thanks for the kind words , but my mom has outright told me that if my brother were gay , she would not support him or his choices so that ' s why i don ' t feel safe in my house or feel safe coming out to my parents . she is very religious and doesn ' t believe in anything that ' s not a conventional or traditional marriagw <| sep |> IIRC , airlines have to pay a country for using their airspace based on the distance travelled within the country ' s airspace . This is because while in a country ' s airspace , you need to use that country ' s Air Traffic Control system . The EU has some kind of agreement where any flight registered in an EU member will be considered as a home flight for the whole of EU . The flight fares for travelling within the USA are also similarly low . Almost all flights to and fro USA and Europe pass through Canadian airspace , which is known to have higher than average charges for their airspace . Note This is just my understanding of it and I claim to be no expert on this matter .