It can be seen from the cheapest budget airlines to the world’s largest carriers: Airlines across the globe【C1】___various shades of blue in their cabin seats, and it is no【C2】. There does appear to be some psychology behind it. Blue is【C3】___with the positive qualities of trust, efficiency, quietness, coolness, reflection and calm.

Nigel Goode is a leading aviation designer who works at a company which has been delivering aircraft interiors for airlines for 30 years. “Our job as designers is to reinforce the airline’s brand and make it more【C4】___,” he says. “But our primary concern is to deliver an interior that【C5】___comfort to create a pleasant environment.”

“It’s all about making the traveling experience less【C6】___and blue is said to induce a feeling of calm. While some of the budget airlines might use brighter, bolder shades, most others go with softened tones. The【C7】aim is to create a home-like relaxing feel, so airlines tend to use soft colors that feel domestic,【C8】___and earthy for that reason.”

It’s also a trend that emerged decades ago and has【C9】___stuck. “Blue became the color of choice because it’s a conservative, agreeable, corporate shade that【C10】___being trustworthy and safe. That’s why you see it used in all of the older airlines like British Airways,” Nigel Goode added.

A) associated F) imitate K) principal

B) coincidence G) indication L) recognizable

C) determined H) integrate M) simply

D) drastically I) maximizes N) stressful

E) enormous J) natural O) symbolizes

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