No More Newspapers in SC

Old Dec 25, 2017, 10:00 pm
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Old Dec 26, 2017, 5:22 am
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Are they killing the complimentary papers on the shuttle routes too?
I often snag a free WSJ and/or NYT or FT out of that pile at DCA, even if I'm not on the shuttle
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Old Dec 26, 2017, 8:05 am
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Originally Posted by beckoa
Coin operated showers @:-)
And hot air dryers instead of towels
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Old Dec 26, 2017, 8:23 am
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Haven't read an actual newspaper in years so not a big deal to me.
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Old Dec 26, 2017, 8:32 am
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Would be unfortunate if true. If fewer people read real newspapers and it's just a matter of $$ they could cut back the supply rather than eliminate them entirely.
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Old Dec 26, 2017, 8:37 am
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Still listed as a SC amenity on delta.com:

"Flip through The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today or Financial Times, and various popular magazines or tune into the day's news or the big game with satellite TV at the Club."
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Old Dec 26, 2017, 10:18 am
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Originally Posted by beckoa
Coin operated showers @:-)
Years and YEARS ago, I remember being in a <dive> hotel in Germany <Koln, maybe?>, and, the shower was in the hall, I believe, and when I went to take a shower, I found a coin slot and had to deposit DeutscheMark!!!
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Old Dec 26, 2017, 10:26 am
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Originally Posted by Stripe
Would be unfortunate if true. If fewer people read real newspapers and it's just a matter of $$ they could cut back the supply rather than eliminate them entirely.
The marginal cost is basically zero, so just cutting the number back isn't really changing anything.
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Old Dec 26, 2017, 11:21 am
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I'll believe it when I see it...or rather I don't see the papers.
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Old Dec 26, 2017, 1:09 pm
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This would be sad.
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Old Dec 26, 2017, 1:54 pm
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Originally Posted by koreanair720
Are they killing the complimentary papers on the shuttle routes too?
Newspapers are going away company-wide according to my DL reps
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Old Dec 26, 2017, 3:00 pm
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Originally Posted by itsaboutthejourney
Newspapers are going away company-wide according to my DL reps
that seriously stinks.
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Old Dec 26, 2017, 3:07 pm
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I read through lots of newspapers on the airplane, that I often get at SC. I stop sometimes just to grab them. This last flight from SLC-IAH, I read 5 whole newspapers (USA Today, WSJ, FT, LA Times, SL paper). I'd be bummed if this is true.

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Old Jan 8, 2018, 11:22 am
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No newspapers in SEA SC today



currently sitting in the SkyClub here at Seatac and there are indeed no papers to be found anywhere.

I wonder if DL has gotten any feedback about this yet. Whats the consensus on the best way to get their attention? Email / call / tweet....?
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Old Jan 8, 2018, 11:46 am
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Even though I only read online newspapers (pay for 2 different ones) I think this is a serious miscalculation.

It's also been noted on FT that the magazine selection has in recent times become pretty awful (would you like a magazine about golf, or one about golf, or one with random pictures of large homes in Montana? Or how about one about golf?)

I do think that print newspapers are going to eventually become obsolete (though I don't think we are there yet). But I do think that print magazines with content that's not as time sensitive still has a market, and I really hope they would at least focus on this.
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