Heard the one about the airline that has introduced 'corpse cupboards' on new planes to cope with the number of people who die in the air? Heard the story about the First Class air hostess who got fired for sitting on the face of a passenger during a long haul flight? Heard about the amount of knickers and false teeth that are left behind in the body of the plane? Heard how pissed-off stewards put laxatives in your drinks? Heard about the pilot who ran out of runway? Heard of the disabled passengers who miraculously walk again? No? Then you haven't read Air Babylon. Do you know the best place to have sex on a plane? Do you know how to dress for an upgrade? Do you know that one drink in the air equals three on the ground? Do you know who is checking you in? Who is checking you out? Do you know exactly what happens to your luggage once it leaves your sight? Is it secure? Are you safe? Do you really know anything about the business that you entrust your life to several times a year? Air Babylon is a trawl through the highs, the lows, and the rapid descents of the travel industry.;It catalogues the births, the deaths, the drunken brawls, the sexual antics, and the debauchery behind the scenes of the ultimate service industry - where the world is divided into those who wear the uniform and those who don't...
I quite enjoyed this book, although it does make me a touch more nervous when I think about flying next time around ... now knowing what's most likely going on behind the scenes! Definitely entertaining!
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Thursday, July 5, 2007
Air Babylon by Imogen Edward-Jones
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hmm.. i can't say i enjoyed this that much. it seems imogen-jones's only aim for this was to shock airline travelers. i'm sure this template could easily applied to the modeling, sewage or catholic industries (yes catholicism is an industry :))
pretty mindless entertainment reminiscent of Fear Factor in the "oh my god he didn't really do that" sense.
later
varen
just found out she actually did do one on the modeling industry..
sheesh
Yeah - actually read this on a plane - a friends idea of a good going away present. I found it very tedious to get through with occasional funny bits but I think it felt a little unbelievable. This was probably due to the way it was written.
I would be interested to see what the hotel and fashion ones are like but dont know if i'll be disappointed and then feel like it was a waste of time !
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