Jaw-dropping facts about the world’s leading airlines
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This airline has been going for more than a century
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The first-ever business class
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American Airlines hired the world’s first female pilot
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This budget airline started with just £1 ($1.32)
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Ditching olives saved one airline a fortune
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The first online check-in was over 20 years ago
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There’s a Spice Girls-themed plane
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One airline offers cry warnings before emotional movies
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This airline serves 35 million cups of tea
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Some airlines allow falcons onboard
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This is the world’s most expensive plane ticket
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The longest-serving flight attendant has worked for 65 years
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This airline makes more from its advantage scheme than from tickets…
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But it still leads the way with seat sales
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The longest non-stop flight takes almost 19 hours
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This was the fastest subsonic flight
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The world’s most frequent flyer has flown 22 million miles
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This airline runs the most flights of all
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The largest fleet has 891 planes
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This airline hasn’t recorded a single plane crash
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This airline is an all-round award-winner
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This airline offers the best cabin crew
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This airline tops the low-cost charts
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A recent flight used 100% biofuel for the first time
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