Mark_Ockerbloom's Blog

Ock, it IS a fabulous idea, I personally have two problems with it: A:, I can't afford an airline ticket, and B:, when I'm actually on a plane, I can't sleep! (I've even "red-eyed" cross country and stayed awake)

I find the whole idea of flying alacarte ridiculous. For the price of tickets today the Air lines should be glad anyone is flying at all. They charge us for cocktails, soda, peanuts, seats with more leg room, extra luggage, and when they lose that piece of luggage do they reimburse us for it? NO!!!! We the passengers have to eat not only the cost of the luggage but the entire cost of the contents in the luggage. Is that fair? NO!!!! But they get away with charging us for the extra piece don’t they? I don’t mind paying for the extra piece of luggage as long as the Air Lines accepts responsibility for the luggage and is willing to pay me for it if they lose it.

7 dollars for a blanket and pillow and a 5 dollar coupon to bed and bath, WOW!!! Such a deal. Where do I sign up? Another way for the Air Lines to make money and a gimmick to get everyone into Bed Bath & Beyond, proving everyone has BB&B in their town, city or state. What happens to the people who don’t have one? And if you do, what can you actually buy in BB&B for 5 dollars? Nothing that’s what. They just want to get us in their to spend more money. I guess they didn’t get enough from us with all the other extra things their charging us for.

Sorry if I sound negative Mark, but I’m sick and tired of everyone trying to put their hands in our pockets and taking advantage of us. Things that we got for nothing are costing us money; ridiculous…The well is dry!!!!! Sorry…

Jovan, Ock's right that this has more merit than other things you have to choose from...I'm just wondering, however, how long it will take for someone who flies to not want to spend (or not have the money to spend) on water and become seriously ill/possibly die from DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) that leads to pulmonary embolisms (blood clots in the lungs that block oxygen intake). And then, how long it takes said person/said person's estate to sue the airlines.

What airlines need to do is charge more for tickets. Its that simple the American public has gotten accustom to flying coast to coast for $250 on "walmart" airlines. with skyrocketing oil and fuel prices. Airline are reducing flights, parking planes, furloughing and laying off employees. If people want the services that they were accustom to flying in the past. Either pay higher ticket prices, government owned airline, or maybe price per a mile or by weight. Some other options are flying in turboprop airliners which are more economical than RJ's on the shorter flights.

jovanone,

Shhhhhhhhhh....don't give the airlines any more ideas! And gearmonkey, Maria and I were talking about that on the air last week. Just increase the overall price of the ticket and stop nickle and diming travelers and people would be more accepting.

Screw the pillow and blanket, a G&T works just fine for me!

I think this is a good idea..and JetBlue is a great airline..Direct TV right in the seats! Im with you Xantun I took a red eye back from California and I couldn't sleep at all!


Aidan

MARK,
OH YEAH BY THE WAY, YOU CAN LET MARIA KNOW
OLIVER TWIST WAS THE FIRST MOVIE I SAW AND
IT WAS THE BEST.
"PLEASE SIR I WANT SOME MORE"

I don't like the idea of paying ala carte on an airplane, but they are providing a service and I am under no obligation to use that service. Just say no. I think that I could survive a flight in the U.S. without a pillow, blanket, drink or stale peanuts.

mark, back in 07 I took a flight to vegas. myself and the president of my company left on a red eye so we could sleep off the 5 hour flight. We were given a pillow and blanket and drifted off to sleep as did my boss. He was awoken and tapped me to say "Mary are you itchy" ?, Something is biting me ! To make this story short : BE VERY CAREFUL OF AIRLINE BEDDING.