Does anyone REALLY like flying?

[HGKinsey]

Discuss.

[becks]

I do, i don't like too short a flight - like france as that's not enough time, but equally i didn't like the flight home from sigapore - too long, new york is about right, seven hours. Just enough time to have some munch, watch a couple of films, read a few mags, play cards/chess and snooze. I guess i like flying cos it's seven hours to do absolutely nothing, no one telling me what to do or anything, i can do what i want. can get a bit uncomfortable but club class sorts that (if i can blag the upgrade) although virgin were excellent. If it's a fear of flying you mean, it's never bothered me, you're more likely to die in a car crash anyway and i've visited some wicked places thanks to planes. plus i believe in fate and if i'm meant to be on that plane, i'm offski, what will be will be.

[thewillow]

No problem at all with it. It's the hanging round airports which is a pain.

[omblod]

I first flew on an airplane at the age of 8 and 22 years later the novelty still hasn't worn off. The only time I don't like flying is when I don't get a window seat - God help anyone who sits in my window seat by accident...

[andy hughes]

I love it, although for some reason, it's an instant soporific for me. Within about a minute of sitting down, i am asleep, and i have to be woken at the other end to get off, so all flights seem to last about two minutes to me!

[IndieSinger]

I love it too. I even love the airport section - get a buzz in my tummy just being there! My favourite part of flying is take-off, followed by landing.

[Moog]

I'm in the love it camp - lik omblod I first flew when i was about seven and the novelty is still there despite having flown close to 50 times since. My favourite flight ever was being upgraded on a flight from Hong Kong to Jakarta - OMG! - and despite the cramped conditions I still even like easyjet/ryanair flights. In fact the only things I don't like are people who snore or screaming babies and kids

[rekstout]

Love it - have been flying since before I could walk in everything from 747s to Cessnas. I associate it with travel and adventure and actually quite like the food on Virgin's Freedom Menu. The best part is about halfway through a flight when I have practicall made a nest out of books, papers, my laptop and tons of snack and drinks - cosy.

The only thing I do not like is the seats on budget airlines - I swear they are build by dwarves and at 6 foot 2 the brace position is a physical impossibility which worries me ;) I have visions of the carrier refusing to pay compensation to my family in the event of a crash because I did not brace myself as advised.

[TommyC]

If this poem doesn't convey to you the majesty of flight, nothing ever will. http://www.keithferrisart.com/search_result_image.asp?Produc t_ID=018OnLaughterSilver

[djdirect]

I quite enjoy it, as thewillow said, the big problem I have is the whole airport problem. What's the point of having 10 quid Ryanair flights to anywhere, when you have to turn up 3 hours early and take a day off work (and miss out on a hard days salary which destroys the cheapness) just to check in? When they reach train style conditions, ie, turn up, get on it, fly off, no problem, *then* i'll be considering flight a complete replacement of medium distance internal travel (eg, Stansted-Newquay).

[HGKinsey]

Thanks to ALL who have replied. You see, I HATE flying, and needed convincing that it was not as bad as I fear it to be. You have saved me massive amounts of money as I now do not have to attend a fear-of-flying course. Have a glass of (duty free) wine on me and carry on flying. BIG THANKS!!!!!!