It may be better to take a bus

luvrbus · February 22, 2023, 07:42:05 AM

Sonja is going to Texas for a few weeks or so, I tried finding tickets you won't believe the BS in flying now on low cost air lines with baggage.LOL Frontier allows 1 small carry on. Get this a woman purse classifies as carryon luggage on Frontier. I never heard of that,they want 60 bucks each way for her suitcase. I paid 100 bucks more for her to go on Southwest without all the crap and no layovers. What is happening in this world

windtrader · February 22, 2023, 08:27:38 AM

glad to hear she did not go on Spirit. Get this. You buy the ticket. OK. But then you can't get on the plane until you buy a SEAT on the plane! That is no BS. Airlines are making so much money it makes hogs look anorexic.

Dave5Cs · February 22, 2023, 08:56:28 AM

I wouldn't get on a plane these days with all the angry and stupid people on them. We watched Icrimes the other night and t showed a bunch of cell phone videos of people fighting others in the air and the marshals having to handcuff them and then remove them from the plane.

One woman spit in the face of a guy because she wanted the window seat but according to her ticket her seat was on the aisle but she kept it up until she was taken off the plane after she smacked the guy in the face. There are a lot of flippin crazies out there. Be careful out there.

luvrbus · February 22, 2023, 09:02:32 AM

Quote from: Dave5Cs on February 22, 2023, 08:56:28 AM
I wouldn't get on a plane these days with all the angry and stupid people on them. We watched Icrimes the other night and t showed a bunch of cell phone videos of people fighting others in the air and the marshals having to handcuff them and then remove them from the plane.

One woman spit in the face of a guy because she wanted the window seat but according to her ticket her seat was on the aisle but she kept it up until she was taken off the plane after she smacked the guy in the face. There are a lot of flippin crazies out there. Be careful out there.

When I was flying so much everyone was happy on the plane maybe the free drinks and meals helped

. I would fly Southwest from Houston to Dallas in the 70's for $29.00 round trip and get a free bottle of Scotch with each trip not a miniature but a 5th

Dave5Cs · February 22, 2023, 09:59:25 AM

DeWar's ?

luvrbus · February 22, 2023, 10:09:40 AM

Quote from: Dave5Cs on February 22, 2023, 09:59:25 AM
DeWar's ?

No Chivas Regal, I never drank Scotch so I would give it away.

DoubleEagle · February 22, 2023, 11:25:51 AM

Quote from: windtrader on February 22, 2023, 08:27:38 AM
glad to hear she did not go on Spirit. Get this. You buy the ticket. OK. But then you can't get on the plane until you buy a SEAT on the plane! That is no BS. Airlines are making so much money it makes hogs look anorexic.

I considered Spirit when I was flying from Dallas to Columbus, Ohio recently. They quoted the cheapest fare by far, but when you actually go to buy the ticket they charge an amount almost to the level of the basic fare for one carry-on, and more for checked luggage. The seat charge is not so much for the seat, but the ability to select a seat where you want it. The choice seats, in somebody's view, cost more. If you don't buy a seat choice, then you are sitting in the middle seat near the tail. I ended up going American Airlines without those rip offs for only a little more for a direct flight instead of an eleven hour stayover in Orlando.

luvrbus · February 22, 2023, 12:10:37 PM

I flew American many miles,I could order tickets before the electronic age took us over and American would deliver the tickets and boarding pass with the seat you requested to the office.You could walk into the terminal 10 minutes early and board no 2 hour early BS like today .Times have changed they would question you about no luggage years back and now they don't want you have luggage. This world confuses me now.

Lin · February 22, 2023, 12:54:33 PM

The problem is that all you guys look like terrorists.

Tedsoldbus · February 22, 2023, 01:24:01 PM

They ALWAYS make me sit in back. But it is the only way I can fly with my emotional support Anaconda....

CrabbyMilton · February 22, 2023, 01:26:07 PM

Quote from: Dave5Cs on February 22, 2023, 08:56:28 AM
I wouldn't get on a plane these days with all the angry and stupid people on them. We watched Icrimes the other night and t showed a bunch of cell phone videos of people fighting others in the air and the marshals having to handcuff them and then remove them from the plane.

One woman spit in the face of a guy because she wanted the window seat but according to her ticket her seat was on the aisle but she kept it up until she was taken off the plane after she smacked the guy in the face. There are a lot of flippin crazies out there. Be careful out there.

I firmly believe that the brats who misbehaved on the school bus grow up and misbehave on airliners. I still say get rid of the overhead bins. If it doesn't fit under the seat, check it. It takes so much time waiting for people to stuff and unstuff those bins.

luvrbus · February 22, 2023, 01:56:33 PM

Quote from: CrabbyMilton on February 22, 2023, 01:26:07 PM
I firmly believe that the brats who misbehaved on the school bus grow up and misbehave on airliners. I still say get rid of the overhead bins. If it doesn't fit under the seat, check it. It takes so much time waiting for people to stuff and unstuff those bins.

Makes no sense to pay $60.00 for a bag to go into the overhead bin either What the hell can a woman going on a 2 week trip take in a max size bag 15x8x10 that fits under the seat. Fly a good airline that will check your bag JetBlue,Frontier and Sprit probably even have a fee for that lol you cannot even get bottle of water for less than 3 dollars on those so called airlines, I won't ever even waste my time on those again.People get pissed because of service mostly and packed into tiny seats with no room to move around

windtrader · February 22, 2023, 10:28:23 PM

We now live in the day when airlines run line McDonalds or is it Burger King - "have it your way" and the dollar value menu. Trying to compete by offering just what the customer wants. You want cheap you get little. You want more, you pay more. All business these days have to survive in an ultra competitive marketplace, plus the expanded globe all wanting a piece of profits too.
If you want regulated business and prices, have at it. not for me.

CrabbyMilton · February 23, 2023, 04:04:38 AM

Quote from: luvrbus on February 22, 2023, 10:09:40 AM

No Chivas Regal, I never drank Scotch so I would give it away.

No, LAGAVULIN 16.

CrabbyMilton · February 23, 2023, 04:23:45 AM

Quote from: luvrbus on February 22, 2023, 01:56:33 PM

Makes no sense to pay $60.00 for a bag to go into the overhead bin either What the hell can a woman going on a 2 week trip take in a max size bag 15x8x10 that fits under the seat. Fly a good airline that will check your bag JetBlue,Frontier and Sprit probably even have a fee for that lol you cannot even get bottle of water for less than 3 dollars on those so called airlines, I won't ever even waste my time on those again.People get pissed because of service mostly and packed into tiny seats with no room to move around

I don't like it either but I only fly once a year at most and pretty much exclusively on DELTA. I just have a bag that I check and one small one for under the seat. But many people travel on business so chances are, they put everything on the expense account anyway. I agree that some flight attendants can act like they are in training to be North Korean prison guards but some passenger still don't know how to behave. In other words just take a deep breath and roll with the punches. Or take ground transportation. I actually enjoy flying and once I get past the TSA nonsense, it goes pretty well for me.