person spoke, the fear was unbelievable - we did actually think we were going to end up in the Clyde at one point.

Those poor people and the families, knowing your loved one had died like that.

yes, I read about the passengers wanting to get off after first attempt at take-off. How awful. On the other hand, read about people who missed the flight by minutes and at the time had been really cross that they weren't allowed on. Bet they're glad now. Works both ways I guess.

yes, I read about the passengers wanting to get off after first attempt at take-off. How awful. On the other hand, read about people who missed the flight by minutes and at the time had been really cross that they weren't allowed on. Bet they're glad now. Works both ways I guess.

My DH, before we married and went on our honeymoon, had only been on a plane once, he flew to Bulgaria about 15 years ago and his family still talk about the state of the plane they were in - wire hanging loose, wires looking like they were frozen etc.

I remember the time I was on a flight (home I think) and all the electrics cut out on the plane. I sobbed - I was convinced something terrible was going to happen

This crash happened whilst we were in Portugal last week. We saw it on the news over there and TBH I was a bit worried about our return journey from the point of view that the DC had seen it on the news too.

As it was they didn't seem to think about it when we were on the plane.

OTOH I found myself imagining how awful it must have been for those on board when they realised what was happening. I sat on the plane holding the childrens hands as we took off/landed and thought of those families involved