Welcome to our collection of inspiring and insightful airline quotes! Airlines have long captured the imagination of travelers, pilots, and dreamers alike. From the thrill of takeoff to the anticipation of landing in a new destination, flying encompasses a sense of adventure and freedom that is unparalleled. Throughout history, aviation has inspired countless individuals to reach for the skies and explore the world beyond.
Whether you’re a frequent flyer, an aviation enthusiast, or simply someone who appreciates the magic of flight, these quotes offer a glimpse into the wonder and excitement of air travel. From famous aviators and pioneering pilots to celebrated authors and philosophers, the perspectives shared here reflect the universal allure of aviation. So, fasten your seatbelt and prepare for takeoff as we delve into the world of airline quotes!
In the fast-changing, information-filled world of the Internet, you never know what you might find. Maybe you’ll discover a great price on an airline ticket, or maybe you’ll come across that quote you’ve been racking your brain for. Dick Durbin
PAL continues to be the country’s leading airline and significant promoter of Philippine tourism. Lucio Tan
As more airlines consolidated and grew larger and more focused on the bottom line, flying in the U.S. became an awful experience. Despite moves to block our airline from flying, Virgin America began service in August 2007 – with the goal of making flying good again. Richard Branson
Well, one of the myths early on that I think is one of the funnier things we’ve done is airline toilet seats. That one was about a large woman that sat down on a seat in an airline and flushed the toilet and got stuck on it. Jamie Hyneman
So I’ve seen life as one long learning process. And if I see – you know, if I fly on somebody else’s airline and find the experience is not a pleasant one, which it wasn’t in – 21 years ago, then I’d think, well, you know, maybe I can create the kind of airline that I’d like to fly on. Richard Branson
The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage. Mark Russell
In 1975 I decided that there was no future in flying (airline jobs were impossible to get, and who wants a job where you are judged only by seniority?) and headed off to grad school. W. Richard Stevens
Today, we have private airline companies, but if you take a look at a Boeing plane next time you travel, you’ll see that you are basically taking a ride on a modified bomber. Noam Chomsky
At United, I will dedicate myself to making our airline flyer-friendly. Oscar Munoz
Before ‘This is Our Youth’, I did a week of table reading ‘Airline Highway’ at Steppenwolf in Chicago while the author, Lisa D’Amour, workshopped it. Tavi Gevinson
The airline industry has been closely watching, monitoring, exactly what the rail industry has done. Oscar Munoz
When you have armed militants, aided and abetted by a major country like Russia, able to use surface-to-air missiles to bring down a commercial airline, that is a form of terrorism. Hillary Clinton
Juan Tripp was a friend. Good name for an airline man, huh? Juan Tripp after another? Fay Wray
I’m not opposed to talking about airline food. Tig Notaro
Check bags are fun. I just make sure there won’t be anything illegal in my check bag which is forbidden at a cabin of a plane. Just leaving things like scissors and such out of my carry-on things in order to avoid troubles with some certain airline, y’know. Kerry King
Curiously, a principle affects your life whether you are aware of it or not. For instance, the principle of gravity was working long before the apple ever fell on Newton’s head. But once it did, and he understood it, then we as a society were free to harness this principle to create, among other things, airline flight. Andy Andrews
These are times of unprecedented challenge and change in the airline industry, and the appointments we are announcing today will put American in an even stronger position to continue the substantial progress that has already been made under the tenets of our Turnaround Plan. Gerard Arpey
I had some airline stock, but the airlines tanked. I didn’t have a lot of money in them, though. Mickey Gilley
The alliance with air Berlin is attractive for me. I can use the whole sales network of the air Berlin and 24 percent of my own airline at air Berlin sold. Niki Lauda
Airline glamour never promised anything as mundane as elbow room, much less a flat bed, a massage, or an arugula salad. It promised a better world. Service and dress reflected the more formal era, but no one expected air travel to be comfortable. It was amazing just to have hot food above the clouds. Virginia Postrel
I have to say that flying on Air Force One sort of spoils you for coach on a regular airline. Ron Reagan
