Did you know that the fear of flying, known as aerophobia, is the second biggest fear in the U.S. after public speaking? Are you one of the many people with aerophobia?

Well, you aren’t alone in that category. Despite all the flights our AUIP team takes each year, two of our staffers have serious aerophobia. For one of them, turbulence causes the phobia and for another, it’s people crowded immediately in personal space.

Whatever the cause of your aerophobia, BudgetTravel has a list of 10 Tricks for Conquering Flight Anxiety. The tips suggest things like downloading the Turbcast app to look at turbulence-causing factors and avoiding booze and caffeine during the flight. Read the full story here to learn how to subdue your flying stress.

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