What would you say to Ben Smith right now?
Nov 29, 2015, 7:58 pm
#16
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I would ask how he sees the aviation industry changing over the next few years and how climate change regulation may impact it.
Nov 29, 2015, 8:04 pm
#17
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Nov 29, 2015, 8:33 pm
#18
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So .... Ben Allvest started a thread, asking us what we would like to ask him?
Nov 29, 2015, 8:38 pm
#19
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Ben, after you are done collecting my bags, please take them to the limousine line where I will wait for you.
Nov 29, 2015, 8:40 pm
#20
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I see no one has posted the question here (but did ask in other threads):
So Ben, any idea where my missing 2015 miles are?
(and if they do not appear before Jan 1 2016, I'll ask that they be traded in for those shiny, new AQD things)
So Ben, any idea where my missing 2015 miles are?
(and if they do not appear before Jan 1 2016, I'll ask that they be traded in for those shiny, new AQD things)
Nov 29, 2015, 8:47 pm
#21
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I'd ask him if he visits FT times to times and collects ideas/opinions from the various threads, even though he doesn't officially reply to threads anymore.
Nov 29, 2015, 10:16 pm
#22
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... would play a song by April Lavigne:
"Why do you have to go and make things so complicated? (Yeah, yeah)"
"Why do you have to go and make things so complicated? (Yeah, yeah)"
Nov 29, 2015, 11:12 pm
#23
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Nov 29, 2015, 11:14 pm
#24
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when are we getting some decent top shelf hooch.
Nov 29, 2015, 11:21 pm
#25
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Ben, as disappointed as I am in AC, and indeed most North American and European airlines, I have to admit that under the prevailing market conditions of today and the last two or three years, your strategy of forsaking the frequent flyers and aggressively attracting the price-sensitive masses, is working. Or is it solely attributable to the low fuel prices?
But where is the breaking point? How much worse will it get for the frequent flyers before it gets better? Will it get better in the foreseeable future? What market conditions would be necessary for the race to the bottom to be reversed? Where is the bottom?
But where is the breaking point? How much worse will it get for the frequent flyers before it gets better? Will it get better in the foreseeable future? What market conditions would be necessary for the race to the bottom to be reversed? Where is the bottom?
Nov 29, 2015, 11:57 pm
#26
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I would say I dream of a day where AC flies to JNB - either direct or with a technical stop. It's got a great mix of leisure and business travellers - perfect for the 787-900s.
Yes we can! Yes we can!
Yes we can! Yes we can!
Nov 30, 2015, 1:21 am
#27
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Nov 30, 2015, 1:26 am
#28
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What is it that makes it so difficult to get frontline counter and phone staff accurately trained on things like SDCs, change fees, MPM, etc?
Nov 30, 2015, 1:59 am
#29
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I'd also say he is very lucky that emirates does not operate more flights to Canada.
Very very lucky.
Very very lucky.
Nov 30, 2015, 2:05 am
#30
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I'd also ask for way more Air Canada codeshare flights so I could actually maybe perhaps meet the aqd requirements.