The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Air Travel: Airport Pictures to Make You Laugh Out Loud

A $3.6 Million Disaster

The last thing you want to spot at the airport is this! Nothing screams “choose a different airline,” like seeing two airplanes crash against each other on the runway. This bonafide disaster is more than bad publicity, though: it will also cost a fortune for the airlines.

Average maintenance costs for a privately-owned aircraft sit at around $9K, so just imagine how expensive it is to maintain a commercial airplane. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the average loss in value for aircraft involved in an accident is $3.6 million. We’ll keep that in mind the next time we complain about how expensive it is to repair a car…

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