Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"Amazing. Travelers on most real flights these days don't get that kind of service. All they want is the chance to know what it is like to sit on a plane, listen to announcements and be waited on by stewardesses bustling up and down the aisle."

Source: Matthew Campbell, posting on the travel blog site WorldHum.com about a retired Indian Airlines engineer, who has set up a full-fledged travel simulator -- comprised of bits and pieces of an Airbus A300 -- to allow Delhi residents to experience "virtual journeys" onboard an airliner for the nominal price of $4. The Times of London reports 99 percent of India's population has never set foot on an airliner... making the simulated "flights" truly something special.

FMI: www.worldhum.com