OT: "We should outlaw Business Class"
Nov 15, 2006, 3:57 pm
#16
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Originally Posted by linenbasket
How would that cut emissions All econ= more pax per plane.
More pax = more weight= more fuel used
=more emissions
That's how.
Nov 16, 2006, 12:27 am
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Originally Posted by BA or bust
I'm underpaid and thin... do I get an upgrade to First? 
Is there some co-efficient I can work to to find out whether I qualify for J.
Is it sector or milage based? Would I be ok for s/h J, but l/h is a no-no?
P
Nov 16, 2006, 2:33 am
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Originally Posted by Shuttle-Bored
Would this be the same Michael O'Leary who flew business class on his honeymoon to Mauritius.....
Nov 16, 2006, 2:38 am
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Originally Posted by Flying Doctor
Why didn't he just go on one of his noisy 737-200's that Ryanair use all the way there and then see how he felt after being hemmed in for 13 hours!!!
Nov 16, 2006, 2:51 am
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Originally Posted by Jenbel
hemmed in with people trying to sell him things continously
Mind you, I'm sure the seat pitch is modelled around MOL's height.
Nov 16, 2006, 3:09 am
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Originally Posted by Boo Boo Too
So since I am not fat NOR overpaid.... presumably it is ok for me to continue travelling business class...
Boo
Boo
Nov 16, 2006, 3:42 am
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Originally Posted by upperdeckplease
I am afraid I am both fat and (some would say) overpaid. So therefore I shall have to travel from now on only in F
But it is ok, I will take good care of your wallet and credit cards whilst you are stuck back there...
Boo
Nov 16, 2006, 4:40 am
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Originally Posted by flyclub
"We should outlaw business class...pack them into economy rather than have the fat overpaid flying around on flat beds after they've eaten and drunk fine wines"
Last edited by Land-of-Miles; Nov 16, 2006 at 4:46 am
Nov 16, 2006, 5:07 am
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Originally Posted by Land-of-Miles
Well clearly we are all OK then flying with BA, it has been a while since a "fine wine" graced my glass on a BA flight
I thought this was worthy as a thread as I felt it was clear whom that statement was aimed at. After all how many airlines in Europe truly have Flat beds in Business class?
Nov 24, 2006, 12:45 pm
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I posted earlier in this thread that one of the "ill" effects of RyanAir is by spreading cultural imperialism and/or pollution through its ridiculously low fares. (Mostly jokingly...)
But there was an article in the International Herald Tribune today about this very phenomenon, specifically about Deauville in Normandy. Basically, the people there are afraid RyanAir will bring the "wrong sort" of tourist to its quiet seaside. It is described as a place where the airport has as many private jets as charters, Hermes and Louis Vuitton help unload the winnings of gamblers in the famous casinos, there are film festivals, and it is known as a bit of a playground of the Parisian elite.
Of course, there is an element of snobbery in the whole idea of wanting to keep the "RyanAir set" away. But I thought it was an interesting article, considering the idea that a single airline with a few flights could potentially change the character of a place. Y'all be the judge. Here are some pickings:
But there was an article in the International Herald Tribune today about this very phenomenon, specifically about Deauville in Normandy. Basically, the people there are afraid RyanAir will bring the "wrong sort" of tourist to its quiet seaside. It is described as a place where the airport has as many private jets as charters, Hermes and Louis Vuitton help unload the winnings of gamblers in the famous casinos, there are film festivals, and it is known as a bit of a playground of the Parisian elite.
Of course, there is an element of snobbery in the whole idea of wanting to keep the "RyanAir set" away. But I thought it was an interesting article, considering the idea that a single airline with a few flights could potentially change the character of a place. Y'all be the judge. Here are some pickings:
Originally Posted by IHT
In advance, there have been articles and newspaper stories suggesting a certain snobbery among French people, depicting them as displaying a degree of Gallic haughtiness toward the notion of English day-trippers toting brown bag picnics and indulging a taste for cheap beer, thus lowering the tone of this most toney of resorts.
Originally Posted by IHT
"We have nothing against the English, quite the opposite," Celice said. "We want the English to come, but we ask them not to come on Ryanair."
"Ryanair," she observed, "does not bring high-quality tourists."
"Ryanair," she observed, "does not bring high-quality tourists."
Originally Posted by IHT
"When we started flying into Pau, house prices tripled," said Michael O'Leary, the chief executive of Ryanair, based in Dublin, a sharp-tongued and not exactly publicity-averse businessmen who revels in the free advertising offered by Celice's campaign. He was referring to the town of Pau in the Pyrenees along the border with Spain.
Originally Posted by IHT
Against that, said Fougeray of the Chamber of Commerce, "300 more English a week are not going to make that much difference."
"The English are our friends and they are going to bring a little wealth," he said. "But Ryanair is not going to change the world."
"The English are our friends and they are going to bring a little wealth," he said. "But Ryanair is not going to change the world."
Nov 25, 2006, 4:33 am
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Originally Posted by SpudGun
Ok, so where do I fit in - I am a little overweight (but as a flanker in a previous life it is no surprise) but definitely UNDERPAID.
Is there some co-efficient I can work to to find out whether I qualify for J.
Is it sector or milage based? Would I be ok for s/h J, but l/h is a no-no?
P
Is there some co-efficient I can work to to find out whether I qualify for J.
Is it sector or milage based? Would I be ok for s/h J, but l/h is a no-no?
P
Nov 25, 2006, 4:53 am
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Originally Posted by BA or bust
Perhaps if we had to put our height and weight into the booking engine... we might get a surprise u/g!
