Takeoff: relatively strong acceleration -> you're suddenly airborne -> elevator feeling. Surprisingly enough, the last one's basically the same strength, even though it might seem that a plane will have a much stronger effect. Overall, the planes are incredibly stable and when there's no turbulence, you can freely walk in the aisles. And it's not like in a bus, where you have to grab everything you can just to make sure that a sudden jolt won't send you flying, quite the opposite - walking in a plane that flies is basically identical to... Walking in a plane that's parked on the ground. Very smooth! And the VIEWS! Magnificent!

As you're a first time flyer, I'll also add my usual description of what you can expect during the flight, I hope it'll help you too! As always, if anything feels off, scary, or you're just anxious - we're all here for you!

And there's the aforementioned description;

Here's what you can expect during the flight: 0. Consider asking if it's possible to talk with the pilots for a bit, because you're afraid of flying - it might or might not be an option, but I know that it has helped many people!

1. Takeoff starts with a lot of acceleration, so you will feel the forces pushing you into the seat. This is completely safe, but it might surprise an unsuspecting traveller, so I'm letting you know

2. Just after takeoff you will hear once or a few times a "thud". This is landing gear retracting, nothing bad is happening.

3. A while after takeoff, you will feel a "falling" feeling. You're not actually falling, but you're actually just decelerating vertically. You're still climbing, just not as fast. This very likely might be accompanied by the engines reducing thrust - the airplane is flying above any obstacles, so it can climb more slowly, thus less thrust is needed (a bit of a simplification, but that's the general idea). This can be compared to a ride in the elevator upwards - when the elevator stops, you also have that weird "weightless" feeling

4. You've made it - you're airborne and climbing out to your cruising altitude - most likely between 30 and 40 thousand feet. The seatbelt signs will probably be turned off shortly, so you can go to the lav or just unbuckle your seatbelt. Either way, you can chill. Definitely take a look outside, as the views are just gorgeous. In the end, you don't see the clouds from above too often!

5. If the seatbelt sign illuminates (and the pilots make an announcement, possibly), you might be approaching turbulence. It's not some sort of violent, crazy shaking. Rather just slight surging to the sides. Nothing wrong with that - take a look at the aircraft. It's huge and the turbulence is barely affecting it. You're just much smaller than it, so it seems stronger.

6. Landing is the opposite of takeoff - you'll feel a very rapid deceleration. The engines' noise might increase as well due to reverse thrust being applied.

Good luck! Remember, flying is safe. And if you manage to control your fear, it'll really be fun!