AIR FRANCE can go eat a bag of dicks.

[Rootberry]

Yeah, they don't charge on SW, like I said before....

[Evan Young]

every airline is different. Overweight charges on a couple of the airlines just went through the roof.

Southwest is great if they go to the airport you need to go to.

[scot]

my favorite joke is "... to disable lavatory smoke detectors or surveillance cameras..." Nobody laughs.

Life is easy traveling with southwest.

[roughtoughcreampuf]

Originally posted by Rootberry
Yeah, they don't charge on SW, like I said before....

And they have the Shamu plane!

[Steven Ragatz]

Just saw this and thought of this thread...

http://www.ok.co.uk/posts/view/4975/

Steven Ragatz

[Rachel Peters]

On my last flight someone told me that Air Canada is introducing an isle seat request charge. Not sure if he was full of it (this was while I was trying to make climbing across his lap to go to the bathroom not seem awkard.)

[roughtoughcreampuf]

Originally posted by Rachel Peters
On my last flight someone told me that Air Canada is introducing an isle seat request charge. Not sure if he was full of it (this was while I was trying to make climbing across his lap to go to the bathroom not seem awkard.)

Do the aisle people prefer when someone tries to bypass them crotch first, or ass first?
The aisle seat isn't what it's all cracked up to be!

[Evan Young]

Originally posted by Steven Ragatz
Just saw this and thought of this thread...

http://www.ok.co.uk/posts/view/4975/

Steven Ragatz

this is why I decided not to be excessively tall.

[roughtoughcreampuf]

Originally posted by Evan Young
this is why I decided not to be excessively tall.

Good call, good call....

[jeep caillouet]

eat a bag of dicks

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/1aa65c2cda/louis-ck-suck-a-bag-of-dicks-from-standupfan

damn you kind find anything you want on the internet!

[le pire]

Hey Jim,

I can understand the rant... on a cultural opposite my flight to Ft Lauderdale last week was filled with loud, fat, stupid Patriots fans going down for the game.

I have learned that you are at the mercy of who ever is checking you in and to KISS THEIR ASS. I try to sympathise with them, because I know their job SUCKS and I usually perform a few tricks for them and they wave the excess baggage fee or reduce it substantially.

I typically fly with a bicycle case which contains my giraffe uni and ladder and rolla bolla board and some junk. My flight case contains clothes and personal effects and my carry on is my laptop bag and a gig bag with my tuba, bowling ball, shaker cups and EVERYTHING heavy. The gig bag weighs more than 100 ilbs.
I intend to have the gig bag as carry on and thus avoid the excess charges of a 100 ilb bag. When I check in I place it in front of the counter out of their view.


Out of site, out of mind and I'm doing my best to charm the hell out of them. I sometimes get charged for the bicycle case, but they never even notice the gig bag because I distract them from it.

After I get past them I clear security and play dumb about my ridiculous carry on and then when I get to the gate I play dumb again.

If I'm on a large jet, then the gig bag will fit in the overhead bin, but if it's a prop plane I have to go the distance on the charm.

I fly Air France quite a bit and it's not nicknamed "Air Chance" for nothing. But I find that if you are nice and funny people will go out their way for you. I have been given countless free drinks and meals on flights when you are normally suppossed to pay and on my last flight back from France (in September) on KLM the staff loved me so much and got me so completely plastered that I nearly got arrested in Detroit because I told customs what I thought of George Bush and their haircuts.

Flying sucks these days and like Butterfly has mentioned the airlines are hurting so they just pass it on. The gate checkers and stewardesses are paid dirt and are constantly kicked around themselves. If you present yourself as a victim (as they are) them you will get better results.


etienne


p.s. My favourite airline is Alaska Air.

[Pokie-Poke]

I have a problem with all these charges. It made sense a year ago when oil was $140+ a barrel. The crap is now down below $50 a barrel yet these companies continue to charge these outrageous fees.

Ya know Jim. She also might be making a little extra on the side right now by charging you the 120 pounds and then turned in $150 US.

[Stretch]

luggage shipping service expands

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Door to door delivery.

[Frisbee]

I would think that Fedex actually is the largest door to door delivery of luggage.

they are offering service on a handful of the u.s. airlines now and i anticipate that all airlines will offer their service in the next year.

[le pire]

American Airlines can go eat a bag...

Last week I had to fly to the caribbean and my flight was scheduled for 6:40 am. I was at the airport at 4:50 a.m and stood in the longest most chaotic line EVER. They were short staffed and incompetant and shout threats at everyone. At one point it looked like the mean hollow eyed lady with the megaphone was going to cause a riot.

Me and the people right behind me nearly missed our flight even though we were there almost 2 hours before flight time.

Oh and Miami International can eat a bag too.

Dallas Airport, however, can have some chewing tobacco or soda pop or what ever it wants because they run a smooth operation.


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