<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by oldpenny16:
If I were in charge of a new airline and FF program I would begin by making all the rules perfectly clear from carry-on baggage to award benefits. No need to be a super ****he to find out how it works.</font>
Aren't the rules spelled out pretty well with existing airlines? Or do you mean that the carry-on rules would never be bent?
(FT edited out "sleuth" because you misspelled it, and it thinks you typed a word that means selling oneself
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">I would have 2 class airplanes with 'upper' class in the rear of the airplane (on smaller planes) with no access for economy pax. Yes it would take longer for 'upper class' pax to get off the airplane, but they would have more privacy, security and bonuses the economy pax wouldn't have to interfere with. (Yes, I've had it with economy class 'visitors' to FC and Business!!!</font>
But the whole point of First Class being in the front of the plane is so F passengers don't have to walk all the way to the back when boarding, and they don't have to walk all the way to the front when deplaning, waiting for coach passengers to deplane first. Look at how much trouble some people go to just to sit in the forward section of coach. Putting F in the back makes no sense at all. You can keep out coach passengers just as easily regardless of where the F cabin is located.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">I would not serve meals on flights less than 4 hours in 'upper class-none in economy, would sell drinks in economy as in Ryan Air. If you know that no meals are going to be served you can make your own arrangments and do a better job of it.</font>
What's the point of First Class, then? Who would buy an F ticket and carry a meal on board?
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">I would have areas of the airplane that are 'no kid' zones so that adults can work, sleep, talk in peace.</font>
How can you have a seating section that purports to serve working (alone) or sleeping passengers at the same time as talking passengers? Some adults talk loudly.
You really need to have a work alone/sleep section and a talking section within the no-kid section (I take it the kid section is a free-for-all w.r.t. talking vs sleeping?)
If someone books a seat in the work/sleep section and strikes up a conversation with the adjacent passenger, they will have to get up and move to the talking section. If the flight is full, they'll have to negotiate with talking passengers to trade seats. Or, you can block off a quarter of the seats in each subsection of the 'no-kid' zone so people can switch between sleeping and talking sections more easily.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">I would make the toilets 50% bigger in floor space!</font>
That's a waste of space. People spend most of their time in their seat, not on the toilet (unless you get stuck in it by not standing up before flushing
). Use extra space for seats, not lavatories.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">I would increase circulation of fresh air!</font>
Buy DC-9's, MD-80's, DC-8's, or 727's. Problem solved.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">I would hire and train flight attendants who have experience in law enforcement and working with people rather than pretty people who are hired for their low weight and looks. Skill in mascara application would not add points at the interview!</font>
Why? Seems like a waste of law enforcement training, unless you anticipate a marketing campaign towards recently released felons.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">I would sell one-way tickets at fair prices and cut down on all this garbage about 'non-refundable' etc.
I would have an FF plan that issues a debit card that pax can use to 'buy' tickets, upgrades, drinks, gifts, prizes and travel packages.</font>
Sounds OK.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">I would require safety seats for all infants and small children!!!!
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With your 'no-kid' zones and mandatory safety seats, why don't you simplify matters and call it Club Airline? (adults only)
Apparently you have a disdain for children, so rather than having your narc FA's kick-box parents who take their infants out of their seats for breastfeeding during cruise, follow the K.I.S.S. principle and make your airline adults-only.
[This message has been edited by JS (edited 02-28-2002).]