How long before the Concierge Service is gutted?
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Fuel dump an upgradeable fare, use a cert to confirm at booking, boom, J at 1/10th of what the rich fool is paying.
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Mind you, I would normally never buy a full J seat if I can get a confirmed upgrade on a latitude pass. I don't think I have ever paid more than $4200 for a ticket, except once for a RTW ticket, and once for an LHR-YYC (stop)-SYD-YYC (stop)-LHR in J, which effectively worked as both an LHR-YYC round trip plus a YYC-SYD round trip.
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And see my post here regarding FD.
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Being a regional resident outside the centre of universe,I need to add to your base fares a little bit
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I fail to comprehend why some would willingly spend more money when realistic alternatives are available.
You can have product X for $1000.
You can have product X for $10.
Which would you choose and why?
How is this possibly a difficult choice?
You can have product X for $1000.
You can have product X for $10.
Which would you choose and why?
How is this possibly a difficult choice?
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Its so the concierge doesnt look at you funny, because they will think less of you, because if you buy product X at $10, you are a bottom feeder.
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I don't understand what exactly is getting debated here?
It's like the price of Gas. It goes up and down, and if you're smart and listen to Dan McTeague you can try to avoid some of the spikes but at the end of the day, there will be some days where you will have to fill up on a spike day.
Of course you could choose not to drive and wait for a dip day to fill up but that's the price you pay for convenience.
Some people are more risk-averse than others. These folks might choose to pay for a J seat to guarantee they ride up front. They have the means (either their own deep pockets or employer's). So what exactly is the problem?
Last I checked we do NOT live in a socialist state (yet!). And remember, the higher-social elite pay a lot more in to government coffers than most middle earners despite all the myth that there are loop-holes etc. the rich know to avoid taxes:
I don't support or condone anything but I don't understand why anyone should care how much anyone else paid for their tix! If you can get it cheaper and it works for you, that's all that matters!
It's like the price of Gas. It goes up and down, and if you're smart and listen to Dan McTeague you can try to avoid some of the spikes but at the end of the day, there will be some days where you will have to fill up on a spike day.
Of course you could choose not to drive and wait for a dip day to fill up but that's the price you pay for convenience.
Some people are more risk-averse than others. These folks might choose to pay for a J seat to guarantee they ride up front. They have the means (either their own deep pockets or employer's). So what exactly is the problem?
Last I checked we do NOT live in a socialist state (yet!). And remember, the higher-social elite pay a lot more in to government coffers than most middle earners despite all the myth that there are loop-holes etc. the rich know to avoid taxes:
- The top 1 per cent of income earners in Canada contribute 21.2 per cent of all federal, provincial and territorial taxes
- The bottom 20 per cent of income earners contribute just 1.6 per cent of all income taxes
- The bottom 50 per cent of Canadian earners pay approximately 17 per cent of all income taxes
I don't support or condone anything but I don't understand why anyone should care how much anyone else paid for their tix! If you can get it cheaper and it works for you, that's all that matters!
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scroll back to where people who spend <$5000 on airfare were called bottom feeders
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i am on a tablet so this quote thhing isnt working well. Your figures are misleading as you don't base the taxes per wealth rather numbers. Note how much the top 1 percent owns compared to the bottom 50 percent then you get a ture picture.
I don't understand what exactly is getting debated here?
It's like the price of Gas. It goes up and down, and if you're smart and listen to Dan McTeague you can try to avoid some of the spikes but at the end of the day, there will be some days where you will have to fill up on a spike day.
Of course you could choose not to drive and wait for a dip day to fill up but that's the price you pay for convenience.
Some people are more risk-averse than others. These folks might choose to pay for a J seat to guarantee they ride up front. They have the means (either their own deep pockets or employer's). So what exactly is the problem?
Last I checked we do NOT live in a socialist state (yet!). And remember, the higher-social elite pay a lot more in to government coffers than most middle earners despite all the myth that there are loop-holes etc. the rich know to avoid taxes:
I don't support or condone anything but I don't understand why anyone should care how much anyone else paid for their tix! If you can get it cheaper and it works for you, that's all that matters!
It's like the price of Gas. It goes up and down, and if you're smart and listen to Dan McTeague you can try to avoid some of the spikes but at the end of the day, there will be some days where you will have to fill up on a spike day.
Of course you could choose not to drive and wait for a dip day to fill up but that's the price you pay for convenience.
Some people are more risk-averse than others. These folks might choose to pay for a J seat to guarantee they ride up front. They have the means (either their own deep pockets or employer's). So what exactly is the problem?
Last I checked we do NOT live in a socialist state (yet!). And remember, the higher-social elite pay a lot more in to government coffers than most middle earners despite all the myth that there are loop-holes etc. the rich know to avoid taxes:
- The top 1 per cent of income earners in Canada contribute 21.2 per cent of all federal, provincial and territorial taxes
- The bottom 20 per cent of income earners contribute just 1.6 per cent of all income taxes
- The bottom 50 per cent of Canadian earners pay approximately 17 per cent of all income taxes
I don't support or condone anything but I don't understand why anyone should care how much anyone else paid for their tix! If you can get it cheaper and it works for you, that's all that matters!