All this has caused the people from this neighborhood to come together in a mass protest outside the airport, thus adding to the airport’s woes. On top of this, flights are no longer able to use Noise Abatement Procedures as that would risk the lives of the flyers due to the increasing bad weather. This runway is infamous for launching flights over a neighborhood as it disrupts the peace of thousands living there. Though the airport has decided to use another runway, it is also not without its problems. Problem is, the primary runway three zero is blocked by an airplane stuck in the snow and mud and, despite their best efforts in the worst working conditions, the maintenance staff are unable to move this plane away. The air traffic is increasing every minute with a huge number of flights circling in the air waiting to land while dozens of others are awaiting take-off. It is a tough night at the airport as a massive snowstorm has struck the city and is playing havoc with the airport’s functioning for the last three days.

The book starts with a description of the current state of affairs at the airport.

The story of Airport revolves around Mel Bakersfeld, who is the airport manager for Lincoln International airport. I had heard about Arthur Hailey before and finally decide to give this book a try. I picked up this book last week when I was almost bored with fiction and none of the other books I’d read recently offered the excitement that I was looking for.

Airport by Arthur Hailey