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Air Travel Trivia and Tips
A business-class meal including wine costs an airline about $62 in raw materials. But hold onto your plastic forks! Because for every $1 spent on food and beverages, over $3 is spent on cabin crew service, food prep, loading, and getting it to the passenger. Total cost? Closer to $246. (Now you know why most coach class passengers today get only a pack of pretzels or nuts!)
Employing up to 200,000 people, in-flight catering is an $22 billion worldwide industry.
TIP: Afraid of missing your flight due to delays in getting to the airport? Have your driver drop you off (long-term parking is prohibited) at “Arrivals” instead of “Departures” to reach your terminal. You may have to take your luggage through the elevator, but it can save you lots of time because there’s usually much less traffic and commotion.
Ever wonder what the
abbreviation ORD for Chicago's O'Hare airport
stands for? Answer:
the airport’s old name “Orchard Field.” O'Hare International Airport is named after World War II flying ace Lieutenant Edward O’Hare, the first U.S. World War II fighter pilot to single-handedly shoot down 5 enemy aircraft.
TIP: When your flight has landed—and if you
don’t have to hurry to catch a connecting
flight—relax ! While you continue to enjoy your book, everyone else will be standing like sardines, inching ahead in the slow-moving line.
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