Keith Oates
Janner
- Location
- Penarth, Wales
Yes but I live and travel in Asia so Cathay cover all the flying that I do.
Rip off airlines!
- Thread starter gavroche
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Yes but I live and travel in Asia so Cathay cover all the flying that I do.
Take an EMPTY water bottle through the security checks, then ask at one of the bars (best to choose a less busy one) for them to fill it with tap water for free. Never had a problem.
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
You're right in a way but what irks people is this is a new phenomena, they've realised there's extra revenue in giving you what you usually got anyway which was a reasonable chance of a choice of seat, with your partner...which in my modest flying experience of 20 years where we sometimes flew 8 times a year, it was never a problem.
It started maybe 3 years ago...we always got there early, first'ish at check in, that used to almost guarantee you a seat of reasonable choice, always together, no cost. At that time you sensed they were pushing you to pay...every flight we've taken since they've either split us up or we've had to pay.
The amount of seats on a plane hasnt changed, the amount of people on any plane hasnt changed either...it always used to work, why not now ?
Its cynical...but i suppose thats the world we live in.
mybike
Grumblin at Garmin on the Granny Gear
- Location
- Not 'emel 'empstead
Indeed you have to be a pprune to sit there.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
[QUOTE 3788633, member: 45"]It does work now. It means that the headline ticket price is less if you don't have an allocated seat, and if you're not bothered where you sit you pay less than the old standard price.[/QUOTE]
Wot he said
You only have to look at airline profitability (or lack of it) to see that nobody's being ripped off. Operating a pricing model like this does a number of things:
1) It allows the savvy traveller to mix and match and pay for exactly what they want to get, be that food, reserved seating, express check in, baggage, whatever
2) It allows the airline to attract in punters by offering a low up front price on internet search sites
The airline industry is a tremendous success for people who want to travel. Go back 50 years and see how much it would have cost in real terms to fly anywhere. Massively more expensive. So long as you don't get suckered in by a low up front fare and lose sight of the real cost, buying a flight ticket has never been cheaper or more accessible
Wot he said
You only have to look at airline profitability (or lack of it) to see that nobody's being ripped off. Operating a pricing model like this does a number of things:
1) It allows the savvy traveller to mix and match and pay for exactly what they want to get, be that food, reserved seating, express check in, baggage, whatever
2) It allows the airline to attract in punters by offering a low up front price on internet search sites
The airline industry is a tremendous success for people who want to travel. Go back 50 years and see how much it would have cost in real terms to fly anywhere. Massively more expensive. So long as you don't get suckered in by a low up front fare and lose sight of the real cost, buying a flight ticket has never been cheaper or more accessible
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
F70100
Who, me ?
There's a potential flight safety issue with splitting up families on board. If there is a need for an emergency evacuation, the idea is that everyone gets off ASAP. If Dad is sitting 6 rows ahead of Mum and the cherubs, is he really going to just get off and leave them, or is he going to try and make his way back, against the flow to get to them?
Disaster waiting to happen if you ask me.
Disaster waiting to happen if you ask me.
mybike
Grumblin at Garmin on the Granny Gear
- Location
- Not 'emel 'empstead
Sounds like a disaster to me.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
99,999 times.....Dad gets a bit of peace and quiet on the flight
1 time.....Dad can't help in event of evacuation
I like those odds
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Grumpy old bastards should be sedated and thrown out over the sea. Or land.
Andrew_P
In between here and there
Still at least flights are non smoking - I am a smoker and I used to never choose the smoking part, you could cut the air with a knife. I used to plead not to be with my Mum and Dad in smoking not really for that reason but lets just say the liked a drink, makes a 9 hour flight feel like 24 hours cringing at your parents (topping up with the in flight drinks with duty free) and hoping the cabin pressure will take its toll and they will be asleep soon!!
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Or on a separate plane. Or preferably not at all.Children should go in the hold - along with the other pets...
I don't have long to go until children become pointless. The people who will pay for my retirement have already started work so another 10 years or so......
andyfraser
Über Member
- Location
- Bristol
It's probably cheaper to take the kids out of school during term time than pay the extra during school holidays. That'll explain why there were so many British kids in Tenerife a couple of weeks ago.
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Yes but what these selfish parents don't understand is that if they continue to take their kids out of school for holidays air fares across the year will rise punishing the rest of us.
