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- inactive, on 08/16/2008, -4/+141$15 at todays rates thats a bargain
- DiggItalia, on 08/17/2008, -8/+126First man on the right: that's me, staring at the hostess breasts, ignoring whatever she says.
- inactive, on 08/16/2008, -4/+120LOL unfortunately its too true,, if they could they would it seems
- Coottie, on 08/17/2008, -3/+99"For $30, we'll actually make sure it works."
- inactive, on 08/16/2008, -5/+83lol can we bring our own with us ??
- HeavyWave, on 08/17/2008, -0/+69inaccurate
should say "for just 14.99" - diggit08, on 08/17/2008, -7/+69Mirror: http://www.demotivate.info/2008/08/17/this-sums-up ...
- mfc5200, on 08/17/2008, -1/+46Sadly true. I flew around Asia a lot this summer. The foreign airlines were much better. But the government protects our airlines with very strict restrictions to operate in the US market. So unfortunately Singapore airlines can't operate within the US which is sad.
Here are top 5 star ranked airlines
http://www.airlinequality.com/StarRanking/5star.ht ...
none of them are American. And we only have ONE airline with a 4 ranking. Jet Blue.
http://www.airlinequality.com/StarRanking/4star.ht ...
All of our major airlines: United, Delta, American, Continental, etc are all 3 star airlines. Pretty sad.
Open up the competition to foreign airlines congress!
p.s quick story: Nippon (Japan) Airlines lost my bag this summer. (It wasn't their fault though, it was Vietnam Airlines fault). When I landed, they noticed I was the last person standing around for my bag. Like 3-4 workers came over and were just apologizing that they lost my bag. They then gave me roughly $100 no questions asked so that I could get clothes and toiletries for the night. It was so hassle free. They then delivered my bad first thing the next morning. I couldn't believe an airline could be so professional. Ever lost a bag in the US? You don't get treated with such sympathy. - davidaod, on 08/17/2008, -2/+40Tyler Durden: [pointing at an emergency instruction manual on a plane] You know why they put oxygen masks on planes?
Narrator: So you can breath.
Tyler Durden: Oxygen gets you high. In a catastrophic emergency, you're taking giant panicked breaths. Suddenly you become euphoric, docile. You accept your fate. It's all right here. Emergency water landing - 600 miles an hour. Blank faces, calm as Hindu cows.
Narrator: That's, um... That's an interesting theory. - Skooma714, on 08/17/2008, -3/+39Oxygen is flammable and anyone caught any more than (arbitrary small amount) anywhere on their person will be forced to stand in a glass holding cell in the terminal.
This is for your protection. - inactive, on 08/17/2008, -0/+34i'm surprised it's only $15
- readacook, on 08/17/2008, -0/+34How much do we have to pay to get the hot stewardesses back?
- cdigioia, on 08/17/2008, -2/+28Freaky part is how much better E. Asian airlines are now than American ones. When I first traveled outside the US I was really happy to be with a US Carrier, as it seemed like a much safer bet.
Now, for international flights I always hope the cheapest ticket is from a foreign one (best one being Singapore Airlines btw I think) Not that US airlines are the worst in the world, pretty sure we beat out the national carrier of Afghanistan/etc., but for major international carriers, it sure seems like US ones are near the bottom of the heap... - TheKitchenSinkX, on 08/17/2008, -1/+25In a 100% oxygen environment there wouldn't be any nails.
- inactive, on 08/17/2008, -1/+25Back when hostesses were hot...
- PrinceMissile, on 08/17/2008, -0/+21And weren't flamboyantly gay men.
- Aadain, on 08/17/2008, -3/+23That picture is unrealistic. The real isle is only half as big as shown in the image. And each person seems to fit into their seat, which means they would all need to be at most 5'2".
- diggit08, on 08/17/2008, -5/+25http://www.demotivate.info/2008/08/17/this-sums-up ...
- msbeckman, on 08/17/2008, -2/+14Seriously? Oxygen is very much flammable... in fact, flames require oxygen to even exist.
- Seidoger, on 08/17/2008, -1/+12This also sums it pretty much:
Mad TV skit on airline safety. The masks cost way more, and exact change is appreciated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUvvgjKK8_E - avdp, on 08/17/2008, -0/+11The only problem with your argument, is that the price of my ticket did not drop by $0.10 when they stopped providing peanuts. Instead, it increased by $200.
The cost of providing these amenities is minimal. It's not about cutting cost (the cost of soda is minimal, and the attendants are on the plane wether they server drinks or not), it's about squeezing profit out of every possible place. Personally, I doubt this is good for them in the long run - it's just making an unpleasant experience even more miserable. Pissing off your customer is not typically a good business model. - inactive, on 08/17/2008, -3/+13I think people who bitch about the cost of plane tickets don't remember what they used to cost back in the day, before real competition broke out between the airlines after the cartel system failed.
