Seat Assignment Software Idea
Feb 24, 2012 | 6:57 am
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Feb 24, 2012 | 7:02 am
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I think it would be nice to be able to fly in a section of the plane that is quiet. If the airlines are subjecting us to pay extra fees then we should be able to at least score a section of the plane that is quiet with no middle seats.
I was once on a flight from HNL-SFO with an obese passenger next to me hogging my seat. The flight attendant did nothing about it after mentioning that I can't use the seat I paid for. While I understand the passenger is obese he should have bought the extra seat . I could not even put down my arm rest and the passenger's body was infringing on my space.
This also happened on a recent flight on Southwest the flight attendant allowed an obese passenger to sit next to me and he could barely put down his armrest.
My point is if the airline takes our seat assignment away and we are put in a bad seat we would complain. So by having this system there would be some complaints but not as many.
Lets see the airline shares my data with the TSA so the airline with the passenger signing up to my service should allow the service to gather info to get better seats. Its like on Facebook you "Allow" Facebook to get your profile info same here the airline is sharing your info with a 3rd party(my software) to get them a better seat. I know for a fact people would gladly pay a fee to get a better seat or be matched up with someone who can drive them home.
I was once on a flight from HNL-SFO with an obese passenger next to me hogging my seat. The flight attendant did nothing about it after mentioning that I can't use the seat I paid for. While I understand the passenger is obese he should have bought the extra seat . I could not even put down my arm rest and the passenger's body was infringing on my space.
This also happened on a recent flight on Southwest the flight attendant allowed an obese passenger to sit next to me and he could barely put down his armrest.
My point is if the airline takes our seat assignment away and we are put in a bad seat we would complain. So by having this system there would be some complaints but not as many.
Lets see the airline shares my data with the TSA so the airline with the passenger signing up to my service should allow the service to gather info to get better seats. Its like on Facebook you "Allow" Facebook to get your profile info same here the airline is sharing your info with a 3rd party(my software) to get them a better seat. I know for a fact people would gladly pay a fee to get a better seat or be matched up with someone who can drive them home.
Besdies, do you really think people are going to start entering their weight on booking forms so you don't end up next to a linebacker?
Feb 24, 2012 | 10:00 am
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As reported by many of the news outlets in the past day or so, KLM will allow you to pick seatmates based on their facebook information. Passengers choose to upload their facebook or linkedin information into the seat map, and others can look over who they want to sit next to.
It's totally opt on the passenger side, if you don't opt in they won't have any info about you.
It's totally opt on the passenger side, if you don't opt in they won't have any info about you.
Feb 27, 2012 | 9:00 am
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I think it would be nice to be able to fly in a section of the plane that is quiet. If the airlines are subjecting us to pay extra fees then we should be able to at least score a section of the plane that is quiet with no middle seats.
I was once on a flight from HNL-SFO with an obese passenger next to me hogging my seat. The flight attendant did nothing about it after mentioning that I can't use the seat I paid for. While I understand the passenger is obese he should have bought the extra seat . I could not even put down my arm rest and the passenger's body was infringing on my space.
This also happened on a recent flight on Southwest the flight attendant allowed an obese passenger to sit next to me and he could barely put down his armrest.
My point is if the airline takes our seat assignment away and we are put in a bad seat we would complain. So by having this system there would be some complaints but not as many.
Lets see the airline shares my data with the TSA so the airline with the passenger signing up to my service should allow the service to gather info to get better seats. Its like on Facebook you "Allow" Facebook to get your profile info same here the airline is sharing your info with a 3rd party(my software) to get them a better seat. I know for a fact people would gladly pay a fee to get a better seat or be matched up with someone who can drive them home.
I was once on a flight from HNL-SFO with an obese passenger next to me hogging my seat. The flight attendant did nothing about it after mentioning that I can't use the seat I paid for. While I understand the passenger is obese he should have bought the extra seat . I could not even put down my arm rest and the passenger's body was infringing on my space.
This also happened on a recent flight on Southwest the flight attendant allowed an obese passenger to sit next to me and he could barely put down his armrest.
My point is if the airline takes our seat assignment away and we are put in a bad seat we would complain. So by having this system there would be some complaints but not as many.
Lets see the airline shares my data with the TSA so the airline with the passenger signing up to my service should allow the service to gather info to get better seats. Its like on Facebook you "Allow" Facebook to get your profile info same here the airline is sharing your info with a 3rd party(my software) to get them a better seat. I know for a fact people would gladly pay a fee to get a better seat or be matched up with someone who can drive them home.
Last edited by AllanJ; Feb 27, 2012 at 9:14 am
Feb 27, 2012 | 9:27 am
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So the airlines are going to build a massive new system that invades its customers' privacy, costs money to build and maintain, returns this nothing incremental to them except bad press, protests, and potential legal action....to solve exactly what problem? 
Background checks to get a seat assignment? Huh?
The KLM thing seems interesting on the surface, although I'd be concerned about the type of people who will opt in. I'm not that chatty on flights. However, if I had some Amway products to sell, an exciting new investment opportunity to share, or maybe a strong desire to talk discuss my religion with strangers, I'd opt in. It'll be interesting to see how it goes in practice...
Background checks to get a seat assignment? Huh?
The KLM thing seems interesting on the surface, although I'd be concerned about the type of people who will opt in. I'm not that chatty on flights. However, if I had some Amway products to sell, an exciting new investment opportunity to share, or maybe a strong desire to talk discuss my religion with strangers, I'd opt in. It'll be interesting to see how it goes in practice...