Their are many different types of people on this site. Some will educate about how airlines operate and I think that is a good idea to an extent. If one criticizes anothers ignorance, then I find some fault in that. However, if that information is useful TO PREVENT another similar incident, then I hope that helps someone down the line. Others argue that airlines are operating under an authoritarian regime and I can agree to that to another extent. Some airline rules and liablility standards are absolutley ridiculous. If someone pays a handsome amount of money on a ticket then I would say it is a fair assesment to believe that the obligations of the schedule will be on schedule, given no wheather or mechanical problems. The down side of airtravel is that problems are in the equation. If somone pays a great deal of money for a ticket I would suspect that person would check the schedule ahead of time since the airlines have a history of fudging thier own schedules to meet their (management) demands.
I strongly encourage all to boycott the airlines until changes have been made. As long as people buy the tickets, a demand exists and I know people do not demand such poor service for paying so much money for a service that is minimally guaranteed by law. Airlines offer cheap fares to entice a market to buy and I am sure many of these fares do not pay the (operations) bills. Although it is a resonable capitol move to increase revenue, sacrificing qualtiy service is not really worth it.
People, stop buying these tickets! Show that you have no demand for such poor service! We are the economy. Not the sharp dressed managers studying the pie charts! Show them that we are not going to take it!
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