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Time magazine's Full List of "20 Reasons to Hate the Airlines"
A brief history of the industry's 30-year campaign to nickel-and-dime
us nearly to death http://www.time.com/time/specials/pa...002620,00.html Full List Prices Take Off * And So It Continues * 1. The Hub System * 2. Nonrefundable Fares * 3. The Demise of People Express * 4. The Disappearance of Legroom * 5. Frequent-Flyer Gimmickry * 6. Lunch Is Not Served * 7. Speak to an Agent? Don't Press 1 * 8. Pay TV * 9. Pay for Pets * 10. The Security-Line Confiscation * 11. Checked-Bag Fees * 12. Who Took My Blanket? * 13. VIP for a Day * 14. All Seats Are Not Created Equal * 15. Stingy Over Soft Drinks * 16. Bye-Bye, Standby * 17. Carry-On Luggage * 18. Surcharges on Peak Travel Days * 19. The Cut-in-Line Charge * 20. Pay Toilets |
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Time magazine's Full List of "20 Reasons to Hate the Airlines"
"Ablang" wrote in message ... A brief history of the industry's 30-year campaign to nickel-and-dime us nearly to death http://www.time.com/time/specials/pa...002620,00.html Full List Prices Take Off * And So It Continues * 1. The Hub System * 2. Nonrefundable Fares * 3. The Demise of People Express * 4. The Disappearance of Legroom * 5. Frequent-Flyer Gimmickry * 6. Lunch Is Not Served * 7. Speak to an Agent? Don't Press 1 * 8. Pay TV * 9. Pay for Pets * 10. The Security-Line Confiscation * 11. Checked-Bag Fees * 12. Who Took My Blanket? * 13. VIP for a Day * 14. All Seats Are Not Created Equal * 15. Stingy Over Soft Drinks * 16. Bye-Bye, Standby * 17. Carry-On Luggage * 18. Surcharges on Peak Travel Days * 19. The Cut-in-Line Charge * 20. Pay Toilets Some of these are just ridiculous. E.g. Of course you have to pay the extra costs of taking your pet. Why should those people who don't use this service subsidise those that do? tim |
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