Another plane 'missing'

Oh no, I hadn't heard this news. Fingers crossed it's just a communications problem.

These plane incidents are truly shocking and very worrying.

They are not sure yet what has happened:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-28460625

Still very worrying though isn't it

Oh dear - let us hope that it has landed somewhere safe.

Personally I have nothing to do with planes.

Mishap me neither. We never fly, though that's because DH has a flying phobia. Only now it doesn't look like a phobia so much. At least if a train crashes, you have some fighting chance of surviving.
Horrible

Not another surely

Apparently the plane has definitely crashed but I don't think there are any further details.

With two close family members flying for a living I hate the merest mention of any problems regarding flight safety. I can't watch any films, dramas or documentaries about plane crashes even though I am not a nervous flyer myself.

All our children and grandchildren will be flying off on various holidays in the next two weeks. I don't normally bat an eyelid but I bet I'm not the only granny who won't relax until their loved ones are all back safe and sound on home soil.

Hm....we fly to South Africa in a couple of weeks.........

There were reports of bad visibility due to sandstorms in the area.

There has now been three plane crashes, Malaysian, Taiwan and now air Algeria so all will be well again. My husband was an airline pilot and he always said the plane crashes came in threes.
My brother was killed in a plane crash 60 years ago and I have never feared flying.

I'm doing my first long haul flight soon and I'm scared of flying [more a claustrophobia thing really; don't like lifts or cable cars either].

I'm a bit like that too Tegan. Also, I do not travel well - often ending up at the end of a flight with a severe headache I cannot shift and then suffer a bought of sickness. I sort of 'shut down' on a plane now, I just try to doze off and do not eat any of the meals, just sip water and do not watch the films, though listening to music or radio can take my mind off things. A friend of mine has invested in some expensive noise cancelling headphones that totally block out the cabin....I quite fancy that.
This latest flight is over night, so I shall be good and tired by the time I board, so I just hope I can sleep as much as possible.

I try not to sit by a window these days and pretend I'm sitting on a train. It freaked me out once travelling over the Alps and being what seemed to be incredibly close to the ground.....[gulp]...

TEGAN Do not worry your pretty little head. It will be fine !!

The thing we have to worry about is the damn extra checks we will have to go through, that is going to be a REAL bundle of laughs --NOT.

Still I am not going to think of it

Have a SMALL glass of wine, put your headsets on and RELAX.

Which carrier are you flying with ?

Make sure you charge up your electronic devices fully before you go, Tegan! Otherwise, have a good time.

I am not keen on flying but would never see my DC if I didn't. I suppose I could take a very slow boat .....