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~ (Author) "At half-past six on a Friday evening in January, Lincoln International Airport, Illinois, was functioning, though with difficulty..." (more)
Key Phrases: passenger relations agent, administrative mezzanine, airport flight insurance, Flight Two, Trans America, Vernon Demerest (more...)
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"A real zinger of a suspense story...Once in a very long time a book comes along that is such a spellbinder." -- The Denver Post

"Great entertainment!" -- The Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Once in a very long time a book comes along that is such a spellbinder." -- The Denver Post

"Supercharged." -- Chicago Sun-Times --This text refers to the Paperback edition.


Product Description

A huge snow storm brings suspense and drama to airport and airline personnel responsible for the safe landing of one impaired aircraft. Book available. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback
  • Publisher: Dell (January 1, 1986)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0440100666
  • ISBN-13: 978-0440100669
  • Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.3 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,418,904 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Airport, July 1, 2001
By Andrew Rolston (Kansas City, mo United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Airport (Paperback)
When a terrifying crisis erupts--stranding a snowbound airport in a blizzard of pressure, passion and peril--the key to life and death rests in the hands of one of four people: a tough troubleshooter, an arrogant pilot, a beautiful stewardess, or a brilliant airport manager. Airport is a great book. Arthur Hailey knows how to get things going! This is one to look up!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars a high-flier, November 11, 2004
This review is from: Airport (Paperback)
You won't believe so much action can be packed into five hours.
Hailey's Airport strips away the facade of the aviation emporium and gives a little glimpse of the industry.
His skill in using flashbacks, as well as the credible characters in the plot, make this book an excellent choice for those who have been yearning for something good to read.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Bring Your Boarding Pass, August 14, 2001
This review is from: Airport (Paperback)
Called a potboiler in its time: Sex, sin, stowaways and a mad bomber, all crammed into one long night at a 1970s snowbound airport stands the test of time. Hailey's meticulous attention to detail with regard to every aspect of the story including the inner workings of an international airport under stress in that decade demand the reader's attention. The plot revolves around a beleaguered airport manager juggling a failing marriage and a crisis on location, his arrogant and philandering pilot brother in law, an out of work man teetering over into desperation and how their paths cross on one dangerous night. Absorbing and thrilling, even after all this time.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Fun disaster thriller - slightly dated but a good read
First published in 1968, Arthur Hailey's Airport is one of the original disaster thrillers. Compared to others of its ilk (Hurricane, The Glass Inferno, etc), it has dated poorly... Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. Shurin

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book I've Read in Years...
I recently watched the comedy film "Airplane" and then I read the wikipedia entry about the film in order to find out about its history. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Kenneth P. Raftery

4.0 out of 5 stars Big Fun
As an avid reader I like to alternate classics and popular fiction. This is pop at its best! Mr.Hailey mixes suspense with a journalistic approach to his subject in this case, the... Read more
Published on October 4, 2004 by Mike

1.0 out of 5 stars Dull
This was the hardest book I ever read; not because of difficult language or complexity but sheer volume of endless, ultimately pointless text that muffles the plot. Read more
Published on May 20, 2004 by jiaoli

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent writing, too much adultery
I saw the tail end of the movie a couple years ago. I'm an aviation nut, so enjoyed what I saw. I thought the book was good until I got to Chapters 3 & 4 and adultery was so... Read more
Published on September 24, 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid, entertaining book
If you've seen the movie you know the story. The writing is very similar to John D. MacDonald's non-Travis McGee works with an almost Tom Clancy-ish attention to detail and... Read more
Published on November 19, 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars 7 hours of airport excitement in 500 pages
When I first started reading this book given by a friend, I thought it would be very boring, But after the first 100 pages, the story picks up and it was very hard to put the book... Read more
Published on February 2, 2001 by S. Sriram

4.0 out of 5 stars CAUTION: Don't opperate a plane while reading!
This book is SCARY! Every fear you have about flying becomes a reality. I don't recommend that the weak-hearted read it. Definetely, don't read it on a plane! Read more
Published on September 18, 2000 by Delania Deshetler

5.0 out of 5 stars AN INFORMATIVE NOVEL
This is classic Arthur Hailey. A well researched novel. It gives us a sneak preview of what happens behind the scenes of a busy airport. Read more
Published on April 12, 2000 by Rekha V. Amarnath

4.0 out of 5 stars WORTHWHILE
Airport was the first Hailey book I read.The first thing that caught my attention was the easy way in which the author had brought down his characters. Read more
Published on February 28, 2000

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