Li has been afraid of flying on an airplane for her entire life. She has never actually had the courage to get on an airplane and insists that she never will. This became a problem recently at work, when she refused to fly to a professional convention that her employer wanted her to attend. Li is suffering from which type of specific phobia?

Aero-phobia is also called avio-phobia. It is phobia related to flying. A person has a phobia to fly high or fly in an airplane, helicopters, and the other spacecraft that fly in the sky. Many people have multiple phobias with aero-phobia such as claustrophobia, Acrophobia, etc.

Around 25% of people suffer from this problem. Flying is an important part of life. Many people have to travel regularly basis. The person starts sweating, nausea, increased heart rate, irritation, dizziness, and though of falling death, disorientation, and nervousness. LI was suffering from aero-phobia.