Hailey, Arthur. Airport. First UK Edition. London, Michael Joseph and Souvenier Press, 1968. 14 x 20 cm, 531 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition.

Airport is a bestselling novel by British-Canadian writer Arthur Hailey. Published by Doubleday in 1968, the story concerns a large metropolitan airport and its operations during a severe winter storm.
The story takes place at Lincoln International, a fictional Chicago airport based very loosely on O’Hare International Airport. The action mainly centers on Mel Bakersfeld, the Airport General Manager. His devotion to his job is tearing apart his family and his marriage to his wife Cindy, who resents his use of his job at the airport as a device to avoid going to various after-hours events she wants him to participate in, as she attempts to climb into the social circles of Chicago’s elite. His problems in his marriage are further exacerbated by his romantically charged friendship with a lovely divorcee, Trans America Airlines passenger relations manager Tanya Livingston. The book presents an overview of the operations of a major commercial airport, much of which is still applicable over 40 years later. Several major and minor characters appear, illustrating the vast complexity of the airport and its operations, including customs officers, lawyers, airport police, doctors, clerks, snow clearers, et al. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: Literature · Modern Literature
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 100014AB

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