Not bad
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If you`re looking for a flimsy holiday read, while your tan deepens and you await the next `bar crawl`, then you will love this.
I enjoyed it overall, although i would suggest you read it with a large barrel of salt somewhere in the vicinity....
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Fantastic read while flying
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I agree with most of the other reviews and say that Hotel Babylon is better but it's still a great read. This book is based on 24 hour period as a Ground Manager for a budget airline. There are great stories and a fantastic insight into the tourist business. I read this while on a plane and got some funny looks from the staff....not sure if it was a great move.
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An entertaining read for the seasoned traveler
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Air Babylon is all about what you do not (and would rather not) know about what goes on behind the closed doors of the airline industry. What do airport staff really think of you? Why is it in your best interest to be nice to flight attendants? What do flight crew get up to when not flying?
This book is an entertaining account of 24 hours in the life of a budget airline ground manager and his staff. Although not the wittiest or most fascinating accounts on the topic, still very entertaining and highly readable.
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Very Funny
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Trust me as someone who works on the ground for an airline this is very accurate,
Agree with the other reviews that it would have been better if had been written from a womens point of view, Very good read, not good as Hotel Babylon though
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Intriguing
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I read 'Air Babylon' during a recent trip to NY, enduring a number of BA cabin crew telling me it was all pure fiction. It is a very interesting concept in revealing the trade secrets of a chosen industry and a difficult one to pull off - my only criticism is that the 'do you remember the time that..." anecdotes come a bit too thick and fast towards the end of the book and do not flow into the day's diary of events as smoothly as the earlier chapters set in the Airport. There is some real food for thought here (speaking of which, you may never eat an airline meal again after reading this). In summary 'Air Babylon' will really get you thinking about very aspect of the flying experience next time you pass through a UK Airport, which may not be a good thing for the more nervous flyers out there.
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