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Air Travel Quotes

Reflections from life in the skies.

One quote takes a resigned view of flight delays, calling modern air travel "barbaric" while admitting the desk staff aren't to blame. Another points out that despite post-9/11 fears, the risk of dying during air travel has actually fallen sharply per passenger — a theme also touched on our Death quotes page.

When the plane is delayed, it's not the fault of the girl at the desk. I'm resigned to the fact that everything is out of my control and that air travel nowadays is barbaric.

Quotes by Tom Conti

Despite living in this post-9/11 age of transnational terrorism, the risk of death during air travel has plummeted to the point where we now measure it in the 'per billions' of passengers.

Quotes by Thomas P.M. Barnett

My Christmas present to myself each year is to see how much air travel can open up the world and take me to places as far from sheltered California and Japan as possible.

Quotes by Pico Iyer

The only thing to be said for air travel is speed. It makes possible travel on a scale unimaginable before our present age. Between the ages of 20 and four-score I visited every country in Europe, all save two in...

Quotes by Paul Johnson

Africa Quotes

My family went to Toronto to visit relatives when I was 13 or 14. It was the first time we had ever been abroad. This was the early Eighties, and I remember the impossible glamour of air travel - my...

Quotes by John Niven

We all know we have a problem, a broad problem. Ninety-eight percent of the fuel that is used by our vehicles, our autos and trucks for personal and commercial purposes, for highway and air travel operates on oil. The world...

Quotes by John Olver

Each and every one of the security measures we implement serves an important goal: providing safe and efficient air travel for the millions of people who rely on our aviation system every day.

Quotes by Janet Napolitano

The only thing I like about air travel is it gives me time to read.

Quotes by Jane Lindskold

A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and devastated whole regions, but while today's society has air travel and an enormous, heterogeneous population, we also have antibiotics, fantastic communication networks and, perhaps most crucially, more data than ever.

Quotes by Hannah Fry

Age Quotes

What would air travel look like if airplanes were thrown out after each flight? No one would be flying in airplanes.

Quotes by Gwynne Shotwell

As you begin to create more destinations, that will naturally create a stronger economic pipeline for space. And just as we have been the leader of commercial air travel for the first century, as we look to the second century...

Quotes by Dennis Muilenburg

Personal and mobile computing, long-distance communications, energy storage, and air travel are just a few of the things that have been democratized by technology, creating new possibilities for billions of people.

Quotes by Dan Schulman

People aren't just paying more to fill their gas tanks or when they pay for their heating bills for their home; they are paying more at the grocery store, on air travel and for many other daily expenses.

Quotes by Dan Lipinski

A world with a sudden limit on air travel would be tremendously different from the one we live in now.

Quotes by Charles C. Mann

Air Quotes

The reason why people wear pajamas to the airport in the first place is so that they'll be comfortable during their flight. But you know, typically, air travel is 50 to 75 percent of the time you spend traveling. The...

Quotes by Casey Neistat

Air travel survived decades of terrorism, including attacks which resulted in the deaths of everyone on the plane. It survived 9/11. It'll survive the next successful attack. The only real worry is that we'll scare ourselves into making air travel...

Quotes by Bruce Schneier

Aviation, this young modern giant, exemplifies the possible relationship of women and the creations of science. Although women have not taken full advantage of its use and benefits, air travel is as available to them as to men.

Quotes by Amelia Earhart

Lovers of air travel find it exhilarating to hang poised between the illusion of immortality and the fact of death.

Quotes by Alexander Chase

The reason I loved working at Boeing was because I loved the idea of air travel as a way of bringing people and cultures together - because when we come together as people and cultures, we realize that we are...

Quotes by Alan Mulally

Death Quotes

Anything that has to do with air travel and air tragedy is of interest to me.

Frequently Asked Questions

What topics do these Air Travel quotes cover?
These quotes touch on flight delays, safety statistics, fuel use, and general feelings about modern air travel. A couple take a resigned or frustrated tone, while another focuses on real safety data.
Why do people search for air travel quotes?
People often search for these while dealing with their own travel frustrations or researching aviation safety and fuel use. The blend of personal opinion and statistics makes the topic broadly useful.
Do these quotes suggest air travel has become safer over time?
Yes, one quote notes that despite fears from the post-9/11 era, the risk of dying during air travel has plummeted, now measured in the billions of passengers — a theme also on our Death quotes page. It offers a factual counterpoint to common travel anxiety.
Is flight delay frustration discussed in this collection?
Yes, one quote calls modern air travel "barbaric" when delays happen, while noting the desk staff handling the situation aren't personally at fault. It captures a common, relatable travel frustration.
Does fuel consumption come up in relation to air travel here?
Yes, one quote raises that a large share of fuel used by vehicles and air travel together represents a broader energy problem worth addressing. It connects air travel to wider environmental and policy concerns.

A separate quote raises fuel use by vehicles and air travel together as a shared energy problem. Someone else simply notes a longstanding personal interest in aviation and its occasional tragedies.