The most difficult area of the airport to find. BAG An item, usually of large dimensions, which somehow managed to fit under the passenger's seat on the inbound flight. An entertaining work of paperback fiction. An obscure term, meaning unknown. FOG A natural weather phenomenon which usually occurs around an airport while the surrounding areas are clear.
Fog is controlled by the airlines and is used to delay flights.
A game played by airline pilots and air traffic controllers. The game has no rules, and neither side knows how it is played, but the goal is to prevent flights from arriving in time for passengers to make connecting flights. A superhuman with the patience of a saint, the herding ability of an Australian sheepdog, the E.S.P. abilities of Uri Geller, the compassion of a psychoanalysts, and and the tact of a diplomat. They are capable of answering three questions at one time, while talking on the phone, and without stuttering or choking on their tongue. In later life they may be found in parks carrying on mysterious conversations with themselves.