Someone should pull out the actual numbers, but you've got to realize that back in the day, you were paying MUCH more for the little things, like god awful food, peanuts, one or two drinks and luggage handling. Now, it does in fact save you money, even if you buy all those extras on the flight, than back in the day when ticket prices were massive. - GawtMilk, on 08/17/2008, -0/+10Conan O'Brien used this joke first in his monologues with the idea of "coin-operated oxygen masks".
When flying home [Hong Kong] from Burlington, Vermont to JFK, from JFK to Hong Kong three days ago, JetBlue charged me $100 because my bag was 3lb overweight on the Vermont > JFK flight. Later, my bag was searched by the TSA at JFK and my factory-sealed, new-in-box GeForce 8800GT was either confiscated or stolen by a TSA employee - a video card I bought for $160. The irony is that if they had just stolen my video card up front with me watching on JetBlue, I'd have at least saved the $100. - Epistaxis, on 08/17/2008, -1/+11Oh, the friviloty!
- wibambau, on 08/17/2008, -0/+9Absolutely. Pretty soon you'll be able to add the 'survival package' to your ticket.
- jessehadden, on 08/17/2008, -0/+9I don't mind my ticket costing the same, but I do object to being sandwiched between two "people of size." I paid for a seat. I want to sit in a seat. I don't want to sit huddled up, trying to avoid the squishy rolls of flesh closing in from either side from two people who have never heard the term "boundary issues."
- russ3, on 08/17/2008, -1/+9Charge the fatties extra!
- blast_flame, on 08/17/2008, -3/+11I don't really see what's wrong with airline charging. If I don't like peanuts why should I have to pay for you eating them via the increased ticket price?
- zarcu, on 08/17/2008, -1/+8Mirror?
- Ex3poo, on 08/17/2008, -1/+8Looks like US Airways
- pintomp3, on 08/17/2008, -1/+8the invisible hand of the free market will resuscitate you.
- MaruLono, on 08/17/2008, -0/+6Japan Airlines > American Airlines.... they have free booze
- teamgwho, on 08/18/2008, -0/+6didn't you know? more then 50% of the population is obese. ergo, we're the norm and you are underweight. and we thank you for it.
//sarcasm - nadalle, on 08/17/2008, -0/+6Los Angeles... X airport has a 100% success rate at losing my luggage. It doesn't matter which airline -- *****, Dolta, Northworst: it's the airport that loses it.
In every single case, the response of the airlines has been "***** you!" Sympathy? You're lucky they don't arrest you for loitering in baggage claim. - vanguardanon, on 08/17/2008, -0/+6I was just reading Salon's "Ask the pilot" article where he wrote about how US airlines are horrible for not offering the kind of service and amenities that you see oversees. Then I come over to digg and see how they want lower prices. I can see how things got they way they are. We'd rather cram 12 people into a shoebox than pay for an in flight movie. I guess I can't complain about getting what we ask for.
FWIW, this is the salon article: http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/08/15/ask ... - Doomy, on 08/17/2008, -2/+85 min on the front page and we already need a mirror....
- BossKey, on 08/17/2008, -0/+6Fly in South America, when I was there hotness seemed to be a job requirement.
- jakereilly, on 08/17/2008, -0/+5Floating Seat: 35$
Emergency Exit Access: 55$ - tehxhorace, on 08/17/2008, -5/+10you spelled 'frivolous' wrong
- sockpuppets, on 08/17/2008, -2/+7Love that movie.
- thallium205, on 08/17/2008, -0/+5As soon as they drop the anti-discrimination requirements.
- blast_flame, on 08/17/2008, -1/+6Then by the same logic shouldn't one not be concerned about paying extra for them?
- bdfariello, on 08/17/2008, -1/+6Screw your assumptions. I buried him for "FYA."
Also exomni, there's a difference between a combustion reaction and an endothermic reaction. - ChinezePanda, on 08/17/2008, -0/+5"And if you upgrade to our premier survival package, we will attempt to trigger the mechanism that allows the oxygen bag to be accessible by you. If you upgrade to our Super Premier 1st Class Survival Package we will ensure it is plugged in and reaching the tanks. For Super Mega Value Executive Survival Class Package we will make sure the oxygen tanks are filled."
- mcberg182, on 08/17/2008, -2/+7haha ads. I don't know what they are anymore
- akh4x0r, on 08/17/2008, -1/+5Funny, but so sad.
- secrity, on 08/17/2008, -1/+5Fuels are flammable; oxidizers, including oxygen, are not flammable. Oxygen supports combustion, it does not burn.
- exomni, on 08/17/2008, -3/+7Wow. Digg is stupider than I thought.
Oxygen is NOT flammable. Fire is merely the heat and light produced from a chemical reaction. What the hell sort of a chemical reaction could go on within a single element? No element can be a fuel, only an oxidizing agent. - dcguy, on 08/17/2008, -0/+4A smart airline would turn itself into a religious or non-profit organization and allow customers to "donate" instead of charging a "fare". I can just see it now...passing the hat between rows. Plus, they would avoid paying taxes.
- dmoore764, on 08/17/2008, -1/+5Japan Airlines. Grrrrrlrllrllrllrrlll (chewbacca noise)
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