FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Apple - iPhone airline pilot commercial
View Single Post
Old Oct 18, 2007, 9:41 pm
  #1  
Marathon Man
FlyerTalk Evangelist
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: BOS, MHT
Programs: AA ltg, B6, DL, UA, AS, SPG/Marriott Plt, HH, Hyatt
Posts: 10,052
Apple - iPhone airline pilot commercial

So I just saw for the first time this Apple - iPhone commercial where a pilot (or some crew member that could be one) is standing there telling us that his iPhone was able to get a more accurate, quick and up to date weather forcast than ground control. Ground control had this 1.5hr Chicago flight on a 3hr delay due to weather and so he checked his iPhone and called them to ask them to double check. They did so on his advice and then reduced the delay to 30 minutes.

I find it all hard to believe. It's false advertising.

Of course if it is true/possible, then I'm really pissed at the ground control people, because they obviously could do a better job reducing delays!

thoughts? Comments?

MM
Marathon Man is offline