Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 06.02.08 | 1:53 PM ET
Hilarious editorial cartoon by Steve Benson. I just hope it doesn’t give the airlines any more awful ideas.
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Heather Engstrom 06.03.08 | 1:09 AM ET
To use the bathroom.
Ling 06.03.08 | 1:51 AM ET
Way things are going, the airlines are going to be cutting down on teh number of flights, and trying to pack in more passengers into a flight, so they could start charging for ‘standing’ flights, where you pay less, but don’t get a seat. :)
PaulHunt 06.03.08 | 11:45 AM ET
Geez, I hope they wouldn’t charge for that. But I wouldn’t be surprised if they did though. It reminds me of this article I read a week or so ago called Silent Sprint for Aviation and it pretty much sums up that cartoon. We are going to have a lot less flights and a lot less elbow room.
Jack from eyeflare.com 06.04.08 | 7:10 AM ET
I’m seeing the following new fees coming in soon:
Enhanced seating comfort - $20 (you get a padded seat)
Assured boarding - $25 (you get a valid boarding pass)
Bathroom tokens - $1 each
Rental blankets - $10 each (this also means they’ll turn the temperature to 55 Fahrenheit)
Which one’s of these do you think they’ll do next?
Wayne Bernhardson 06.05.08 | 6:59 PM ET
A friend on an Air Canada flight from Toronto to San Francisco was unable to get a free blanket because, the cabin attendant said, the service was only available on international flights! Seriously!