Grape expectations: Making wine taste good at 35,000 feet

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse

Business Traveller is a monthly show about making the most of doing business on the road.
(CNN) — The airline industry has seen fewer travelers take to the skies in the wake of the global financial downturn and rising fuel costs. The knock-on result is that flight operators too, have had to cut costs.
In some cases that meant reducing routes or removing the additional amenities like the airline goodie bags of socks, toothpaste and eye masks. But one thing that hasn’t changed is the care and attention paid to the fine wines and champagnes available on board.
According to wine connoisseurs and airline experts, the aviation world purchases several million gallons of wine annually and with many operators providing the finest vintages on offer, airline budgets can go into millions of dollars.
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