Thursday, July 12, 2007
Poor, Poor Babies
It's tough to be a politician
Could there be a more compelling story? Presidential candidates whining about how unfair it is that they have to fly commercial? Somehow I don't feel sorry for them.
Could there be a more compelling story? Presidential candidates whining about how unfair it is that they have to fly commercial? Somehow I don't feel sorry for them.
Labels: Flying
Monday, May 21, 2007
Fun!
I saw an article about Flightmemory.com in USAToday last week and spent a couple lunch hours plugging in my data for the last 18 months or so. Mostly because I love maps...but also so I could be bummed out by the fact that I've spent2.5 weeks (400 hours) of the past two years on airplanes. I know others travel much more for business and such, but I can't imagine doing more... Photo at left is my domestic travel for past 18 months or so...
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Passenger Bill of Rights
Government vs. Airlines?
Wow, it's sort of like choosing between Imus and Sharton. Two undesirable outcomes.
Passenger advocates are pushing for a so-called "Passenger Bill of Rights" getting the government more involved in airline business decisions. U.S. based airlines, with their horrendous service are on the other side. Can't say I sympathize with the generally poor service you get on airlines these days (but flying is so inexpensive) and I really think it is unexcuseable for an airline to keep passengers on the runway for 9 hours.
The only thing worse than the status quo would be greater government intervention. As a consumer I have the ultimate "Bill of Rights", I can choose not to fly Jetblue or whom ever has the worst service...that is the best way to get things turned around.
Wow, it's sort of like choosing between Imus and Sharton. Two undesirable outcomes.
Passenger advocates are pushing for a so-called "Passenger Bill of Rights" getting the government more involved in airline business decisions. U.S. based airlines, with their horrendous service are on the other side. Can't say I sympathize with the generally poor service you get on airlines these days (but flying is so inexpensive) and I really think it is unexcuseable for an airline to keep passengers on the runway for 9 hours.
The only thing worse than the status quo would be greater government intervention. As a consumer I have the ultimate "Bill of Rights", I can choose not to fly Jetblue or whom ever has the worst service...that is the best way to get things turned around.
Labels: Flying, One World Government
