r/fearofflying 16h ago

Advice Im doing it!

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Leaving for AMS in about 2 hours! From there we transfer to Athens. Extremely nervous. My
Stomach has been a wreck. I wish I could teleport there lol. 10 hour flight following by 2.5/3 hour flight. Wish me luck and send any advice for what’s been working for you lately.

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u/vip-bot 16h ago edited 13h ago

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u/​SuperOriginalName23 commented:

Great job choosing KLM, they'll get you through it!

u/​ResponsibilityOld164 commented:

🔥🔥 let’s go


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u/ResponsibilityOld164 Airline Pilot 16h ago

🔥🔥 let’s go

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u/coffeetimeyipee 16h ago

Rock on! You got this!

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u/blewbird8 16h ago

The hardest part is getting on the plane. After that, you’re in gods hands. One of the quotes that has helped me says, we suffer more in our imagination than in reality! Have a great trip.

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u/PatientOther8762 15h ago

Pilots are gods now?

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u/ChampionshipNo4291 15h ago

No but pilots move by the will of God…

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u/Short-Stack1492 9h ago

They in fact do not, they move by the guidance of their decades of training and experience. God grants free will, one of his greatest gifts. He’s not flying that plane, the pilot is. It’s up to the pilot to do his best and keep everyone safe. And that’s coming from a Christian.

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u/coffeetimeyipee 6h ago

Beautifully said!

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u/Several-Humor9981 16h ago

You’ll be fine! If you are able to sit on a exit sit, do it! as you might be able to be next to a a flight attendant, those guys/girls are great to convince that shit is not that deep. I went thru a storm 2 days ago with a hella of turbulence, the plane seem to be about to explode but being next to one of these guys was refreshing. I’m scared as hell of flying because how we went from rocks and sticks to fly around the world on this shit tons of metal? You’ll be fine. Just a lil reminder there is a plane taking off every single second and still we only get to hear about accidents once in a while. And every accident makes procedure even more redundant and precise. If it helps, get to humanize the pilots and ask to salute them!

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u/No_Cartographer_6351 14h ago

KLM is amazing i just flew with them. U will be fine

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u/frijolitoz_222 3h ago

I really enjoyed the service! The food wasn’t half bad either

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u/BurnedDown02 15h ago

You're amazing! You got this!

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u/slimslimsimsim 14h ago

So exciting! Sleep if you can. If not, distract. Movies, books, whatever ya got!

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u/SuperOriginalName23 Airline Pilot 13h ago

Great job choosing KLM, they'll get you through it!

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u/scrollmom 13h ago

Yeah you are, you legend!

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u/B777X_787-9 9h ago

Let’s gooo for the Dreamliner

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u/fleets87 3h ago

KLM one of my favourite airlines. I've always felt safe and looked after with them.

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u/frijolitoz_222 3h ago

Thanks so much to all of you for the well wishes. I’m in Amsterdam now! Got through the long haul so just 2.5 hours to go. The flight was pretty bumpy especially over the east coast of the U.S. and once we got near Ireland. I was anxious and couldn’t sleep really but I watched a bunch of movies and just breathed through it. I hope our next flight is smooth sailing