It may be just a slight understatement to say that not everyone enjoys flying. The level of non-enjoyment can range from mild discomfort to full blown aerophobia, which is defined as an extreme fear of flying. While flying is the quickest way to get to far away destinations, for some people being that far off the ground is terrifying and they’d rather take their chances on the ground.

A passenger flying from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport in North Carolina to JFK International Airport in New York confronted that fear while flying with Delta.

The woman, who is currently still unidentified, expressed that she was nervous to fly according to Molly Simonson Lee, a passenger seated behind the woman who witnessed the encounter. Tight spaces don’t make for much privacy, but in this case, the world is better for knowing this took place.

He noticed her before the plane even took off

According to Lee, who posted about the exchange on Facebook, the Delta flight attendant, Floyd Dean-Shannon, a 44-year-old who had been with the airline........

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