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Boeing's Latest Plane Is Airlines' Brand New Way To Make You Uncomfortable While They Make More Money
"Unrivaled profits await," croons Boeing's sales video. It's the "the most profitable single-aisle ever." (www.inc.com) さらに...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
How appealing. Less space. No room to sit with a little comfort. With profits from every little thing airlines must think that there isn't competition. Sometimes the train is just as quick.Even driving oneself can be quicker and a lot more comfortable than a cramped airline seat. I just don't fit in the usual size seat(am tall). So flying isn't comfortable at all.Well first class and most of business class to$$$$$ staying local is an option. What a dilemma. It would be refreshing is some airline manufacturer designed standards so passengers could actually be comfortable,and enjoy a flight.
I am beginning to think we need a customer bill of rights. I don't like more pointless government regulations, but I am starting to think that airlines can't be relied on to maintain any kind of standards. They will keep compressing coach seats until passengers start suffocating, and then they will blame the passengers for buying tickets.
The airlines may be guilty of many things, but making "absurd profits" is definitely not one of them. Historically, most airlines barely break even and many operate at losses for years in a row. Does the author not recall that nearly every major airline has gone bankrupt during the last two decades??
While there's validity in the "you pay your cheap fare and take your chances" argument, the real problem is that there's no REAL competition in the airline industry in the US. The numerous consolidations in the past 10 year have made sure of that. This is why the railroads got out of the passenger business and opted for freight. While the airlines would love to treat us like cargo, cargo can't talk back and we can (and should).
I got a good look at what Americans complain about. I had to fly from Oklahoma to the Yukon on various Boeing 737s. While on the U.S. carriers, there was little service and my knees were jammed into the seat in front of me. On the little Canadian carriers I had plenty of legroom and service I'd seen only in first class on the American ones. The question becomes do the customers serve the airline, or do the airlines serve the customers?
I'm so TOTALLY sold! To go from a 30 inch squeeze to making me feel like the amazing comfort of 31 inches? WOW! Who was the airline genius that came up with that? You MUST promote that obviously Harvard MBA to a VP spot immediately!