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British Airways flies planes empty because it lacks flight attendants



 
 
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Old November 17th, 2007, 09:41 AM posted to rec.travel.air,rec.aviation.piloting,rec.travel.europe
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Default British Airways flies planes empty because it lacks flight attendants

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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xyzzy writes:

I believe British Airways feels it's more important to maintain the
exclusivity (and therefore perceived value) of those seats than to
fill them up the unsold ones with, say, the highest status frequent
fliers who are on the flight like most airlines would do.


That sounds very typically British.



I will take that as a compliment.
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Old November 17th, 2007, 02:45 PM posted to rec.travel.air,rec.aviation.piloting,rec.travel.europe
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Default British Airways flies planes empty because it lacks flight attendants


"Craig Welch" wrote

Would you like to read my post, and reply again, trimming in the
correct places?

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Are you kidding, or what?

You are asking a k00k/troll to treat your post right?

You've been MXed, my man!

'Nuff said.
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Old November 17th, 2007, 05:42 PM posted to rec.travel.air,rec.aviation.piloting,rec.travel.europe
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"mrtravel" wrote in message
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Craig Welch wrote:

xyzzy said:



I believe British Airways feels it's more important to maintain the
exclusivity (and therefore perceived value) of those seats than to
fill them up the unsold ones with, say, the highest status frequent
fliers who are on the flight like most airlines would do.



Translation:

'Like most airlines would do'

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'As most American airlines would do'.


NO, they would not.
Most US airlines do not normally give away international upgrades without
some kind of payment, unless Y is oversold.

Don't any of you people fly?


Commercial? Only if I have to. GA? Any time I possibly can.

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Old November 17th, 2007, 06:34 PM posted to rec.travel.air,rec.aviation.piloting,rec.travel.europe
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Default British Airways flies planes empty because it lacks flight attendants

Make credence recognised that on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 03:44:53 GMT, Craig
Welch has scripted:

Mxsmanic said:

Craig Welch writes:

Translation:

'Like most airlines would do'


Not necessarily.


Huh?

Would you like to read my post, and reply again, trimming in the
correct places?


Craig, meet Mixi.
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Old November 17th, 2007, 06:51 PM posted to rec.travel.air,rec.aviation.piloting,rec.travel.europe
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Default British Airways flies planes empty because it lacks flight attendants

JohnT writes:

I will take that as a compliment.


That also sounds very typically British.
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Old November 17th, 2007, 06:52 PM posted to rec.travel.air,rec.aviation.piloting,rec.travel.europe
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Default British Airways flies planes empty because it lacks flight attendants

VainGlorious writes:

How long, do you suppose, those £1600 seats will retain their value?
The pricey seats pay for the flight. Everyone else just about covers
their share of the fuel costs.


Not true for transatlantic flights. Often the cargo alone covers the entire
cost of the flight, and the passengers are pure profit, even in economy class.
That's how BA can afford to fly empty aircraft (empty of passengers, that is).
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Old November 17th, 2007, 07:01 PM posted to rec.travel.air, rec.aviation.piloting, rec.travel.europe
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Default British Airways flies planes empty because it lacks flightattendants

On Nov 17, 6:51 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
JohnT writes:
I will take that as a compliment.


That also sounds very typically British.


It's the tones he uses, doncha know.

B;
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Old November 17th, 2007, 07:09 PM posted to rec.travel.air,rec.aviation.piloting,rec.travel.europe
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Default British Airways flies planes empty because it lacks flight attendants

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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JohnT writes:

I will take that as a compliment.


That also sounds very typically British.



Thank you.
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Old November 17th, 2007, 10:56 PM posted to rec.travel.air,rec.aviation.piloting,rec.travel.europe
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Default British Airways flies planes empty because it lacks flight attendants

Make credence recognised that on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:51:15 +0100,
Mxsmanic has scripted:

JohnT writes:

I will take that as a compliment.


That also sounds very typically British.


There is nothing that is typically British. You are relying on some
in-built prejudice instead.
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Old November 17th, 2007, 11:49 PM posted to rec.travel.air,rec.aviation.piloting,rec.travel.europe
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Default British Airways flies planes empty because it lacks flight attendants

On 11/17/2007 9:51 AM Mxsmanic ignored two million years of human
evolution to write:

That also sounds very typically British.


So?
 




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