Mini Poll Results

Snakes on a Plane

How many plane trips, if any, have you taken on a commercial airliner in the past twelve months -- counting each round trip as one trip?
  • 19%
    0
  • 17%
    1
  • 31%
    2-3
  • 15%
    4-6
  • 6%
    7-10
  • 12%
    More than 10
How many of those trips began or ended at Lambert International Airport?
  • 69%
    All of them
  • 8%
    Most of them
  • 3%
    Some of them
  • 2%
    None of them
  • 18%
    No trips
In order to avoid some of the hassles associated with air travel these days, are you more likely now than in the past to use alternative means of transportation, such as a car, bus, or train instead of flying, or are you just as likely to fly now as in the past?
  • 39%
    More likely to choose an alternative
  • 61%
    Just as likely to fly as in the past
How do you feel about flying in an airplane? Are you afraid of it, slightly bothered by it, or not afraid at all?
  • 6%
    Afraid of it
  • 31%
    Slightly bothered
  • 64%
    Not afraid at all
Which of the following is your biggest fear aboard an airplane?
  • 78%
    Mechanical problems
  • 12%
    Terrorism
  • 10%
    Snakes
Babies or snakes on a plane?
  • 69%
    Babies
  • 31%
    Snakes
Which of the following would most make up for a middle seat?
  • 46%
    A drink voucher
  • 25%
    Free wifi
  • 20%
    Space in the overhead bin
  • 9%
    I don't mind the middle seat
Reclining seats on airplanes:
  • 35%
    Ban them
  • 65%
    They're OK
Window or aisle?
  • 53%
    Window
  • 47%
    Aisle
Compare plane travel today to plane travel 15 years ago:
  • 69%
    Better then
  • 14%
    Better now
  • 17%
    About the same