passenger 3A
The title of this blog comes from the fact that I fly. I fly a lot in fact. Most of my flights end up being the small regional jets, 3A and the small radius of seats around it are where always seems to end up.
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It is another sad tale of once complimentary items that are now for sale, as American Airlines moves to charging for pillows and blankets on select flights; a move that almost parallels US Airways’s $7 “power-nap sack” and JetBlue’s blanket-pillow set.
For those seated in coach on domestic flights and select international flights greater than 2 hours, American will charge $8 for a pillow and blanket. The select international flights include routes to and from Canada, Mexico, Hawaii, the Caribbean and Central America.
“American evaluates all aspects of the business to ensure that economic decisions are prudent and strategic for the long-term success of the company,” said spokeswoman Andrea Huguely.
Blankets in premium-class cabins will remain complimentary.
I would say, “well that’s why I fly NWA Delta Airlines.” but sadly they suck too.
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(PEOPLE.com) — Kevin Smith’s most famous role is a guy who rarely speaks. But he’s got a lot to say — much of it profane — after being kicked off a Southwest Air flight because he didn’t fit comfortably into the seat…..
2010 Travel Update - January
So far this year I have been in 7 states and 8 airports including my home state and airport. Oddly enough I have only slept overnight in 2 cities besides the one I live in.
Nothing is funnier this morning than the quote “Taint Full of Gunpowder” at around the 5:20 mark.
I dislike airports …
… for the same reasons I dislike police states. No liquids. No powders. No acting weird. No objection to random searches. No putting blankets on your lap. What’s the obsession with security? Once you’ve strengthened cockpit doors so planes can no longer be used as missiles, what separates them from any other potentially crowded area? Why the excess screening? The reason there are few attempts to blow up airplanes is not because we have successfully restricted people from blowing up airplanes. It’s because not many people want to blow up airplanes.
I sat down for dinner tonight in a restaurant full of people. None of them had even walked through metal detectors. I didn’t feel particularly unsafe. And if I had to board a plane with that same group of people, I wouldn’t particularly worry about them.
What’s the point of all the increasingly invasive security measures? Why isn’t there more of an outcry? Is it because we like what they symbolize?
Flew on 60+ flights last year and not once was I afraid of terrorists. I do not trust the TSA or air marshals to save me. I only trust my fellow man to react again the next time. Just like the last two incidents.
I don’t look for cops to watch my back when using the ATM at night either.
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