Maybe they don't lie, but they sure stretch the truth!

I love how "we'll be boarding in a few moments..." really means "look, we're not leaving for at least another half-hour, but we don't want to look like we're running late, so we'll keep you on the cusp of anticipation so when it's time to board, you'll be so relieved that you'll forget all about the delay".

As Shelley Berman once put it, there's Airline Fantasy Time (AFT) and Passenger Reality Time (PRT) and rarely shall the twain meet.

- Sameer