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Interesting Facts On Air Travels by HokageTravels: 2:52pm On Jul 21, 2017 |
You are a frequent traveler by Air? Well, here are some interesting facts about air travels. Enjoy from Hokage Travels. 1919 KLM is the world's oldest airline, established in 1919 1920 Qantas is the world's second oldest airline, established in 1920 USD$40,000 In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by removing 1 olive from each salad served in first class 37 seconds An aircraft takes off or lands every 37 seconds at Chicago O’Hare's International Airport Wingspan The wing-span of the A380 is longer than the aircraft itself. Wingspan is 80m, the length is 72.7m $700 million Singapore Airlines spends approximately $700 million on food every year and $16 million on wine 1.5 litres Travelling by air can shed up to 1.5 litres of water from the body during an average 3 hour flight JFK JFK Airport in New York was originally named Idlewild Airport 10 tons Lufthansa is the world's largest purchaser of caviar, buying over 10 tons per year 120 feet The Boeing 747 wing-span (195 feet) is longer than the Wright Brothers first flight of 120ft Check-in The internet and on-line check-in was first introduced by Alaska Airlines in 1999 2.4 metres The winglets on an Airbus A330-200 are the same height as the world's tallest man (2.4m) 480,000 Total electricity capacity of a 747-8 can power up to 480,000 32inch flat screen TVs 78 Billion The world-wide 747 fleet has logged more than 78 billion kilometres, equivalent to 101,500 trips to the moon and back 80% The 747 family has flown more than 5.6 billion people - equivalent of 80% of the world's population 61,000 people At any given hour there are over 61,000 people airborne over the USA 70% more 70% of aircraft today are over 70% more fuel-efficient per seat kilometre than jets in the 1960s Longest Flight Sydney to Dallas on Qantas A380 is the world's longest flight by distance iPad By American Airlines switching a pilots paper manuals to iPad they will save $1.2 million in fuel 240km The average 747 has between 240-280 kilometres of wiring 30,000 In the U.S.A., over two million passengers board over 30,000 flights each day Meals Pilots and co-pilots are required to eat different meals in case of food poisoning Taste Buds About 1/3 of your taste buds are numbed while flying. Maybe that meal was not bland after all? 800kmph A commercial aircraft flies at an average speed of 800 kilometres per hour Now you know!! Thank you. Hokage Travels. |
Re: Interesting Facts On Air Travels by Ugosample(m): 7:19pm On Jul 21, 2017 |
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