The strange business of being an airport passenger
Airports have a curious ability to make otherwise rational adults behave in ways they would never consider at home.
A passenger can spend weeks comparing flight prices to save £20, only to arrive at the airport three hours early and spend £60 on perfume, snacks and a drink they did not intend to buy. Someone who normally avoids alcohol before lunch can decide that 9.30am is perfectly reasonable because they are “on holiday”.
And when a gate number finally appears on the departure board, hundreds of people can suddenly aban... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
