Comments on: “I have never seen such chaos on an airplane” http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/i-have-never-seen-such-chaos-on-an-airplane/ The last honest travel site Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:45:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nobody http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/i-have-never-seen-such-chaos-on-an-airplane/comment-page-1/#comment-14805 Nobody Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:56:10 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=17970#comment-14805 "If they were not meant to be sheared, God wouldn't have may them sheep!"--Eli Wallach as El Bandito Suprememo, The Magnificent Seven Here lies Gentleman Rob McGivernn RIP Nobody was faster “If they were not meant to be sheared, God wouldn’t have may them sheep!”–Eli Wallach as El Bandito Suprememo, The Magnificent Seven

Here lies Gentleman Rob McGivernn
RIP
Nobody was faster

]]> By: DaveS http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/i-have-never-seen-such-chaos-on-an-airplane/comment-page-1/#comment-14743 DaveS Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:44:39 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=17970#comment-14743 I think the solution is mandatory compensation and fines. Most passengers would feel better about it if there were an escalating series of compensation points based on time kept on the tarmac beyond say, two-and-a-half hours. Maybe $150 per person the first hour, $200 the second hour, $300 the third hour and so on. On the one hand, passengers would be more patient knowing they were going to be paid for the inconvenience and discomfort (what else do most people do in life that earns them that much money on an hourly basis?); and on the other hand, the airline would be much more inclined to let people off within a reasonable time and avoid the costs. The baggage is an issue, but why do they need to take the baggage off? Hasn't it been properly screened, and couldn't it simply be held at the arrival airport for when the passenger who was let off eventually arrives? If necessary, it might even be easier to send it back later from the destination if the passenger decides not to fly at all. I think the solution is mandatory compensation and fines. Most passengers would feel better about it if there were an escalating series of compensation points based on time kept on the tarmac beyond say, two-and-a-half hours. Maybe $150 per person the first hour, $200 the second hour, $300 the third hour and so on. On the one hand, passengers would be more patient knowing they were going to be paid for the inconvenience and discomfort (what else do most people do in life that earns them that much money on an hourly basis?); and on the other hand, the airline would be much more inclined to let people off within a reasonable time and avoid the costs.

The baggage is an issue, but why do they need to take the baggage off? Hasn’t it been properly screened, and couldn’t it simply be held at the arrival airport for when the passenger who was let off eventually arrives? If necessary, it might even be easier to send it back later from the destination if the passenger decides not to fly at all.

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