Siheyuan starts from a better life

Chapter 916: Airplane Fun
"Boss, I heard that you are going to Jiaobenji for inspection. Can you take me with you?" Jiang Yan was sorting out things for Jiaobenji in his office when He Yuzhu rushed over.

"You are an adult, but you still don't know how to knock on the door." Jiang Yan said while sorting out documents.

"Hehe, I'm here to see you, boss. Boss, can you take me out to see the world?" He Yuzhu continued.

"We're going there to see if there's any place to invest. What are you going there for? To cook!" Jiang Yan rolled his eyes at him and said.

"I'm fine cooking for you, but you have to take me with you this time." Seeing that Jiang Yan didn't respond to his words, He Yuzhu started to act like a spoiled child.

"Okay, okay, I'll take you there, but you have to tell your wife first." Jiang Yan said helplessly.

"Don't worry, I'll tell her when I get back." He Yuzhu said happily.

In the following week, Jiang Yan began to prepare for going to Jiaobenji. Originally, he thought that Xu Damao and He Yuzhu were here to look after the domestic business, and it would basically be fine, and he would not be there for long. Now, Xu Damao was basically the only one playing the leading role here. Fortunately, his newly hired vice president was very capable, so he basically did not have to worry about anything.

As for other things, apart from the engineering, the female army in his family is also quite powerful. I believe that their ability to lead is still good, so Jiang Yan can go out with peace of mind.

At that time, there were limited flights to Jiaobenji. Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways and Air China opened regular routes to four cities: Sijiucheng, Shanghai, Tokyo Haneda and Osaka. Jiang Yan and his friends bought a direct flight from Air China to Tokyo Haneda Airport in Jiaobenji. There were eight of them in their group, two of whom were sent by the higher-ups to protect Jiang Yan.

In 1980, Terminal 1 of the Capital Airport was put into use. Prior to this, no airport in the country had boarding bridges or jet bridges. Larger airports generally use shuttle buses to take passengers to the flight gangway, while small airports have to walk on their own. In the event of cold, hot, rainy, snowy or abnormal weather, this short distance can also cause considerable trouble. Some airports have particularly strong winds, and some passengers' hats were blown away, and some passengers' boarding passes were blown away, and they almost couldn't get on the plane. Some passengers brought a lot of things with them, and in order to have a place to put them after boarding, everyone rushed to get on the gangway, often huddled together.

At that time, there was almost no concept of security check when flying. There was a notice next to the check-in counter explaining what you could not bring with you. When you checked your luggage, the staff would ask what it was, but they would not check it, and there was no security check equipment or devices. In addition, there was no restriction on bringing tea on board.

However, Jiang Yan still followed his previous impression and did not bring any liquid things. But during the inspection, He Yuzhu actually took out a large teacup filled with jasmine tea to Jiang Yan's astonishment.

"I was afraid that you might not be used to the water above, so I made some myself. Would you like some, Boss? It's the best jasmine tea, brewed thoroughly." Under Jiang Yan's unfriendly gaze, He Yuzhu raised the teacup in front of Jiang Yan and spoke.

"No, there are drinks on the plane." Jiang Yan said coldly, then walked towards the plane he was on carrying his luggage.

"Boss, wait for me." Seeing Jiang Yan walking away, He Yuzhu quickly put away his teacup and quickly followed Jiang Yan. There was free green tea, coffee and candy on the plane. Some candies were placed on a trolley tray. The amount was up to you. People who were proud of their status usually took 3-5 pieces with their fingers, while some people took a large handful. The stewardess just smiled. If it was first class, it was said that cigarettes would be distributed every time, and some were 10-pack "White Haired Girl" cigars - at that time, smoking was allowed on the plane, so not only matches and lighters, but even oil bottles could be brought on the plane.

The flight concentrated the smoking passengers at the back of the cabin, and asked whether they smoked when they exchanged their boarding passes. After foreign flights began to ban smoking, my country's civil aviation allowed smoking for a while. The flight was not long, and Jiang Yan and his friends were sitting in first class, so they did not change seats.

He Yuzhu, who was flying for the first time, was like a bumpkin. He looked here and there, ordered a cup of green tea, a cup of coffee, and even grabbed a handful of sugar. Jiang Yan shook his head when he saw this, but he just let him do it.

At this time, Jiang Yan was fanning himself with a small fan given by the flight attendant. At that time, the plane did not turn on the air conditioner before takeoff. Entering the cabin in summer was like entering a big steamer. Even in spring and autumn, the cabin would be unbearably hot when the sun was strong. The small gift on the plane was often a small paper folding fan with the "China Civil Aviation" and "CAAC" logos printed on it. The passengers sat down and there was a sound of fans in the cabin. When the plane took off, cold air sprayed out from the luggage box above the seats, forming a white mist. The temperature in the cabin gradually dropped, which caused the first-time passengers to be nervous, thinking that the plane was leaking or something went wrong.

When people take international flights, they are very careful with their luggage, mainly because airplanes have weight requirements for luggage. During this period, overweight fees are astronomical, so they are very careful when packing their luggage and make full use of the policy for carry-on luggage.

Baggage collection was very inconvenient because it was done manually. Before boarding, the attendant would write a luggage tag, give one to the passenger, and tie the other to the luggage. When picking up the luggage, the luggage tag had to be checked before it could be taken away. Most airports did not have luggage conveyor belts, so luggage had to be transported and unloaded by luggage carts, and then claimed by passengers. At some small airports, passengers waited next to the plane and took the luggage directly from the unloaded luggage. At that time, passengers' luggage was of various types, including suitcases, canvas boxes, wooden boxes, cardboard boxes, parcels, and everything else. It was common for luggage tags to fall off, luggage to fall apart, or luggage to be loaded incorrectly.

However, Jiang Yan had invented luggage before, so this time each of them pulled a small suitcase, so there was basically no overweight or checked luggage.

"What are you looking for?" Jiang Yan couldn't help but ask curiously when he saw He Yuzhu sticking his butt out and touching something under the seat.

"Let me see where the parachute is. If the plane crashes, we can escape."

Jiang Yan's forehead was full of black lines after hearing this. Jiang Yan felt that the worst thing he had done was to bring this guy here.

"Just sit still and fasten your seat belts. There is no such thing as a civilian flight that is extremely safe."

"Oh." He Yuzhu responded and then sat there obediently and fastened his seat belt.

Many passengers didn’t take wearing seat belts seriously, and the flight attendants didn’t check strictly. Moreover, many passengers were leaders, and the flight attendants often addressed them as “chiefs”, so they didn’t dare to check. The situation did not improve until several major accidents caused by air currents occurred. For example, a China Eastern Airlines flight encountered strong air currents over the Pacific Ocean, and the plane dropped more than 2000 meters sharply. The flight attendant who was serving was hit and turned into a vegetable, and passengers who were not wearing seat belts were thrown onto the roof of the cabin and seriously injured.

(End of this chapter)