I see easyHotel as one of the best, most natural extensions of the ‘easy’ brand from the airline. EasyHotel is raising money to accelerate growth at a much faster rate than I could have grown it as a private company, whilst enabling me to spend more time on my diversified portfolio of other investments. Stelios Haji-Ioannou
This airline is grateful for his extensive contributions and we will miss his friendship and support. We extend our deepest sympathies to the Casey family on its personal loss. Gerard Arpey
Running an airline is a normal job. Racing is more. Niki Lauda
Most people think of us as this flamboyant airline, but we’re really very conservative from the fiscal standpoint. Herb Kelleher
When I got emancipated from the foster care program and I became homeless, it was a struggle. I was working at an airline, and then I stopped to pursue comedy 110%. Tiffany Haddish
Americans have an abiding belief in their ability to control reality by purely material means… airline insurance replaces the fear of death with the comforting prospect of cash. Cecil Beaton
Jet Blue is my preferred airline. I love the cleanliness, technology, and the staff is always wonderful. Camille Kostek
Many of the critics today get airline tickets, hotel accommodation, bags, beautiful photographs, gifts and other expenses paid by the distributors, and then are supposed to write serious articles about the movie. Wim Wenders
I am obsessed with planning travel! Not just traveling, which I love, but the whole planning process and all the details that go into it. I subscribe to all these travel blogs and airline forums and research hotels and activities and destinations for hours on end, and I volunteer to plan trips for everyone I know. Lauren Weisberger
When I was younger I wanted to be an airline pilot, but that lasted for about 30 seconds. John Barrowman
I don’t enjoy traveling in America. I don’t like the food, the cars. It is not exotic enough. It all tastes a bit like airline food. Carla Bley
If you play a role, you want to familiarize yourself with that person’s world. If I were playing an airline pilot or a doctor, I’d probably want to hang out with a doctor or an airplane pilot for a while, ask some questions. You don’t get to hang out the kings. They don’t help consult on movies. So your resources are, by necessity, secondary. Colin Firth
You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. Frank Zappa
As the head of security for an airline, I can’t ask my passengers to risk their lives and jump on a terrorist. This is why we need air marshals on every flight. Isaac Yeffet
The cost of airline tickets will never be transparent as long as the Department of Transportation requires airlines to hide taxes, surcharges, and fees from consumers. Tom Graves
Failure saves lives. In the airline industry, every time a plane crashes the probability of the next crash is lowered by that. The Titanic saved lives because we’re building bigger and bigger ships. So these people died, but we have effectively improved the safety of the system, and nothing failed in vain. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
If the airline industry were to evolve a common fitness standard for both male and female employees, that would not just be acceptable, it would be entirely desirable. Barkha Dutt
I was a very independent, successful girl. I made my own money, I bought my own airline tickets. When I got a paycheck, I went to Bergdorf and I bought my own clothes. There were no rock stars buying me my clothes. Bebe Buell
The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent. Billy Joel
I’m involved in everything from highly progressive lighting systems to airline interiors. In the field of transportation I can go from the micro to the macro: architecture, transportation, industrial product design, right across the board. It’s Russian dollism, because they all interrelate: one goes into the other. Ross Lovegrove
I’ve got stuff about airline mergers, which just shows that my stand-up is getting more insane by the minute. Lewis Black
Not having an administrator sends the wrong message to the airline industry. Maria Cantwell
Marlon Brando came up to me many, many years ago. He wanted me to do a little doodle for him on the back of an airline ticket. Peter Max
I came from the music business, which reputedly has the biggest egos, but I really think the airline world caps it. Tony Fernandes
I have one brother, John, an airline pilot, who is seven years younger. He’s adopted, though we’re still blood related – he’s my cousin. My parents couldn’t have any more children after me, so when Dad’s brother died, they adopted John, then just a baby. Gary Numan
