Posted on 11/29/2006 7:56:46 PM PST by NormsRevenge
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese airline has calculated that it takes a litre of fuel to flush the toilet at 30,000 feet and is urging passengers to go to the bathroom before they board.
As Chinese airlines come under increasing pressure to cut fuel expenditures, China Southern's latest strategy is to encourage passengers "to spend their pennies before boarding the aircraft", Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.
"The energy used in one flush is enough for an economical car to run at least 10 kilometres," Captain Liu Zhiyuan, who flies regularly between Hangzhou and Beijing, was quoted as saying.
Citing a survey by the company's logistics department, Liu said carrying one kilogram of items such as blankets and pillows by air for one hour uses 0.2 kg of fuel.
"This means the blankets and pillows on board the aircraft eat up 60 tonnes of fuel every day. If each seat is loaded with three 450-gram magazines, another 60 tonnes will be consumed," Liu explained.
Another cost-saving technique will keep 47 million yuan (3 million pounds) a year in the airline's coffers, Xinhua said.
"The company has asked logistics staff to fill the water tank only 60 percent full."
In the first half of the year, the "aggregated loss" of Chinese airlines was estimated at around 3 billion yuan, Xinhua said.
Just think how much fuel could be saved if everyone just walked to where they want to go.
"Or, we'll kill you."
You think THESE commies are bad, just wait until OUR COMMIES get in control of the Congress....
Hey, free money for everyone can't be bad! I say we pass a law stating that everyone gets one free plasma TV each year, too.
***just wait until OUR COMMIES get in control of the Congress....***
Have you been living in a cave for the last month?
THERE HERE!
Now we've got them right where we want them.
Now to get them all on an Ex-Lax diet secretely before each flight.
We will bring them to their knees!
Bwahahahaha!
"Just think how much fuel could be saved if everyone just walked to where they want to go."
Or if people didn't go anywhere.
I can see it now, new TSA regs; everyone strip naked and pee in front of the TSA agent before boarding.
"Now we've got them right where we want them.
Now to get them all on an Ex-Lax diet secretely before each flight.
We will bring them to their knees!
Bwahahahaha!"
Last time I ate in China it had the same effect.
Two words: Stadium Buddy
This sounds like something Jimmy Carter would have required when he was president (shudder).
THERE HERE!
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Yeah, I know, and I am reminded each time I see and hear GWB pandering to them....makes me violently ill...
The 'Rats aren't officially in control of Congress until January when the new session (the 110th Congress) begins. Of course that might not be obvious from the way the media has been treating them.
Beijing malaise?
THERE HERE!
Huh?
http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=14457200288064322170
Or if people didn't go anywhere.
The real savings come when people don't want to go anywhere...
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