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dembotoz

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36. my best friend also travels much for work and has speacial status due to the miles

Sat May 7, 2016, 10:49 AM

May 2016

upgrades etc

we flew together for a weekend in vegas this year and her status does make a difference.

with some changes in her company it looked like she might not have enuf miles for this status next year and she was in a panic.
Lucky? for her things changed back and she has business trips planned up the ying yang again.....

anyway while sitting at the atlanta airport waiting for the last segment of the red eye flight home she asked me if i thought her life was still glamorous....

the airlines are awful

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Economy passengers may rage after being marched through first class [View all] sofa king May 2016 OP

Maybe if they stopped making economy so uncomfortable edhopper May 2016 #1

but we need reminders LiberalEsto May 2016 #2

And that is why these Republican-controlled corporations... scscholar May 2016 #105

The fact is people buy based on price Travis_0004 May 2016 #3

Yep. I fly Jetblue a lot and they offer "even more legroom" seats for about $40 extra Nye Bevan May 2016 #5

I know that's a sucker bet. UtahJosh May 2016 #9

Whatever. What about when the NEW planes Hortensis May 2016 #66

Because you're 6'2 with extraordinarily long thighs (I literally do not fit in a normal economy MillennialDem May 2016 #80

To get from my town's airport to a regional hub I have to take a 20-passenger plane on the first hop Hekate May 2016 #108

And yet edhopper May 2016 #7

Exactly! nt UtahJosh May 2016 #10

I just returned a couple of weeks ago from flying around Europe FLPanhandle May 2016 #12

I am mostly aquainted edhopper May 2016 #21

They are about the same. Some are worse. Major Nikon May 2016 #33

I say do what a lot of European countries do gopiscrap May 2016 #29

I don't know of any major European carrier that is nationalized Major Nikon May 2016 #68

When I was flying around Australia Punx May 2016 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel May 2016 #43

Let me introduce you to Lufthansa's A320s Sen. Walter Sobchak May 2016 #53

Are those edhopper May 2016 #56

The worst I have personally experienced anywhere Sen. Walter Sobchak May 2016 #62

That is bad edhopper May 2016 #63

I take it you've never flown Ryanair philosslayer May 2016 #82

Ryanair. Barf. mainer May 2016 #93

I did philosslayer May 2016 #95

OR... UtahJosh May 2016 #8

".....and make slightly less profit." If they made any less they would be out of business. EX500rider May 2016 #15

I'd love to learn more about the "despite incredible growth" part. UtahJosh May 2016 #17

"I'd love to learn more about the "despite incredible growth" part." Easy: EX500rider May 2016 #18

Thanks. UtahJosh May 2016 #28

The growth doesn't hurt them. EX500rider May 2016 #38

I think it is fuel costs that eat their profit margin. nt tblue37 May 2016 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel May 2016 #44

In the Old Testament: 7 years fat, 7 years lean--stock up during the fat years tblue37 May 2016 #47

You're free to start an airline of your own philosslayer May 2016 #83

make slightly less profit. AlbertCat May 2016 #50

You don't think Amtrak is subsidized???? philosslayer May 2016 #85

No airline or railroad in the world Lydia Leftcoast May 2016 #92

can exist without some form of subsidies. AlbertCat May 2016 #97

You don't think Amtrak is subsidized???? AlbertCat May 2016 #96

If you call well over a billion dollars a year a nickel philosslayer May 2016 #98

They pay for the airports, air traffic control, etc. jberryhill May 2016 #109

I do not buy on price alone Lydia Leftcoast May 2016 #88

Having once homegirl May 2016 #54

It sure is getting unbearable. On a Delta Connections flight between Seattle and Denver last Nov, JimDandy May 2016 #70

A letter to Delta edhopper May 2016 #72

Delta will ignore your letter. Lionel Mandrake May 2016 #106

Airplane travel should be less comfortable: Your Biggest Carbon Sin May Be Air Travel Human101948 May 2016 #76

