Frida Ghitis once on plane that made aborted landing , then landed safely . She says fatalities rare but air travel draws primal fear that dangerous flight modes do n't . She says accidents drastically increased the cost of flying ; U.S. spends lavishly on air safety . It 's that air flight commands so much interest . Safety : While relatively safe , will never be completely predictable or 100 % incident free .
Frida Ghitis once on plane that made aborted landing , then landed safely . She says fatalities rare but air travel draws primal fear that dangerous flight modes do n't . She says accidents drastically increased the cost of flying ; U.S. spends lavishly on air safety . Safety : While relatively safe , will never be completely predictable or 100 % incident free .