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Do you get nervous when traveling on a plane? One anxious passenger found herself unexpectedly comforted by the stranger sitting next to her. The moment was captured in a video shared by Elisabeth Bradley ( ), which has amassed more than 1.7 million views since it was posted on July 17.

A message overlaid on the clip reads: "when the lady next to you ." The footage shows two women seated on a plane. A voice in the clip is heard saying, "do you want a hand?" as one woman extends her hand towards the other sitting next to her.



The passenger is shown grabbing the woman's hand as a note across the screen reads, "she held it until we landed." A caption shared with the post adds: "normalize on flights." normalize holding hands with the stranger next to you on flights Those who suffer from a are certainly not alone.

The fear is prevalent among around 10 to 40 percent of people in the industrialized world, according to a . According to an , the "fear of flying is one of the most common phobias" and "even though flight traffic has increased, there are new fears." The study, which looked at flight anxiety reported from 1986 to 2015, found that "turbulence, unknown sounds, and fear of terror attacks caused the most anxiety.

" More women reported being afraid of both flying and other situations compared to men, the study said. TikTok users praised the woman's touching gesture towards the stranger in the viral post, with some sharing their own similar stories. Stella Schulz commented: "As .

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