CBC: Air Canada passenger suffers 'horrible pain' after being stuck in cramped seat
May 31, 2016, 1:18 pm
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With the image of an Air Canada damaged aircraft, if not mistaken the Halifax incident....
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2016/0...illed-him.html
This is pretty disingenuous, but coming from Fox news, nothing surprises anymore...
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2016/0...illed-him.html
This is pretty disingenuous, but coming from Fox news, nothing surprises anymore...
May 31, 2016, 2:30 pm
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May 31, 2016, 4:17 pm
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Mitigation:
Smoking could hurt your baby. Here are some stupid pictures.
Flying could hurt your butt. Here are some stupid pictures.
May 31, 2016, 4:26 pm
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Guess it's preaching to the choir here. But I've been telling friends all the time. Vote with your wallet. I never fly AirTran because of my experience. I never fly AC 787 Y class based on experience. We don't need regulations for everything. ppl just don't check what they buy
May 31, 2016, 4:30 pm
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Guess it's preaching to the choir here. But I've been telling friends all the time. Vote with your wallet. I never fly AirTran because of my experience. I never fly AC 787 Y class based on experience. We don't need regulations for everything. ppl just don't check what they buy
Anyone posting in this forum is NOT eligible to claim they can relate to this, including me. Thus, err on the side of caution...
May 31, 2016, 4:38 pm
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But there is already government regulation. This is achieved by the egress time restrictions in an emergency.
May 31, 2016, 4:51 pm
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I'm not sure what meaningful difference 1" in leg-room would make when talking about DVT. It's a good thing he wasn't an ULH route. This is when it becomes painfully obvious that media outlets are looking for a story to publish vs doing their work to get a full picture. Of course AC didn't help themselves with the response. I would have responded that they don't comment on individual cases and they offer a product common in the industry. For their part, CBC should have made this story about possible complications from cramming cabins in the industry and how common LH / ULH flights have become. Irresponsible story all the way around and this guy gets his 15 mins of fame.
yknow, real news
no wonder foreign news agencies like gawker do a better job reporting on said waste corruption and ineptitude
May 31, 2016, 5:18 pm
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Just thinking out loud. What would happen if the government regulated seat space on all Dom/International fight in Canada as some people want on FT.
1) What would WestJet do? They would need a new business model.
2) Would all foreign airline adjust their aircraft flying into Canada or just decide not to fly into Canada at all?
3) What would be the price increase on air fares? Will people still travel as much with higher prices?
4) Would these pax wanting larger seats now drive to US to fly because the flights are a lot cheaper with the smaller seats? (cheap seats are king over comfort)
5) Would AC sell off aircraft? Less choices/direct flights.
6) Canadian Charter Airline Close? No more cheap Mex holidays.
1) What would WestJet do? They would need a new business model.
2) Would all foreign airline adjust their aircraft flying into Canada or just decide not to fly into Canada at all?
3) What would be the price increase on air fares? Will people still travel as much with higher prices?
4) Would these pax wanting larger seats now drive to US to fly because the flights are a lot cheaper with the smaller seats? (cheap seats are king over comfort)
5) Would AC sell off aircraft? Less choices/direct flights.
6) Canadian Charter Airline Close? No more cheap Mex holidays.
May 31, 2016, 5:24 pm
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Just thinking out loud. What would happen if the government regulated seat space on all Dom/International fight in Canada as some people want on FT.
3) What would be the price increase on air fares? Will people still travel as much with higher prices?
4) Would these pax wanting larger seats now drive to US to fly because the flights are a lot cheaper with the smaller seats? (cheap seats are king over comfort)
3) What would be the price increase on air fares? Will people still travel as much with higher prices?
4) Would these pax wanting larger seats now drive to US to fly because the flights are a lot cheaper with the smaller seats? (cheap seats are king over comfort)
Then the organization would go bankrupt.
That's what I don't get about some people's views on this thread. You can't have your own cake and eat it too.
May 31, 2016, 6:34 pm
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I was contacted by her looking for expert input on a completely unrelated topic. She had the most ridiculous "scoop" and was immediately looking for confirmatory evidence and an expert to dramatize the shocking tale (same formula as this). I showed her several inconsistencies in the account. If she had asked the most basic skeptical questions, she would have noticed the same things. After a passage of time, she dropped the story, but I did get a sense that she wanted it to be true.
May 31, 2016, 6:38 pm
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I was contacted by her looking for expert input on a completely unrelated topic. She had the most ridiculous "scoop" and was immediately looking for confirmatory evidence and an expert to dramatize the shocking tale (same formula as this). I showed her several inconsistencies in the account. If she had asked the most basic skeptical questions, she would have noticed the same things. After a passage of time, she dropped the story, but I did get a sense that she wanted it to be true.
She hasn't responded.
May 31, 2016, 6:41 pm
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We have regulations for animal cages on factory farms, and there are regulations for the space allocated for animals being transported to slaughterhouses. Surely, we can have some minimum standards for public health purposes for airline pax.