You may be someone who frequently travels
by plane, whether it is for business or pleasure, however you probably haven’t heard
of these air travel secrets before…
#1 Airlines actually lie about their flight
times. Have you been on a flight when it says it’ll be 2 hours long but as soon
as you take off the pilot announces you’ll arrive in 1 hour 30 minutes? This is
a tactic airlines use to improve their arrival statistics.
#2 There are almost 10 000 planes in the
air right now. On average, there are about 9 728 planes in the sky at one time –
check out the website FlightAware.
#3 That is not duct tape on the plane. It can
be terrifying to look out the window and see what looks like duct tape holding
the plane together. Don’t worry it’s actually high-tech Speed Tape, which can
stay in place even at speeds over 500 mph.
#4 The shortest flight is only 1 minute
long. Don’t expect any snacks to be served when you travel from Westray to Papa
Westray, as it is the shortest commercial flight at just 1 minute long, however
it can be flown in as little as 53 seconds.
#5 Air traffic controllers are paid well.
They may be the people on the ground, but they are the ones making sure the
planes don’t crash into each other! The
job requires intense concentration and is very stressful.
Did you know about these?
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