Re: what's with air fares?

From: Bob (nottooslow_at_forevermail.com)
Date: 12/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 02:16:00 GMT

In article <41D1F6DF.7090501@comcast.netnospam>, haggis58@comcast.netnospam
says...
> kathycarp wrote:
> > Are they just trying
> > to fill airplanes now? I've flown there on planes that had no more than 25
> > people on it, yet no great prices were available. This is odd.
>
> Today's paper had a big article on how airline employees were trying to
> make a point by calling in sick en masse over the holiday weekend, which
> in turn pissed off consumers (who not only got stuck, but many are still
> trying to track down their luggage) and now there's a burgeoning
> movement to boycott airlines altogether and make a point in return about
> how it's supposed to be all about the customer. I suspect things will
> get more weird before they're done.
>
> Of course, my son's planning a quick trip to NYC over this next
> weekend--involving a "sick" day of his own Friday, which would be
> totally screwed if he's got to call on Monday to say, "Gee. . . I'm
> stuck up the East coast and don't know when they'll get me back to
> Florida. . ." (Took him 2 years to get a job after college, and he's
> been there a grand total of 3 months.)
>
> jeanne
> *mother of impulsive nitwit*
>
>
Jeanne,

Sometimes they just have to learn on their own. Was one of those that had
to touch the hot stove to see for himself that it was really hot? :-)

Bob/Texas

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