Travel by Air

This is one of the most convenient but also the most impersonal ways of traveling. It is harder to make friends in the air than by train or on a boat. There is an element of urgency about airports, and sitting in a plane is much like sitting in a bus.

The ground hostesses and air hostesses are your friends, helpers, advisers, and the first people to whom you will appeal in you are in any doubt or trouble. If you are lost or do not know where to go at the airport, there is always a central information desk to set you in the right direction.

At airports, far too many passengers can be seen hanging on to cases, bags, cosmetic cases, and all kinds of bits and pieces. This is quite unnecessary. You can part with everything you are carrying when your luggage is registered and weighted. There is no need to carry anything but your hand bag on to the plane. The loading of baggage at airports is fast, efficient and as foolproof as anything can be.

Do not tip anybody either at the airport or on the plane. The only people whom you might tip are the men who put luggage on to the coaches at journey’s end, especially if your cases are large or unwieldy.