NEW YORK (Reuters) - [size=-1] Nearly one in four Americans get on a plane over the holiday season hoping the person sitting in the next seat might be a future date or spouse, according to a new survey released on Monday.[/size]
[size=-1] The survey of people planning a holiday trip found 28 percent saw a flight as a chance to make a new friend, 24 percent were hoping to meet a new love interest or a future spouse and 14 percent hoped to make a business contact. The Chase United Mileage Plus Visa Card conducted the poll. [/size]
[size=-1] Still, many would resort to tricks to avoid talking to a bore -- 49 percent said they would read, 41 percent would put on headphones and 10 percent will ask to be left alone. [/size]
[size=-1]Asked which talk show host would be the most fun to sit next to on a cross-country flight, Oprah Winfrey (30 percent) was the most popular, with late-night comedian Jay Leno (14 percent) her nearest rival.
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[size=-1] The survey of people planning a holiday trip found 28 percent saw a flight as a chance to make a new friend, 24 percent were hoping to meet a new love interest or a future spouse and 14 percent hoped to make a business contact. The Chase United Mileage Plus Visa Card conducted the poll. [/size]
[size=-1] Still, many would resort to tricks to avoid talking to a bore -- 49 percent said they would read, 41 percent would put on headphones and 10 percent will ask to be left alone. [/size]
[size=-1]Asked which talk show host would be the most fun to sit next to on a cross-country flight, Oprah Winfrey (30 percent) was the most popular, with late-night comedian Jay Leno (14 percent) her nearest rival.
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