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NY TIMES: Economy Class Austerity
Recalls that 1960s or 1970s tv commercial about steerage.
A Southern Airline commercial (?). http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/25/bu...rtner=homepage |
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NY TIMES: Economy Class Austerity
This allegation of a
standing-room-future is their numero uno e-mailed today, so there is more than a little concern. |
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NY TIMES: Economy Class Austerity
I was horrified at first when I read an article about this (somewhere
other than the NY Times) but if we are talking about a short flight and I would save enough money I would consider it; after all, I stand up on the train for close to an hour commuting to work every morning. I'd rather spend my money on a nice hotel than on a seat I will only be sitting in for a short time. Carol Editor - Lowfares.com http://www.lowfares.com |
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NY TIMES: Economy Class Austerity
Looking at that TV report, I can only wonder at how these
media idiots get information mixed up! IF Airbus (not an airline) pitched the SRO idea for any airplane, it was not the A380. In the recent evacuation test of this model, over 800 passengers were seated, in an all-economy configuration, before they exited the plane. European and US aircraft licensing authorities decide what the maximum number of passengers can be for the various models in use. There is also a US rule that requires one cabin crew member per 50 passengers - this can vary in other countries. The airlines that have announced their plans for the A380 so far, expect to be using them on long intercontinental flights as their premium service. Qantas, for example, is expecting to fly out of Los Angeles non-stop to Australia with seating for less than 500. It may be that a Chinese or Indian domestic low-fare carrier had asked Airbus to look at a straphanger A320. Current configurations have a maximum of 180 passengers, so if a licensing authority could be persuaded to allow (say) 240 passengers aboard, 40 boards for 3 passengers to lean against could be placed on each side of the plane instead of 30 rows of 3 seats. I make that a spacing of about 22 inches between rows! Pretty good! I can't really see the idea catching on, though! |
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