Flights of Fancy

If your imagination allows to to consider travelling in an airplane that looks like a flying saucer when you8217;re heading for a vacation to a space hotel on some other planet, check out Departure 2093: Five Visions of Future Flying. The book, brought out to celebrate 85 years of the airline Finnair has contributions by experts in the aviation industry, scientists and professors with some very unique perspectives about the future of air travel. Launched at The Grand Inter Continental in Connaught Place, Christer Haglund, senior Vice President of Public Affairs, Finnair said, 8220;In today8217;s world of extended space travel, nothing is impossible or too ambitious. Future generations will benefit from the whacky ideas suggested in this book.8221; Talking about the current economic slowdown that has seen consolidation and lay offs in aviation Sanat Kaul, the former Chairman of Delhi Tourism, who was also present at the launch said, 8220;The slowdown is likely to continue and things will get worse before they get better.8221; Departure 2093 is priced at Rs 1950 and is available online at akateeminen.com