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iPhone app for nervous fliers!

Are you one of the many who have a fear of flying and are reluctant to stepping on a plane? This will no longer have to be a worry and you can now face your fear, thanks to a new app available on the iPhone. Virgin Atlantic have added an app which claims it calms 98% of nervous fliers.

The app is called “Flying Without Fear”, and contains relaxation techniques, a video explaining the flight process and a personal introduction from Richard Branson, all for $4.99. Some additional features include a panic button, which triggers breathing exercises, and other information is available which is intended to calm the user.

But does this app actually work? Apparently yes, with a user stating the following “The program works, I was a sceptic. I hadn’t flown in 13 years but after doing their program, I understood that while my fear was real, there were many things I didn’t know or had misinformation about, which they were able to clear up. So what happened? I now fly. It’s that simple.”

With one in three of the population suffering from a fear of flying, this is a big market to target, but will people be willing to pay $4.99 for the app? Or are Virgin being too hopeful in the increase of in-flight Wi-Fi and the power of panic buy?