Air Babylon

Name: Air Babylon
Rating: 4.3125 (16 reviews)

Imogen Edwards-Jones

Sep 2011 · Random House

16 reviews

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416

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About this ebook

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...

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Ratings and reviews

16 reviews

Steve Whatman

January 18, 2013

Not a bad read though ending was a bit sudden. Third of the series I have bought but don't think I'll be bothering with any of the others.

Glenn Eldridge

January 2, 2014

spent many a night in the flying club at Luton Airport thats mentioned in the book! Every word written about the place was true!

Fliss Walker

November 14, 2016

Just die towards the end. Worth a read all the same.

About the author

Imogen Edwards-Jones is the bestselling author of Hotel Babylon, Air Babylon and Fashion Babylon, as well as novels such as The Witch’s Daughter and Have You Got Anything
Stronger? A broadcaster, columnist and journalist for over twenty-five years, she lives in London.

Imogen Edwards-Jones is the bestselling author of Hotel Babylon, Air Babylon and Fashion Babylon, as well as novels such as The Witch’s Daughter and Have You Got Anything Stronger? A broadcaster, columnist and journalist for over twenty-five years, she lives in London.

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