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| Airline Confidential: Lifting the Lid on the Airline Industry | 
 enlarge | Author: Richard Haver
Publisher: THe History Press Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £10.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 35341
Media: Paperback
Edition: 07
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1
ISBN: 0750943807
Dewey Decimal Number: 387.7
EAN: 9780750943802
ASIN: 0750943807
Publication Date: February 1, 2008
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Mildly amusing September 8, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A large miscellany of airline anecdotes, some of which are mildly amusing. Predictable stuff about air rage, mile high club, etc.
 Fun Read for anyone who's ever Flown August 8, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you or someone you know spends an inordinate amount of time in airline purgatory, then this book is certain to tickle your funny bone and also to educate you about the fascinating world of the airline industry.
The authors both spent years in the industry, and more hours than they care to remember wedged into cramped middle seats on long plane trips. They have combed the archives for the funniest airline stories and put together a gem of a book that will keep you chuckling even after the person in front of you puts his seat in the fully-reclined position and dumps the contents of your tray in your lap.
The book is divided into sections by general topic. The book starts out with the titilating topic of the Mile High Club and the lengths to which some bored or overly-sexed passengers will go to in order to join. There are sections that chronicle the rudeness of the rich and famous, who of course deserve better service than the rest of us; on pilots and their quirks and cockpit behavior; on safety and comfort (or lack thereof); a section on luggage horror stories (this section could easily be longer than the New York phone book if everybody who'd had one contributed, so I'm sure it was edited down to the absolute best); and much, much more.
This is the type of book to take on a long airline flight. You can pick it up and put it down at your leisure, as each small anecdote is only a page or so long. Read a section, then pry the rubber-tipped suction arrow off your forehead shot by the five-year-old in 36-E. Read a little more, then take a break to pry the snoring businessman off your shoulder. It's a good book for dipping into or reading in one sitting.
Highly recommended. Five stars all the way!
Milehigh Read!!!! August 4, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I found this book at the airport having just returned from a holiday where the airline had lost my luggage! It gave me a good laugh whilst trying to get over my jet lag. It will make a great Christmas present for all my friends, who have along with me, worked in the airline industry.
The Perfect Flight Companion July 25, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'd highly recommend this to anyone wanting a fun and engrossing read for a flight. Packed with wonderfully funny and vivid anecdotes, stories and tid-bits about the airline business. You might only want to read half of it on the way out, so you can read the other half on the way back.
An extremely amusing selection of airline stores. July 20, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
An really amusing insight into the world of airtravel - everything from the "mile-high club" to tips about getting upgraded.
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