1. Flights never leave from Gate #1 at any terminal in the world.

  2. No flight ever leaves on time unless you are running late and need the delay to make the flight

  3. If you are running late for a flight, it will depart from the farthest gate within the terminal.

  4. If you arrive very early for a flight, it inevitably will be delayed.

  5. You will experience turbulence if you must work on your flight as soon as you touch pen to paper. Or start to drink your coffee.

  6. If you are assigned a middle seat, you can determine who has the seats on the aisle and the window while you are still in the boarding area. Just find the two largest passengers.

  7. Only passengers seated in window seats ever have to get up to go to the lavatory.

  8. The crying baby on board your flight is always seated next to you.

  9. Airlines with the worst lost luggage record will limit passenger carry-ons most stringently and will have the least overhead space.