Have flight attendants fear of flying?

Put yourself nervous in an airplane is something completely normal, is not every day that we do and some people who more or less spend some moment of tension during take-off or landing and more when there is turbulence, some passengers have a genuine fear when they need of flying. But what is not so normal is that there are those who have a profession floor plane, as in the case of flight attendants, they also feel fear during flights.

According to what he could check the search engine flights and hotels, www.jetcost.pt one in six flight attendants, recognize fear Durantes flights. Many of them even suffer nightmares and others go so far as to take alcohol to be able to calm during the journeys.

The team did a survey of Cheap 388 stewardess, maiores de 18 years and have had the same kind of work for at least 12 months and who have had the opportunity to make paths either short or long distance. First of all respondents were asked if they were afraid of flying, with most (85%) stated they felt safe during journeys. Os restantes, I mean, one in six (15%) acknowledged fear of flying.

To all those flight attendants who recognized afraid in airplanes, during flights was asked what symptoms of nervous or even terrified had experienced and almost half of them (49%) He said he suffered nightmares before climbing a plane, 1/4, (25%) He felt stomach pains and 17% felt "anxiety, chest pain and / or tachycardia ", including taking 8% He stated that he felt "panic attacks". Além disso, 1/3, (32%) the flight attendants who confessed to being afraid, He said that at the time of take-off or landing liked having someone to hold her hand.

When asked "what tricks" they arranjavam to control the fears and nerves, these were the responses "more popular":
1. Having positive thoughts: 74%.
2. Distract yourself thinking about other things: 65%.
3. Drinking alcohol: 10%.
4. Dress with colleagues or with passengers: 9%.