Do you know someone who has a fear of flying and wants to see a loved one overseas this Christmas.

You can help a nervous flyers wish come true and reunite them with friends or family this festive season by signing them up to the one-day British Airways (BA) Flying with Confidence course.

At Heathrow there are a few spots left for the upcoming course this Saturday, November 29.

Flying With Confidence course, London Heathrow, UK, 11 February 2012 (Picture by Nick Morrish/British Airways)

Course instructor and BA pilot captain Steve Allright, said: “We will be carrying hundreds of thousands of customers visiting their loved ones over the festive period – and we want to make sure every single person has an enjoyable flight.

“The British Airways Flying with Confidence course will help alleviate any concerns and ensure more people can travel.”

The course which is run by the airline's pilots and cabin crew will address a number of areas of concerns including how an aircraft operates, dealing with turbulence, and advice from clinical psychologists such relaxation techniques.

The day will end in a short 45 minute flight taking off and landing back at Heathrow.

So far, the BA course has helped more than 45,000 people over the past 25 years.

British Airways Captain Steve Allright talks to passengers during the Flying With Confidence course, London Heathrow, UK, 11 February 2012 (Picture by Nick Morrish/British Airways)

Captain Allright top 10 tips for nervous flyers:

1. Remember that turbulence is uncomfortable but not dangerous. It is a perfectly normal part of flying caused by nature.

2. Learn to control your breathing. When you feel anxious, hold your breath, then take a long deep breath in, followed by a long deep breath out. Continue long deep breathing.

3. Combine the deep breath in with a muscle contraction. Clenching your buttocks is most effective, as it overrides other nervous signals going up and down your spinal cord.

4. Aircraft like to be in the air. They are designed to be in the air. Pilots and cabin crew like to be in the air also, it is a very normal, safe environment for them to be in.

5. Understand lift. The wings enable aircraft to fly, not the engines. A commercial aircraft flying at 30,000ft can glide for 100 miles even if all the engines fail.

6. Split a long flight up into half hour sections. Go with a plan of things to do, perhaps things you never get round to. Write a letter, watch a film, read a book, eat a meal.

7. Pilots undergo a rigorous selection procedure and are among the most highly trained and tested professionals on earth. They are subjected to simulator tests every six months.

8. Commercial aircraft are incredibly safe and well maintained, and are checked before every flight by pilots and engineers. Routine maintenance is conducted at regular, specified intervals by licensed engineers.

9. Air traffic controllers are trained and licensed professionals operating under a very strict set of rules. All pilots have to abide by the rules of the air.

10. Visualise yourself stepping off the aircraft into the arms of loved ones, or into a lovely warm climate, or into a successful business meeting.

Book online at http://flyingwithconfidence.com or call 01252 793 250.

The Heathrow course if £295.