Facing my worst fear…

Twice I sat next to someone like you on a plane, they were freaking out.
And would grab onto me every time the wind blew. :]
I love that about plane journeys. Strangers are your friends for a few hours. I looked after her kid whilst she had a panic attack, and all was good in the end.
It passed. It was over.
Remember, whatever you are feeling, is just a feeling, a wave of energy, which will pass! it will pass, it won’t last forever, and it is much smaller than it feels, just a small annoying feeling which is taking over your whole body and mind.
Everything will be ok.
I’m not scared of flights, because I am in lalaland. I actually like flights, besides not being able to smoke, I once was flying for over 30 hours (with a stopover, but was trapped in a small room and couldnt smoke indoors) and I panicked big time, I had a panick attack, and cried and cried and told them to take my suitcases off the plane and wanted them to leave me stranded in an unknown country just to be able to go outside for a cigarette and air – but I came to my senses. And eventually I got to my destination, and boy was that cigarette good!
Good luck, watch all the films, panick a bit if needed, let your feelings ride, but know, you will be ok, hell try to enjoy it. talk to strangers, actually ignore them, observe them, look at the clouds, the world, i mean, when else do you get to be in the sky? and eat all the plane food.