20 Facts About Airports, Airlines And Air Travelling

Since when the Wright Brothers invented the modern
airplane, a lot has changed in the technology, air
travel and trends in the Industry.
In this post, Naijadriva would list 20 Facts About
Airports, Airlines And Air Travelling as follows:
1. All International Airline Pilots speak English.
2. Flights longer than 8 hours require 3 pilots (1
captain and 2 first officers) to rotate flying duties.
Flights longer than 12 hours require 4 pilots (1 captain
and 3 first officers). They usually fly 3-4 hour shifts.
3. Each airline pilot flying the aircraft, eats a different
meal to minimize the risk of all pilots on board being
ill.
4. The height requirement for Flight Attendant is for
safety reasons, making sure that all flight attendants
can reach overhead safety equipment.
5. An air traveler looses approximately 1.5 liters of
water in the body during a three-hour flight.
6. The reason why the lights are turned out during
takeoff and landing Is for your eyes to adjust to
lower levels of light.
7. The World’s largest Airline in terms of Fleet Size is
Emirates airline (United Arab Emirates) with 744
aircraft and 121 aircraft on order.
8. The largest passenger plane is the Airbus 380 –
nearly 240 feet long, almost 80 feet high, and has a
wingspan of more than 260 feet. The double-decker
plane has a standard seating capacity of 555
passengers for Emirates airline.
9. The Internet/On-Line check-in was first used by
Alaskan Airlines in 1999.
10. The 2nd Largest Airport is Kansai International
Airport, Osaka, Japan. Al Maktoum International
Airport in Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates is the
largest airport in the world.
11. The airport with the longest runway in the world is
Qamdo Bangda Airport in the People’s Republic of
China with 5.50 kilometers in length.
12. Singapore Airlines spends about $700 million on
food every year and $16 million on wine alone. First
class passengers consume 20,000 bottles of alcohol
every month and Singapore Airlines is the second
largest buyer of Dom Perignon champagne in the
world.
13. KLM of Netherlands stands for Koninklijke
Luchtvaart Maatschappij (meaning Royal Dutch
Airlines).
14. KLM is the worlds’ oldest airline established in 1919.
15. QANTAS – Australia’s national airline, originally
stood for Queensland and Northern Territories Air
Service.
QANTAS is the second world’s oldest airline
established in 1920.
QANTAS still has the world’s best safety record with
no crashes.
16. Virgin Atlantic lists catering as their third biggest
expense, after fuel and maintenance.
17. In one year, British Airways passengers consume:
40.5 tons of chicken, 6 tons of caviar, 22 tons of
smoked salmon, 557,507 boxes of chocolate and 90
thousand cases (9 liter cases) of sparkling wine.
18. Airbus, an European airplane maker
headquartered in France, currently has 45% of the
highest share of planes in the skies while USA’s
Boeing has 43%. The rest of the market share are
owned mainly by Bombardier and Irkut.
19. Airbus A380 is currently the world’s most popular
airplane than Boeing’s 737s. The crisis that cost the
737s its crown is the latest generation 737 Max. This
model however has been grounded worldwide
following Lion Air and Ethiopian airline crashes.
20. The current world’s busiest Airport is Hartsfield-
Jackson Atlanta International Airport, USA with total
passengers of 107,394,029+, beating its closest rival,
Beijing Capital International Airport with Total
passengers of 100,983,290+.
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