Coping Strategies

Techniques for managing flying anxiety before and during your journey. Articles cover breathing exercises, relaxation methods, self-hypnosis, handling panic attacks and dealing with airport situations.

A Useful Checklist for Those About to Travel by Air

Go through this checklist before your flight to avoid forgotten documents, security delays, and other travel mishaps.

Alternatives to Flying

Travel without flying by train, ferry, or car to explore the UK and Europe at your own pace.

Avoiding Queues and Crowds

Long queues at airports can make flying worse for anxious travellers, here's what causes delays and how to manage them.

Cognitive Coping Strategies

Cognitive coping strategies help people with phobias by identifying anxiety triggers and restructuring negative thought patterns with a therapist's guidance.

Coping with Airport Delays

Practical ways to manage stress and stay calm when your flight gets delayed at the airport.

Coping with Take-Off and Landing on a Flight

Why take-off and landing trigger fear in some flyers and what you can do to manage it.

How Airlines Can Help with the Fear of Flying

Airlines can reduce passenger anxiety by offering relaxation courses, allowing extra check-in time, and breaking down flight procedures into manageable steps.

Learn How Aeroplanes Fly

Understanding how planes work and stay airborne can help ease flight anxiety and build confidence in air travel.

Managing a Panic Attack

Learn practical steps to manage panic attacks, from recognising early warning signs to using breathing techniques when anxiety starts building.

Relaxation Techniques for Phobias

Learn practical relaxation methods like meditation and massage to manage phobia symptoms and reduce stress in everyday life.

Things to Do When Travelling by Air

Make long flights more productive with reading, in-flight magazines, writing, and other activities to pass the time at 35,000 feet.

Travelling Safely with Children

Help your family fly with less stress by preparing kids for travel and managing anxiety during flights.

Using Breathing Techniques for Phobias

Deep breathing exercises can help calm your nervous system during anxiety and panic attacks by slowing your heart rate and refocusing your mind.

Using Self-Hypnosis to Reduce Fear

Self-hypnosis uses relaxation and positive thinking to help you manage fear and phobias without expensive therapy sessions.

Why Alcohol Is a No-No

Alcohol won't help your fear of flying and can actually make things worse at the airport and in the air.