Funny Signs

Contirbuted by Juned Beg

Outside a Toilet
TOILET OUT OF ORDER. PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW

In a Laundromat
AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT

In a London department store
BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS

In an office
WOULD THE PERSON WHO TOOK THE STEP LADDER YESTERDAY PLEASE BRING IT BACK OR FURTHER STEPS WILL BE TAKEN

In an office
AFTER TEA BREAK STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE TEAPOT AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD

Outside a secondhand shop
WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN?

Notice in health food shop window
CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS

Spotted in a safari park
ELEPHANTS PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR

Seen during a conference
FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AND DOESN'T KNOW IT, THERE IS A DAY CARE ON THE 1ST FLOOR

Notice in a farmer's field
THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD, FOR FREE, BUT THE BULL CHARGES

Message on a leaflet
IF YOU CANNOT READ, THIS LEAFLET WILL TELL YOU HOW TO GET LESSONS

On a repair shop door
WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR - THE BELL DOESN'T WORK)

Airbus to build seven story airliner

Contirbuted by Juned Beg

TOULOUSE, FRANCE -- With delivery of its first 555 passenger, double-deck commercial airliner expected to take place later this year, Airbus announced today that it has initiated preliminary studies for the design and manufacture a 2600 passenger airplane.

The aircraft on the drawing board will have ten decks-seven for passengers, three for cargo and baggage. A prototype of the new aircraft, based on the company's Super Transporter design, will be called the "Airbus A390."

The plane is targeted for international service of flights of over 9,000 nautical miles (about 16,600 kilometers). The A390 will be powered by six Rolls-Royce turbofan engines developing thrusts of over 340,000lb each.

According to a company spokesman, Jean-Claude Randele, "The break-even point for operating the airplane will be at a passenger load of about 1760 passengers."

Mr. Randele also noted, "Flights in 9,000 miles-plus range are expected to take 20 hours or longer so the A390 will include lots of amenities to help the passengers pass the time."
Among the features proposed for the future aircraft are six restaurants, three duty free shops, a lounge with a discothèque, two full sized movie theatres, a 14 lane bowling alley, a swimming pool with water slides, a wedding chapel, a fully functional medical clinic, and a 11,000 volume library.
Mr. Randele said that two major international carriers have already placed orders and that the new jets are scheduled to begin service in late summer of 2008.

New Office Environment

Contirbuted by Sujith Jathanna

Management

Welcome!

Hello Colleagues,A very warm welcome to you on the Orient Travel blog. I had been contemplating this for a long time and finally after confirming with a few colleagues who thought of it as the single most 'brilliant idea' I had come out with, I finally roll out this blog for all my colleagues at Orient Travel. This blog can be anything you want it to be. I am currently short of journos but anyone who has it in him/her to contribute meaningful posts, is more than welcome to post here. Your articles could be about travel news, travel humor, travel stories or anything related to travel or how you go about your day in Orient Travel.

You can send in your posts to hussein7ae@gmail.com and I will post them for you. Comments on posts will also be welcome but please refrain from personal vendetta.

Warm regards