I’ve been on 4 Boeing planes since the incident and once upgraded to business so I wouldn’t have a window seat (I know, logical.) I smoked once on a plane in 1996 and it was amazing. I stood in the “smoking section” and made friends.
So much great material to use when writing about airline travel. On a recent flight, everyone with carry-on luggage found out at the jetway that they would have to check their bag because the overheads were the size of glove compartments. The Barbie dream house has more closet space than this airplane had.
Just canceled a trip after a full day at the airport due to constant mechanical delays. Non-refundable hotel rooms booked through the airline as well. Great business model, JetBlue: sell me a flight and hotel, ditch the flight and keep my hotel money.
Took some Aer Lingus flights from Berlin to Toronto via Dublin a few years ago. Both planes must have been built in the 80s because they still have the ashtrays right there in the armrests. No chance covid survives the air supply in a cabin like that.
I’ve been on 4 Boeing planes since the incident and once upgraded to business so I wouldn’t have a window seat (I know, logical.) I smoked once on a plane in 1996 and it was amazing. I stood in the “smoking section” and made friends.
So much great material to use when writing about airline travel. On a recent flight, everyone with carry-on luggage found out at the jetway that they would have to check their bag because the overheads were the size of glove compartments. The Barbie dream house has more closet space than this airplane had.
And let’s not even get into a discussion about the new pilots trained on oversized Gameboys. 🙄
Thanks for summing it up so succinctly and so honestly as is necessary. You’re a talented writer my man.
Your ‘just let us smoke on planes’ closer reminded me of this quite convincing article from a while back on how we should just entirely abolish the TSA: https://benjaminstudebaker.com/2018/02/22/im-ready-to-give-up-on-gun-control-but-lets-close-the-tsa/
Just canceled a trip after a full day at the airport due to constant mechanical delays. Non-refundable hotel rooms booked through the airline as well. Great business model, JetBlue: sell me a flight and hotel, ditch the flight and keep my hotel money.
Took some Aer Lingus flights from Berlin to Toronto via Dublin a few years ago. Both planes must have been built in the 80s because they still have the ashtrays right there in the armrests. No chance covid survives the air supply in a cabin like that.
"Back" to cattle class implies there was some point when we weren't cattle class. Very aspirational.