Frida Ghitis once on flight that made aborted landing , then landed safely . She says fatalities rare but air travel draws primal fear that dangerous travel modes do n't . The 9/11 attackers , who used passenger aircrafts as weapons produced such a strong reaction that they drastically changed the flying experience and the cost of flying . She says 9/11 drastically changed the cost of flying ; U.S. spends lavishly on air safety . Comment: While relatively safe , will never be completely predictable or 100 % incident free .
Frida Ghitis once on flight that made aborted landing , then landed safely . She says fatalities rare but air travel draws primal fear that dangerous travel modes do n't . She says 9/11 drastically changed the cost of flying ; U.S. spends lavishly on air safety . Comment: While relatively safe , will never be completely predictable or 100 % incident free .