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Originally Posted by Jetliner
OK, but as pointed out already you need to check your facts before you post.
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Correct. I should have. Lesson learned.
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Originally Posted by Jetliner
They never paid for lodging since he slept on the plane. They never paid for food, as I understand it people brought him stuff. Also someone on the inside told me that he always had someone else flying with him (who do you think was holding the camera for all that video of him on the planes) - that person probably also got food. So in the end, the only real expense would have been paying Mark himself. How much of that would realistically covered payroll for how many employees?
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Here's the problem with that logic. First, if he was sleeping on airplanes, he would have needed an airline ID, and an airport security ID. Who do you think paid for that? If he didn't have either, he had to have an escort the whole time, which means AirTran was paying overtime for someone to babysit. Another money spending aspect of the publicity stunt. Second, you say there was more than just him staying on the airplane, yet the only cost would be for Mark. Did the camera man not take up a seat, not eat, not need an ID? The more people there are, the more it costs, in any situation. Your math that says two people only cost as much as one doesn't make sense. As far as "someone on the inside" telling you the details, I guess we'll have to call it even, I know people, you know people. I don't care who can pee the farthest. Third, undoubtedly whatever cost was incurred to feed him, get him an ID, etc. would not have been enough to save someones job. Again, the point was NOT that they shouldn't have done this in order to save several peoples jobs. BUT, that money could have been spent to get an actual employee an ID, or the seat used for a crew member going to training, etc.
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Originally Posted by Jetliner
Something else you have to keep in mind is that AirTran has signed on quite a few sports figures in the past (Danica Patrick, Dan Wheldon, Jake Delhome, and prior to the doggie incident Michael Vick), plus a few others.
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Very true, the airplane with Danica Patrick on it looks great. The problem is, that these people that have had airplanes painted for them are celebrities that passengers know and RECOGNIZE. How many people do you think are looking at the airplane with Mark "the comedian and record breaker" and saying "Who the hell is that guy?"
In the end, the point is this. If you were laid off, or being forced to take pay cuts then had to watch your company (IMO) waste money on some Joe Schmoe who wants to break a record, wouldn't you be even a little upset?