BA to hold ‘nervous flyers’ course in Dublin

British Airways is jetting to the aid of nervous flyers later this month. The airline’s pilots and crew members will work specifically with those afraid of plane journeys on a special one-day course in Dublin on 28 March.

British Airways is holding a course for nervous flyers in Dublin later this month. Image by RHL Images / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Irish Independent reports that the ‘Flying with Confidence’ day will specifically deal with misconceptions surrounding such problems as turbulence. Working hand-in-hand with the crew will be a clinical psychologist who will show participants techniques on how to relax during flights.

The course includes a flight where the airline personnel explains how the plane actually flies. BA says that one in four people have some sort of a flying fear while 10% have an actual phobia.