Friends of ours, emigrated to Palmerston North, over fifty years ago, and shamefully we have not visited them.
Its not that i dislike flying, but on a flight to Malta some years ago, we had some particularly savage turbulence, that even frightened some of the experienced cabin staff.
Ive only flown once after the event, i prefer my feet on the ground, even though they say flying is amongst the safest modes of transport.