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Air Babylon Imogen Edwards-Jones

Air Babylon By Imogen Edwards-Jones

Air Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones


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Summary

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? Do you know that one drink in the air equals three on the ground?

Air Babylon Summary

Air Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones

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...

Air Babylon Reviews

"Bitchy, bolshy and fun" * Refresh *
"Lifts the lid on the airline industry, the scams, the hedonistic lifestyle of the staff and the treatment of the passengers" * Bath Chronicle *
"A shocking but fantastic book that should be read before you go on holiday!" * Star Magazine *
"For real life debauchery, the perfect in-flight read (or maybe not...) has to be Air Babylon" * What's On *
"Lifts the lid on what cabin-crews really get up to in the galley" * Esquire *

About Imogen Edwards-Jones

Imogen Edwards-Jones is the co-author of the bestselling Hotel Babylon, Air Babylon and Fashion Babylon as well as author of The Stork Club and The Taming of Eagles. Her fiction includes My Canape Hell, Shagpile, The Wendy House and Tuscany for Beginners. Her new book, Beach Babylon, is now available from Bantam Press. Imogen lives in west London with her husband and their baby daughter. Anonymous is a collection of high-profile insiders from the fashion industry. Anonymous is a collection of airline staff, front of house as well as behind the scenes, whose identities must remain secert in order to protect the guilty.

Additional information

GOR000420883
9780552153058
0552153052
Air Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Transworld Publishers Ltd
2006-07-03
416
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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