NEW AIRLINE TERMS
Here are some new airline terms being adopted by carriers world-wide.
· Open-Jaw: What clients do when they find out what their full-coach fare
will be.
· Passenger: Cargo that talks.
· Airline Club: Paradise-like kingdom guarded by dragon-like creatures.
· Fog: Weather condition generated by airports.
· Airline Sales Rep: Underpaid demigod expected to perform superhuman tasks. Rare species.
· NO REC: The passenger went online and booked his own flight.
· Direct Flight: 1) Connecting flight in disguise. 2) What civilians think
a nonstop flight is.
· In-flight Snacks: Little treats sealed in a bag impervious to all but
chainsaws.
· Baggage Sorting Area: See ' Bermuda Triangle.'
· Codeshare: Magic trick in which aircraft from several different airlines
leave from the same gate at the very same moment.
· Gate Announcement: Vital information delivered over a sound system rejected by Taco Bell .
·'Remain Seated’ Announcement: Phrase that creates an instant urge to go
to the lavatory.
· Blankets and Pillows (archaic): Sleep-inducing objects said to have existed in primitive times.
· Minimum Connecting Time: Time it takes for an Olympic gold medal sprinter
to run between two gates.
· Hotel Shuttle: Vehicle subject to paranormal effect. While waiting, every
hotel van will come by multiple times -- except yours.
· Overhead Luggage: Rectangular object expected to magically shrink from
the size of a refrigerator to the size of a loaf of bread.
· Frequent-flyer Programs: Airline's term for Pandora's box.
· ARUNK: Sound passenger makes when sitting between two very large people.
· On Time: Obscure term, meaning unknown.