After high school in 1969, I was appointed to the Air Force Academy. In ’73, I studied for my postgraduate degree and became a USAF pilot in 1974. After my discharge in 1980, I became a commercial pilot and flew my first airline flight at Pacific Southwest Airlines in 1980. Chesley Sullenberger
When I was in motor racing, I had taken the decision to risk my life. But when you run an airline, and more than 200 people want to go from A to B – and they don’t arrive – that’s a different responsibility. Niki Lauda
If you don’t like airline food, you’ll probably have the same impression of space station food. I would not fly to space for the food. Chris Hadfield
If you want to be a Millionaire, start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline. Richard Branson
The effect of the foreign direct investment of Etihad in Jet Airways and the implied bilateral agreement of air services between India and the UAE has primarily damaged Air India, which is a government-owned airline with huge assets that are extremely valuable. Subramanian Swamy
During my career as an airline pilot, I had the opportunity to be a check and training captain. Part of this job was to train and test experienced pilots to ensure that they had the necessary knowledge and skills to safely and efficiently operate those magnificent big jets. Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Southwest Airlines is successful because the company understands it’s a customer service company. It also happens to be an airline. Harvey Mackay
Airline food is cooked in an oven and then kept warm. Space station food is often cooked in an oven and then thermo-stabilised, irradiated or dehydrated and then stored for a year or two before you even get to it. Chris Hadfield
Airline pilots are men to be admired and respected. Men to be trusted. Men of means. And you don’t expect an airline pilot to be a local resident. Or a check swindler. Frank Abagnale
I’ve spent my life as an airplane mechanic, pilot, aircraft manufacturer and airline CEO who never lost a life or an airplane. I am considerate of the risk we take every time we fly. I also know we need to fly and always to improve safety. Gordon Bethune
Running an airline is the most difficult job in the world. Racing was more dangerous for my life. Niki Lauda
With any luck, by the time NASA’s space probe hits Pluto, you’ll be booking a spaceflight with a privately run suborbital airline. Burt Rutan
The winters are too long, and there’s only one airline, so it’s difficult to escape when you feel frustrated or claustrophobic. The audience for our films isn’t very large, so it’s difficult to support an industry. But, Iceland is beautiful. Sometimes it’s hard to imagine living anywhere else. Baltasar Kormakur
Whether you are checking luggage or bringing a carry-on, always weigh and measure your bags to make sure they are below the airline’s size and weight restrictions. Excess baggage fees can be costly. Avoid all baggage fees by only bringing a carry-on. Gillian Tans
Any serious airline has to look at a worldwide network. Vijay Mallya
The U.S. government doesn’t build your computers, nor do you fly aboard a U.S. government owned and operated airline. Private industry routinely takes technologies pioneered by the government and turns them into cheap, reliable and robust industries. This has happened in aviation, air mail, computers, and the Internet. Peter Diamandis
When I started my airline business, I didn’t know everything, right? If I start up a newspaper tomorrow, I might get ripped off by journalists. You’d be naive to think you know everything from day one. Tony Fernandes
There is something about the airline industry that really grabbed me. Maurice Flanagan
The most horrifying thing I ever did was work as a steward on an airplane. I wanted to get hired by United. I thought, ‘With my languages, this will be amazing; I will work in First Class.’ But I could only get a job with an airline going from Newark, New Jersey to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. John Grant
During my training to become an airline captain, I had to learn how to navigate an airplane over long distances. Flights over huge oceans, crossing extensive deserts, and connecting continents need careful planning to ensure a safe arrival at the planned destination. Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Malaysia Airlines is a robust airline – it’s been around for many years. It has an excellent reputation, both for service and for safety. Richard Quest
You can’t have a mid-life crisis in the airline industry because every day is a crisis. Herb Kelleher
Philosophically, most commercial launchers won’t want the space industry to be tied to the government. It’ll be like having a national airline. Prices will always be high if we had just one company dominating the industry. We need to have more competition in the private sector. Robert Bigelow
