Flight anxiety has taken off, and sales are crashing. Since the year started, there’s been a string of deadly collisions and scary incidents — and Americans’ confidence in air travel has diminished, prompting some flyers to back off on travel plans,

Two recent plane crashes have caused some passengers to pull back on air travel plans, according to two of the airlines that had those crashes.

The Feb. 17 crash happened when the Delta plane carrying 80 passengers attempted to land on a snowy runway at the Toronto airport. Following its descent, the plane skidded along the runway in flames before it flipped upside down.

Executives from Delta Air Lines and American Airlines have recognized these incidents as factors contributing to a slowdown in ticket sales and broader economic concerns. Delta Ai