16% of people have made a business connection on a flight

16% of people have made a business connection on a flight16% of people have made a business connection on a flightThere are flights where you sit next to someone who seems like theyd rather be sitting next to anyone else but you, and then there are ones where you meet someone who adds something positive to your day or maybe even your career.In fact, new data from the bank HSBC shows that 16% of people surveyed have made a business connection on a flight.The bank studied the global travel economy and came up with an imaginary place called Flyland.While the data shows that 11.9 million fly internationally daily, the most-spoken language is English. Spanish came in second. The average age of fliers is 45 and 69% of people surveyed have reached a degree level or above.In terms of how HSBCs research was done, the press release reports that BDRC surveyed 2,150 recent flight bookers over 18 years of age, weighted to represent the universe of global international travelers in the air by loc ation of departure and class of travel, using industry data.What interactions with other people are like on flightsMost of the responses were positive options, except for a classic oneStart a conversation with a stranger 51%Forge a business connection 16%Make a long-lasting friend 14%Met the love of their life 1 in 50And if traveling with those you know, please be prepared to argue as there are 3.1 million verbal fights daily.Eighty-three percent of people in Flyland feel like they now understand the world better, and the most popular positive thing thats happened to fliers personally is feeling more independent at 77%.Heres how people recharge while aboardWhile fliers watch 15.3 million films daily, 26% are action films, 21% are comedy and 13% are thrillers. They also catch up on 10 million emails a day, listen to 60.3 million songs in that same time period, and watch 9.2 million TV programs in a day.In terms of what people are reading, heres a breakdown of the genres History (16%) , Thrillers (12%), Romance (11%) and Murder mysteries (10%).Whats your go-to method for getting comfortable during a flight?