tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630355680050775256.post2372490332464914865..comments2024-01-19T22:42:41.602+00:00Comments on Gidday from the UK: Standing Room Only...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09420852941644763293noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630355680050775256.post-80023168996445327792010-09-27T00:11:47.058+01:002010-09-27T00:11:47.058+01:00In the U.S.A., too, the movement is towards coach ...In the U.S.A., too, the movement is towards coach seats that don't recline so that the airlines can squeeze rows closer together. No-recline Airbus A320s have 178 seats compared with 150 seats on the regular A320s. But the planes with more seats have the same number of overhead bins. More people therefore have to check on their bags--and pay for this. Soon they'll have to pay fees for carry-ons as well, with one of the airlines over here announcing it intends to charge up to $45 per passenger. This is despite consumer outrage, Congressional scorn (a bill has now been introduced in Congress to outlaw carry-on baggage fees), and federal investigation into whether airlines are properly disclosing their fees to consumers.<br /><br />I abhor all of these trends that make life so much harder for us travelers, but I suppose in the airlines' defense, it's a tough business. Apparently, these baggage fees have become crucial to their bottom lines, dating from when the industry faced the double whammy of recession and high oil prices.ML Awanoharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16238451984653386278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630355680050775256.post-38578904044603833582010-09-25T17:18:29.260+01:002010-09-25T17:18:29.260+01:00VM - I flew Ryanair once...because I had to (work ...VM - I flew Ryanair once...because I had to (work made me...bad, bad work!) It was like flying inside a bullet.<br /><br />Kate - what can I say? Def. the quip of the week!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420852941644763293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630355680050775256.post-84483000177630116842010-09-22T21:28:19.705+01:002010-09-22T21:28:19.705+01:00Why all those seats? There's only one cowboy i...Why all those seats? There's only one cowboy in Ryanair.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07782865072782597686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630355680050775256.post-59193635983408719382010-09-17T19:08:25.920+01:002010-09-17T19:08:25.920+01:00I saw this in the metro today and was gobsmacked. ...I saw this in the metro today and was gobsmacked. I think there is a limit to the lack of comfort I will accept, even for a 1 hour flight. And this goes beyond it.Vegemite Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667042279041269782noreply@blogger.com