Posts with tag ”airport”

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Review: The Terminal Man

Review: The Terminal Man

This is the story of Merhan Karimi Nasseri and why he lived in Terminal 1 of Charles de Gaulle airport for 16 years. The movie The Terminal from 2004 was based on his story, but the movie script is a bit different from the book.

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Review: Air Babylon

Review: Air Babylon

This book by Imogen Edwards-Jones tells the tale of a character who works on a big airline. It actually feels like a collection of anecdotes tied together by something vaguely resembling a story line.

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Airports with delayed flights

Airports with delayed flights

Most people have had their fair share of trouble with airport schedules. The Association of European Airlines recently came up with a list of the airports with worst delays, and the winners are…

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The pitfalls of airline security

The pitfalls of airline security

Airline security seems to become more irrational every day. After 9/11, a lot of new rules were introduced.

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With the Terminal man at Charles de Gaulle

With the Terminal man at Charles de Gaulle

I was recently sitting in Terminal 2 at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, reading The Terminal Man, the tale about Merhan Karimi Nasseri who has been living in Terminal 1 of CDG for 16 years.

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