So you are saying edhopper May 2016 #77

No, you shouldn't drive... Human101948 May 2016 #78

Simply being alive is going to affect the climate Travis_0004 May 2016 #79

I guess i have to accept that then. edhopper May 2016 #99

There is that solar powered airplane.... Human101948 May 2016 #100

Yes edhopper May 2016 #103

Why are you posting on the internet? Warren DeMontague May 2016 #101

I'm using solar panels for my power.... Human101948 May 2016 #102

And I'm on a 100% renewable plan. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #104

People who get pissed about First Class should know this titaniumsalute May 2016 #4

As a 2 million miler on Delta Airlines, I agree FLPanhandle May 2016 #11

Good point. nt UtahJosh May 2016 #13

I fly first because I'm disabled REP May 2016 #16

my best friend also travels much for work and has speacial status due to the miles dembotoz May 2016 #36

If you got rid of First Class, economy seats would get more expensive mainer May 2016 #6

Got any proof of that? UtahJosh May 2016 #14

NYT article mainer May 2016 #23

Southwest has no first class and they tend to be the cheapest Major Nikon May 2016 #35

But even they are moving toward a class system mainer May 2016 #39

Most other airlines offer early boarding for more $$$ as well Major Nikon May 2016 #42

Allegiant Air has a one-class level of service mainer May 2016 #49

Some people view transportation as nothing more than getting from point A to B Major Nikon May 2016 #52

Long hauls, different story. mainer May 2016 #55

Not for me Major Nikon May 2016 #58

I don't consider sleep an amenity mainer May 2016 #59

I sleep just fine in coach Major Nikon May 2016 #60

Could've done it as a kid mainer May 2016 #61

I sleep fine in coach on long international flights. a la izquierda May 2016 #81

Before I retired, I always had an agreement with the people I worked for. 1939 May 2016 #65

Absolutely! titaniumsalute May 2016 #75

If First/Business classes weren't profitable, airlines would dump them mainer May 2016 #25

I fly a lot domestically. First/Business is always full. mainer May 2016 #27

And probably most of them are upgrades Lydia Leftcoast May 2016 #91

I've flown first class and economy. cwydro May 2016 #19

+1000 FLPanhandle May 2016 #20

When I see someone in expensive designer clothes, I don't feel rage mainer May 2016 #22

Lol. True dat. cwydro May 2016 #24

I love resale shops in nice areas! mainer May 2016 #26

Yes, when I really want to splurge lol, I'll go the Women's League shop. cwydro May 2016 #30

US consumers rage about foreign-made clothing mainer May 2016 #31

riff-raff!!! oldandhappy May 2016 #34

You confuse inequality Igel May 2016 #37

That's why they shouldn't let monkeys fly... GreatGazoo May 2016 #41

Are the "first class people"* already boarded? Do they look at these people as they walk jtuck004 May 2016 #45

I don't travel a lot, but I do fly first class. WillowTree May 2016 #107

I HATE flying. I absolutely cannot get comfortable in most coach class seats. mnhtnbb May 2016 #46

The seats are horribly uncomfortable and the LibDemAlways May 2016 #48

30 years ago every seat was first class Travis_0004 May 2016 #73

The real downgrading actually occurred in the 1990s Lydia Leftcoast May 2016 #89

I wouldn't pay for first class/business class on any plane where you have to do that Sen. Walter Sobchak May 2016 #51

Something I have noticed is edhopper May 2016 #57

First class seats cost like 5 times economy. If they want to pay it, more power to them. pampango May 2016 #64

Actually, that is not always the case. mnhtnbb May 2016 #67

First class exists more for the sake of loyalty programs Major Nikon May 2016 #69

Whoever wrote this headline should be permanently removed from media. Shandris May 2016 #71

I completely agree. sofa king May 2016 #74

after putting up with security and the waits, folks are just happy to get on the damn plane dembotoz May 2016 #84

More like a colonoscopy ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2016 #86

shitty analogy but accurate dembotoz May 2016 #94

First class FlaGranny May 2016 #87

Great experience flying yesterday PasadenaTrudy May 2016 #90