Five Follies of Flying
1.
Standing in line - Whether at check-in, security or boarding, is it necessary? There
has to be some other way to move people more efficiently? I haven’t counted how much time is used
up standing in line and the only redeeming feature I have found is having an
interesting conversation with someone while standing there.
2.
The two guys in the row ahead (or behind) who think
they have to talk over the noise of the engines and annoy everyone within eight
feet in every direction. - Do they
like the sound of their own voices or are they hearing impaired? Give your fellow passengers
cooped up in the steel cocoon a break and tone it down, please.
3.
Choppy air, least that’s what the captain calls
it – It shakes you up and down, back and forth and it often requires the seat
belt sign and return to your seat message just after you have gotten into the
lavatory.
4.
The disappearance of most amenities on domestic
flights – They are often crowded, uncomfortable and the food (?) is lousy if it
even exists. I know it’s about
keeping the flights as full as possible for the sake of revenue and some
airlines have actually provided more space but at a higher price of
course. Snack boxes? Are you serious?
5.
Narrow seats and fellow flyers who take up more
than their fair share of space – They drape over the arm rest to the point of
being selfish space hogs and this is unlikely to change as it would be an
insult to have bigger seats for which these extra big people would have to pay
more.
You can add your own to this list that I compiled recently
while being stuck in 14C. At least
it was an aisle seat that I had because I paid extra to board early. Ah, the joy of being on the road in our
own space, at our own pace and, not up in the air!
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