One very clear impression I had of all the Beautiful People was their prudence. It may be that they paid for their own airline tickets, but they paid for little else. James Brady
I would be lying if I didn’t admit sadness that our wonderful airline is merging with another. Because I’m not American, the U.S. Department of Transportation stipulated I take some of my shares in Virgin America as non-voting shares, reducing my influence over any takeover. So there was sadly nothing I could do to stop it. Richard Branson
I always have a notebook – I have kept diaries since I was eight years old. My preferred choice is a Moleskine because they have a pocket at the back where I can keep airline tickets and my passport. Carol Drinkwater
The only airline I avoid like the plague is Ryanair. I don’t like that, when you book, there are then all of these little extras to pay for, and you end up paying more than just flying with British Airways. Eddie the Eagle
One of the Internet’s highest-profile companies, Priceline once dreamed of transforming the way consumer goods are bought and sold by offering customers the chance to ‘name your own price’ for a variety of products, including airline tickets. Alex Berenson
The most effective way to reduce your carbon footprint is to fly less often. If everyone took fewer flights, airline companies wouldn’t burn as much jet fuel. Tatiana Schlossberg
We’ve got fuel prices coming down and good travel numbers coming out, so it’s not surprising airline stocks are going up. Andrew Sullivan
It’s the old adage: You can make a pizza so cheap, nobody will eat it. You can make an airline so cheap, nobody will fly it. Gordon Bethune
My father was an airline pilot, so we travelled more spontaneously than a lot of families. On a Thursday, we could decide to go somewhere like Barbados the next day for a long weekend. Chris Hadfield
If you pay your credit card off every month, get a rewards card. One that gives you airline miles or that will give you 1 percent cash back at least on every purchase. Aaron Patzer
Afghanistan does have an air force: It has two C-130s. I saw one of them. It was nice, a gift from the United States. But two planes don’t even make a Caribbean charter airline, let alone an air force for a country at war. Richard Engel
I’m trying to be as green as I can. As an airline pilot, I have a carbon footprint that’s a size 10, so it’s pretty hard. Bruce Dickinson
Salvation cannot be bought with the currency of obedience; it is purchased by the blood of the Son of God. Thinking that we can trade our good works for salvation is like buying a plane ticket and then supposing we own the airline. Or thinking that after paying rent for our home, we now hold title to the entire planet earth. Dieter F. Uchtdorf
The AARP is a group of 3.8 million Americans bound together by a common love of airline discounts and insurance discounts. Alan K. Simpson
Anybody with my background in the airline business who is not deaf is a fraud. Maurice Flanagan
I figured, correctly, that Berlin in February was not a destination coveted by tourists. I found good airfares on Lufthansa, an airline I quite like, and got a great rate at a brand new Ritz-Carlton, which clearly hoped to seduce visitors into forsaking Hawaii for Potsdammer Platz. Erik Larson
At the end of the day, the differential, I believe, on the airline space has got to be about the product and the service that you provide. And again, I can’t express that enough. That comes from people. It is a people business, and my primary focus is to get our 84,000-plus people back aligned, back engaged, and back focused on our customer. Oscar Munoz
The economic tsunami has hit all airline employees. With the 2001 terror attacks, airline bankruptcies, pension terminations, loss of pay, changes in work rules – we’re all working harder and longer than we used to. Chesley Sullenberger
I technically have two last names, which is a lot of fun when you’re making airline reservations. Mackenzie Astin
Let me be very honest and just say that if any airline would let me take the violin and the laptop on board I would fly that airline all the time. Lara St. John
The guest gets at least as much service with us as with some established airline, if not even more. And at by far a favourable price. Thus the passengers remain gladly with us. Niki Lauda
Airline travel is hours of boredom interrupted by moments of stark terror. Al Boliska
The airline business is the biggest team sport in the world. When you’re all consumed with fighting among yourselves, your opponents can run over you every day. Gordon Bethune
I have heard from many readers since ‘The Girl in the Blue Beret’ came out. The story of my airline pilot, former B-17 bomber pilot Marshall Stone, on his search to find the people who helped him during World War II has struck a chord. Bobbie Ann Mason