Originally Posted by
hillrider
I'm surprised that this genius is still a sell-side "analyst" and hasn't been snapped up by Apple.
With his deep insights, imagine the good it would do with the iPhone. Under his leadership, it would be shipped without any apps, and you would be charged $5 to get the basic phone app, $10 to get the enhanced phone app that can dial 911, $5 to get the email app, and so on.
Imagine what this unbundling of the iPhone would to to Apple's earnings. Billions more. Pure genius! Not even Steve Jobs could come up with such a brilliant plan.
Some deep thinking indeed.
LOL!!!!
In a similar thread, I notice that the GA, CSR's and FA spend time answering questions that could be found else where (e.g. when will the flight arrive, an answer that could be found on the passengers itinerary?). So for every trivial question (triviality determined by the airline) there will be a charge. This will reduce the time wasted by the employees and could serve to reduce number of employes needed.
Other possible charges.
A charge for calling the airline (even if you do not book a ticket) as you have wasted the employes time.
If you do not check your bags in two hours in advance, you pay an additional charge of $5, this will prevent last minute crowding to check in.
If they have to throw away your thrash (your newspapers, McDonald bag etc), there will be charge for that as the FA's have to do more work.
If you listen to music or see a movie using your own headphones, you need to pay for as the airline has to pay for the movie rights.
The possibilities are endless.