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Wednesday Jun 11, 2008
Flying commercial, what a horrible experience ...
... for the airlines. Astonishingly, fuel costs are now greater than 50% of the price of a ticket in many cases for commercial aircraft. Running an airline has got to be one of the most difficult businesses. Ever. So when you bitch about airlines, delays, half-a$$ed airline employees, uncaring, unfeeling airline executives, and uncomfortable airplanes, put yourself in the place of the airline executive who is responsible to his shareholders.
I'm a very frequent flyer (Platinum Medallion on Delta, Platinum Marriott as usual), and am as critical as anyone of the shortcomings of air carriers, and when I think about fuel costs, scheduling, safety concerns, and everything else, I'm like Chris Rock: I don't approve, and I don't like it ... but I understand.
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Posted at 07:15AM Jun 11, 2008 by tgardner in Travel |