“According to a British Airways survey, one in four people in the UAE has a fear of flying.
An extreme case is that of British boy Joe Thompson, 12, who was stranded in Abu Dhabi for nearly two years because of his fear of flying.”
Fear of flying is an extremely common fear that many people struggle with, despite the statistics.
This article from Gulf News looks at how Hypnotherapy and hypnosis have helped residents in Dubai and the UAE conquer a fear of flying for good:
“ABU DHABI Statistics say you are far safer in the skies than on the roads. Motorcycling is 3,000 times deadlier than air travel and travelling in a car is 100 times more dangerous than flying, but those with aviophobia - an extreme fear of flying - avoid it like the plague.
According to a British Airways survey, one in four people in the UAE has a fear of flying.
An extreme case is that of British boy Joe Thompson, 12, who was stranded in Abu Dhabi for nearly two years because of his fear of flying.
After he refused to board a plane on four occasions, his parents had to eventually seek the help of a hypnotherapist who accompanied him during the flight back home in 2013.