expatgirl
Master Chef
terrorists' modes of attack have always been underestimated........they're very smart and will find a way around anything........
ok, that is another fallout of downsizing.....cutting back on services......the flight out of Germany was unbelievable a month ago.....this is international Lufthansa by the way........two attendants for 20 rows of First Class and Business and the ticket prices are about doubled so no complaints and 2 attendants for the next 1000 rows of Economy. Unbelievable.....used to be 4 for that number of rows.......not anymore.......this is why I always try and get a seat up front if I don't want to eat my fellow passenger.....as a rule the airlines serve the front first....from what I understand the attendants and pilots and ground support staff of most airlines have had to take salary cuts just to stay employed......how they maintain their composure and still render competent service is beyond me
I can't believe you people are complaining about the security checks at the airport. If they had done this a few years ago there would have been no "9/11." I have no problem with these checks and how much trouble is it to take off your shoes? I feel safer now than I ever did although I think they security people could be more thorough.
I always fly first class on American Airlines and I didn't have to pay the extra charge for my second bag when I flew to Michigan last week. I won't be returning home to Vegas until mid September, but I'll bet I'll be paying the charges for my bags then. I paid $1200 this time, a little more than I usually pay, but I like the comfortable seats and the terrific full meals and service in first class. I don't mind paying the charges for my bags. I fly often so it just "goes with the territory. I have to agree with GB, there are no more free rides. Pay the price, get used to being checked through security and move on with your lives. I was more shocked when I landed, picked up my car and filled my gas tank at $4.12 per gallon than I was at the extra baggage charges.
It ain't over yet, there are more up charges to come on a lot more than airline tickets. Get ready.
I can't believe you people are complaining about the security checks at the airport. If they had done this a few years ago there would have been no "9/11."
You have got to be kidding. You think the only dangerous things would be metal? Are you serious?GB;
Being checked at the metal detector should be sufficient enough, I think.
Once you've passed that area, you should be left alone, because there really isn't anything else suspisious that you can take with you onto a plane.
Wait let me get this right. Because it takes "a lot more effort to untie and tie your shoes" you would rather we would not be forced to do that? You do realize that if that were the case then another shoe bomber could just stroll right onto the plane unchecked right? Oh, but that is OK because we wouldn't want to have to untie and then retie our shoes one more time in the day. That would just be unreasonable.A lot of effort if you have to untie them, then tie them back again - especially boots.
So what you are saying is that since people now fight back we should just rely on that instead of stopping the problem at the airport? Just let them on the plane and when they try to pull something then beat the heck out of them? Not the smartest plan of action in my book.Haven't you also heard that now, people on board a plane have begun to fight back, beginning with Flight 93, though the plane was crashed into the ground anyway? Same thing with RR. Aside from his shoes being wet, he was subdued by the passengers, restrained and held captive until the plane landed here.
You don't have to wonder at all. If he were successful then the plane would have been blown up and hundreds would have died a horrible death. Why would you not want to simply take your shoes off to try to prevent that from happening?But one has to wonder; "What if his shoes were dry? What if he sucessfully lit the fuse?"
Yeah tell that to all the hundreds of suicide bombers. No you are right they never try the same thing twice.It would be a little bit far-fetched for another possible 09-11-style attack in my book because terrorists usually don't try the same thing twice.
This is true, but not all attacks have to be identical to the 9-11 attacks. Shouldn't we do everything we can to stop any kind of attack?If I remember correctly, the 9-11 hijackers took control of the planes by using plastic or nylon weapons that can easily be hidden in body cavities that are not searched normally.
There is no excuse for that. They should be treating you with the respect that you deserve. They should be able to do their inspections without humiliating anyone.What I am subjected to now is humiliating and ineffective.
Why should it be equitable? Are the coach passengers paying the same amount as the first class passengers? No they are not. They are paying substantially more. For that extra price they are paying they get extra perks. That is why they choose to pay extra. Those tickets are available to anyone who would like to buy them. If you don't want to pay the baggage fee then you are more than welcome to buy a first class ticket and pay an extra $500 or so for that "perk".Far as I know it does not cost more to run the plane for coach passengers than others, coach bags od not weigh more than first class bags. How about equitable treatment?
Wait let me get this right. Because it takes "a lot more effort to untie and tie your shoes" you would rather we would not be forced to do that? You do realize that if that were the case then another shoe bomber could just stroll right onto the plane unchecked right? Oh, but that is OK because we wouldn't want to have to untie and then retie our shoes one more time in the day. That would just be unreasonable.
So what you are saying is that since people now fight back we should just rely on that instead of stopping the problem at the airport? Just let them on the plane and when they try to pull something then beat the heck out of them? Not the smartest plan of action in my book.
You don't have to wonder at all. If he were successful then the plane would have been blown up and hundreds would have died a horrible death. Why would you not want to simply take your shoes off to try to prevent that from happening?
Yeah tell that to all the hundreds of suicide bombers. No you are right they never try the same thing twice.
It just boggles my mind that you would not want to take a couple of extra moments to help ensure you do not die. Claiming that it is too much effort to take off your shoes is just plain lazy IMO and if you are disabled and unable to physically do it then there are people there who would help you and do it for you. Isn't it worth your life to be inconvenienced just the slightest bit?
It's not just the shoes. That's probably the least thing.
It's mainly the humiliating process that people are forced to go through to get through security and onto the planes.
Yeah, you're probably going to say that it's better to be safe than sorry, and that's true, but how much is a person supposed to take from the sergents at the airports? When is enough enough?
Don't you also know that they've made some of the people go behind a partion in the gate room and strip down to their underwear, even while their flight is boarding? How sad is that?
Why I just don't fly until and unless I absolutely positively have to.
That is a cop out. You don't have to name them all. Just name a few. Pick the top three most humiliating.Too many.