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(vanity) I JUST FLEW IN FROM BUFFALO (and boy, did it ever suck!)(not Buffalo; the flight)
from somewhere in the deep recesses of Coach
| 3/10/08
| marty
Posted on 03/10/2008 7:00:24 AM PDT by martin_fierro
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(though things could always be worse. pardon the vanity)
To: mikrofon
To: martin_fierro
I'm just glad you didn't say: ... and boy are my arms tired.
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posted on
03/10/2008 7:02:29 AM PDT
by
mnehring
(The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me. - Ayn Rand)
To: martin_fierro
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posted on
03/10/2008 7:02:59 AM PDT
by
nuconvert
(There are bad people in the pistachio business.)
To: martin_fierro
Flew from SLC to Cincinnati on Delta last week coach class. It's a 3.5 hour flight ... the flight attendants made one pass with the beverage cart during the flight. What the he** do these people do anymore except stand around and BS in the galley?
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posted on
03/10/2008 7:09:23 AM PDT
by
BluH2o
To: martin_fierro
I fly frequently. And I smoke. Flying out of Jacksonville, FL pretty much necessitates the need for a connection flight to my destination. Airports can't give us smokers just one cloudy room within the secured area? Is this just too much to ask? Nothing like having to go outside and then go back through security just to have a cigarette between my flights.
I try to book all my connecting flights through Atlanta International because they seem to be one of the only airports that still maintains smoking lounges. Though probably for not much longer.
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posted on
03/10/2008 7:09:30 AM PDT
by
Drew68
To: martin_fierro
Good morning..first, I'm sure you enjoyed, (on my Rudy supporters amnesty thread) that many found out that you were still here..LOL
I've long had a theory about why the airlines suck, and why deregulation didn't work.and still doesn't. It's because we didn't have true deregulation. Fixed airfares were eliminated, and airlines, especially start-ups (remember People's Express??) were free to exploit market niches. However, the problem is that gate space at airports is limited, and tightly controlled by complicated bidding and lease processes, and the airlines that hold the rights, even if the capacity is underused..can't be forced to give them up. Thus, new start-ups, who would normally be eager to enter the market, withotu onerous union contracts, and compete on price AND service, can't get in.
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posted on
03/10/2008 7:11:16 AM PDT
by
ken5050
To: martin_fierro
Hubby and I flew from Killeen Texas to Bangor Maine in Jan. It only took us three days to get home.
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posted on
03/10/2008 7:14:50 AM PDT
by
armymarinemom
(My sons freed Iraqi and Afghan Honor Roll students.)
To: martin_fierro
If you complained, you could pose for Playboy.
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posted on
03/10/2008 7:16:39 AM PDT
by
evets
(beer)
To: martin_fierro
What airline is this? Delta, AirTran and Spirit all board back to front. (after #1 and #2)
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posted on
03/10/2008 7:20:17 AM PDT
by
sarasota
To: martin_fierro
Was the boarding of coach class the only thing that “sucked” about your flight? Just curious. Were there any other issues?
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posted on
03/10/2008 7:20:28 AM PDT
by
Hatteras
To: martin_fierro
Unfortunately, it is not just the airlines, it is the entire business community.
Customer service, the keystone of corporate success, is nearly non-existant in all industries.
My business gets more customers every year because we not only service them but respect them as well.
Amazing how far you can get by using the words "sir" and "ma'am." And giving Lindt chocolates to receptionists when you visit a company doesn't hurt either.
People can say what they will about Wal-Mart, but how many companies have a person at the door welcoming you to their store when you walk through their doors?
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posted on
03/10/2008 7:23:59 AM PDT
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys: Can't drive, can't fly, can't ski, can't skipper a boat; but they know what's best for us)
To: sarasota
‘twas Northwest/KLM.
Still better (for me) than United/USAir, but not exactly enjoyable.
To: evets
If you complained, you could pose for Playboy.Nobody wants that. Nobody.
To: martin_fierro
The masses buy the cheapest, most direct, flight they can find. Companies also push for this when employees book their travel.
When I order through the computer travel agency my company has set up, there is an automatic message that pops up saying “You have not selected the lowest airfare. Please fill in the reason.” If the reason is not a more direct flight or arrival or departure time it is tough to explain it to my manager.
Top notch service costs airlines money. If customers continually show they don’t care about it. Airlines will keep reducing it.
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posted on
03/10/2008 7:25:21 AM PDT
by
toast
To: Hatteras
Was the boarding of coach class the only thing that sucked about your flight? Just curious. Were there any other issues? Flights cost more, take longer, include more tightly-scheduled stops and come with significantly diminished levels of customer service.
To: martin_fierro
That’s OK, Buffalo does suck....
Thanks for attending during the Martin Fierro Annual Snowstorm — see you next year!
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posted on
03/10/2008 7:27:22 AM PDT
by
mikrofon
("We're UseLess Air, and We Don't Give A &%$#!")
To: martin_fierro
People would rather have cheap airfare than service.
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posted on
03/10/2008 7:27:30 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: martin_fierro
Flight attendant unions
Unreasonable passenger expectations?
From your list, the above two I see as what makes flying less than fun.
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posted on
03/10/2008 7:33:25 AM PDT
by
7thson
(I've got a seat at the big conference table! I'm gonna paint my logo on it!)
To: martin_fierro
Northwest
"Northworst" has had a bad reputation for decades. I started flying in the mid 60s and for first 8-10 years it was truly a great experience.
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posted on
03/10/2008 7:33:32 AM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
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