Fares will tend to be higher during the holidays and when people fly back from 10 day crusies...LOL
At 11:54 AM 7/12/2002 -0400, you wrote: >That's a good idea I think I'm gonna start an airline. > >I will charge by weight that way I can squeeze the people in standing room >only and have more people to get to the max weight of the plane. I will also >set the heat controls really high on all planes so that it will be like a >Heatbox and we'll give a rebate of $5 per pound lost when you get off the >plane. > >I'll be rich lol. > >Bill Wheatley >Senior Database Developer >Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer >EDIETS.COM >954.360.9022 X159 >ICQ 417645 >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jacob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 11:44 AM >Subject: Re: Obese flyers kicked off U.S. flight > > > > Before you know it, they will charge us by weight. They already treat us > > like a piece of cargo, so why not charge us like cargo. ;-) > > > > At 11:38 AM 7/12/2002 -0400, you wrote: > > >WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An overweight family has been booted off a > > >Southwest Airlines flight after they refused to buy > > >extra seats to comply with the airline's "people of size" policy. > > > > > >Southwest Airlines said in June it would start strictly enforcing a >policy > > >that asks passengers too large to fit between > > >its 18-3/4 inch (48 cm) seats to buy an extra seat. Other airlines have > > >similar practices. > > > > > >Siblings Marty McLaughlin and Andrea Kysar told ABC's "Good Morning > > >America" on Friday they were aware of the rule but > > >were told before they bought the tickets they wouldn't have to pay double > > >because they were flying with Kysar's > > >average-sized husband and her 75-pound (34 kg) daughter. > > > > > >The family made it to Indiana but were told just before their return > > >flight to New Mexico took off that they needed to > > >buy two more seats. > > > > > >The Dallas-based airline's spokeswoman, Beth Harbin, who apologised to >the > > >family on the show, told Reuters the agent > > >who didn't make them buy seats on their first flight was probably trying > > >to work "from the heart." The siblings were > > >going to their mother's memorial service. > > > > > >"We upset some folks, and that's not what we intended to do," said >Harbin, > > >adding Southwest policy requires they buy the > > >extra seats but the money is refunded if the flight isn't full. > > > > > >The airline's policy, which grabbed headlines when it was announced, is > > >likely to become more of an issue as Americans > > >grow fatter and airlines try to keep seats narrow to squeeze more people > > >on board, industry experts have said. > > > > > >Southwest refunded the cost of the entire family's flight and they took a > > >bus 1,200 miles back to New Mexico. > > > > > > >http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=856&ncid=856&e=1&u=/nm/2002 >0712/od_uk_nm/oukoe_airlines_southwest_1 > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
