As someone that studies human behavior I find that airports are amazing places to watch people's reactions. On a recent flight last week I had time to sit in the airport lounge and observe how different people behave. Some people were obviously excited or happy about being at the airport, the vast majority of people looked calm & relaxed which was possibly also enhanced by the fact that it was 5am. And then there were the people that looked anxious or scared. On most fights you'll find some people that feel nervous or scared, however generally the majority of people are in the category of feeling relaxed, happy or neutral about flying.
The interesting thing for me is that many people with a fear of flying describe their fear of flying as something that is happening to them and because of that it feels outside of their control. If it's the flying that's actually scaring them how come so many people with a fear of flying feel afraid before they're actually in the air flying? Think about it, if it was flying that actually caused the fear they would only be afraid when they were in the air flying! And yet so many people with fear of flying feel afraid before they get to the airplane, some before they get to the airport and some before they have even booked the fight! Now if this applies to your experience this is actually a good thing because it means that it's the thought of flying that scares you. You may have even heard other people say "The thought of flying scares me". And because its the thought of flying that scares you it means that you can overcome the fear. So really the question is whats the difference between people that are scared of flying and people who feel relaxed calm or happy to fly. Once you know what you are looking for for the answer is obvious and straight forward. This is why we are able to help more people over come the fear of flying quickly. Many of the people that come to me to stop the fear of flying have not only be relieved to find this out, they have also been able to overcome fear of flying with ease.