It will take more than people to save airlines
Analysts say that in order for the airlines to survive the recession, it’ll take more than passengers. They’ll also need to get cargo operations back.
Industry analysts say that if the world’s economic malaise persists, several more, including network carriers — household names whose profitability depends both on high-paying premium travelers and cargo — will disappear in the next two years.
Finding room to stretch
Emil Jacob, a financial data analyst, was sleeping on the floor of the airplane when inspiration struck. What would happen if alternate rows of seats were one to five steps above the ones in front of them.
He eventually came up with the “step seat principle.” It involves elevating alternate rows of seats, from one to five steps above the cabin floor, to give passengers more room to lean back in economy class and enough space in business class to lie down, either by sliding their legs under the seat in front of them or stretching out in pods stacked on top of each other – no sweater on the floor required.
Continental Airlines flies ten year old girl to the wrong airport
Continental Airlines was paid to fly a little girl from Boston to Cleveland. Instead it flew the girl to Newark and even called the grandparents to pick her up, not even recognizing the fact that the phone number they dialed was an Ohio phone number.
It took Continental Airlines 45 minutes to discover their terrible mistake, helped by the fact that 2 grandparents were at an airport to pick up a child who was actually 450 miles away.
