Last year at airports across the world, 18% of flights were delayed, leaving millions of passen-gers stuck with a lot of time on their hands.Most of us can kill time at airports with a bit of shopping or the distractions provided by our smartphones, but some instead choose to get creative.Richard Dunn is a case in point.Earlier this month, he found himself stuck overnight at Las Vegas' Mc-Car ran International Airport, and decided to pass the time by shooting a music video of himself singing the Celine Dion cover of “All by Myself.”
Make a game ofit
Earlier this month, Daniel Wiersema, from Austin, Texas, was travelling with fellow members of the American Outlaws, a soccer fan club that travels to matches worldwide to show support for the USA.He was one of 530 members who flew to Brazil for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.At George HW Bush In-ternational Airport, however,he and his fellow fans found they had time to kill before boarding “Myself and about eight others began passing a ball around, and it broke into a full out game,” he recalls. People-watching Sometimes, people-watching provides its own rewards.Training consultant Nick Holyoake found this to be true while waiting around at arrivals at London's Stansted Airport.He happened to notice a woman who, despite her bright yellow dress and smiley face balloon, looked “sad and soli-tary”, he says“She looked like she made such an effort for someone who was either late or never coming,” Holyoake guesses.“The contrast between the bright yellow of her hopefulness and the re-ality that all was most likely not going smoothly impressed me.” When he noticed her cover her face with the balloon, he couldn't help but snap a picture.
Hit the lounge
Some travelers, meanwhile, found themselves actually relishing their flight delays.Freddy Sherman, a luxury travel blogger, was so pleased with the facilities at Istanbul Ataturk Airport's VIP Lounge that he hated to board his flight.In addition to a spacious billiards area, the lounge also has a flight simulator (飞行模拟器 ).“I travel frequently and have experienced a lot of airport lounges,but this one constantly amazes me with all the thigs to see, do and eat,” he says.“I actually wanted my plane to be delayed so I could spend more time there.”
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去年全世界有18%的航班被延迟，使数百万旅客长时间滞留。大部分人会买点东西打发时间或通过玩手机分散注意力，但是一些人却选择极具创造性的方式。理查德·邓恩就是一个很好的例子。这个月的早些时候，他发现自己被迫在拉斯维加斯的麦卡伦国际机场滞留一夜，他决定为自己制作一个音乐视频，演唱席琳·迪翁翻唱的歌曲All by Myself。
来场比赛
这个月的早些时候，来自得克萨斯州奥斯丁的丹尼尔·沃塞曼正和“美国逃犯”的同伴们在旅行途中。“美国逃犯”是一个足球粉丝俱乐部，他们到世界各地的比赛现场为美国助威。他是530个飞往巴西参加2014世界杯足球赛的成员之一。然而在布什国际机场，他和他的同伴们在登机前要打发时间。“我和其他大约八个人开始传球，后来变成一场完整的比赛。”他回忆说。
观察他人
一些时候，观察人会带来收获。培训顾问尼克·赫里艾克说这是真的。当他在伦敦斯坦斯特机场的移民区周围等待登机时注意到一位女士，尽管穿着鲜艳的黄色裙子，拿着笑脸气球，却看上去“悲伤孤独”。赫里艾克猜测“她看上去这么精心准备等待的那个人要么迟到了，要么永远也不会来了”。“她那明黄色似的希望与现实之间的对比给我留下了深刻的印象？，当他看见她用气球遮住脸时，他情不自禁地按下了快门。
去休息室
一些旅行者实际上很享受他们的飞机延误。豪华旅游博客撰写者费雷迪·舍曼非常满意伊斯坦布尔奥特克飞机场的贵宾休息区以至于他讨厌登机了。除了宽敞的台球区，这里还有一个飞行模拟器。“我经常坐飞机，去过许多飞机场的休息室，但是这个休息室有这么多东西可看、可做、可吃，总是让我惊讶不已，”他说，“我真希望我的飞机会延误，这样我就可在这里多待会了。”