Can you conquer your fear of flying with an app?

Skift Take

A foundation backed by KLM has created an iOS app that will kindly walk freaked flyers through their in-flight fears. Android users? Not so lucky.

“Just take a deep breath.”

“Don’t think about it.”

“You’re more likely to die in a car wreck on the way to the airport than you are in a plane crash.”

These are just a few of the many helpful tidbits of advice given to people with a fear of flying.

Tags: air france/klm, in-flight, ios, smartphones

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