You Get What You Pay For...

[the_dmn8tr]

As we all know, Skybus is "revolutionizing" the aviation industry in America.

This explains how...

http://consumerist.com/339587/turns-...ou-get%3C/a%3E

I have to say, people should really know better than to expect greatness from a $10 ticket...

[Swen]

Holy-freak! I busted a gut when he mentioned the check in counter located in a double wide.

[seaav8tor]

The double wide gives a nice "just like home" feeling for both the employees and passengers alike as they wait for their ride.

[PatrickCPS]

Wow, that was a hilarious read!

[athomeinthesky]

Its going to be interesting to see if Skybus is able to last long. I would bet no after reading this post but then again I know lots of people that have had bad experiences with Ryanair and still continue to fly with them again & again just because of the price.

Skybus's biggest challenge is if they can last for 2 or 3 years and if the low low cost model will catch on in America. There will always be people that will want the customer service agent to say "thank you" and "sorry" and be willing to pay a lot more for that, but there is going to be probably more people that are going to look at the price more than the service. It would be interesting to know how many people on that ladies flight were satisfied with what they got.

[Airdale]

I hope Skybus tanks and tanks hard. Everything about that company disgusts me. If Skybus was the only place that would hire me, I'd rather drive an 18 wheeler. I can only hope and pray this company disappears as quickly as they appeared.

[mikecweb]

Originally Posted by Airdale

I hope Skybus tanks and tanks hard. Everything about that company disgusts me. If Skybus was the only place that would hire me, I'd rather drive an 18 wheeler. I can only hope and pray this company disappears as quickly as they appeared.

Meh I have too many friends there to hold that same opinion. They'd definetly get a big "Told ya so" but I wish them the best.

[Airdale]

Originally Posted by mikecweb

Meh I have too many friends there to hold that same opinion. They'd definetly get a big "Told ya so" but I wish them the best.

Well, I know a few guys that left for that place too. While I don't want to see them get thrown on the street, I hope Skybus tanks and those guys get jobs somewhere else. Going to work for that operation is borderline Scab. That company is NOT good for this industry, their survival could have disasterous effects with on going labor relations.

I hope the company tanks, and those that went there find respectable work elsewhere.

[Kevin.Held]

Just a thought, but the "low cost" model only works if the consumer actually ends up paying less. This guy spent $735 for his trip.

[Doug Taylor]

Ahh, don't you love this country?

What did he expect for a rock bottom price, customer service? (ha!)^15

[tonyw]

Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

Ahh, don't you love this country?

What did he expect for a rock bottom price, customer service? (ha!)^15

Yes. He wanted white glove service just like they used to give back in the glory days of aviation, and goddamnit, he didn't want to pay more than $50 for his entire trip!

On my flight back from LAX today, someone tried to come up into the first class cabin and plop himself down. He was very quickly told by both the folks sitting in first and the crew that if his seat didn't say 6D on it, he couldn't sit there. When he asked why, he was told because he paid for seat 22F and that's where he should be sitting.

Should the passengers and crew have told him to go fly Skybus? Do they even have assigned seating?

You also gotta like the people who wrote comments on the consumerist website. LA has no other airports other than LAX? Yeah, because there are no airports in Long Beach, Anaheim, or Ontario. Nope, there are no other airports.

Other stupid passenger tricks I saw today:

• Don't take off your huge medallion and try to go through the metal detector
• Try to cut into the premium passenger line because your plane is boarding in 30 minutes and then whine about it when you're told that line is for premium passengers and you're not one of them
• Wonder why the TSA guy tells you to either toss your huge bottle of shampoo or check the bag when it's clearly written that these are the rules.

Yes, one day dealing with my fellow passengers makes me realize how bad it is that natural selection has been eliminated. We've got too many people too dumb to figure out how to get their butts from the dropoff area to the gate without screwing it up.

[SIUav8er]

Originally Posted by tonyw

On my flight back from LAX today, someone tried to come up into the first class cabin and plop himself down. He was very quickly told by both the folks sitting in first and the crew that if his seat didn't say 6D on it, he couldn't sit there. When he asked why, he was told because he paid for seat 22F and that's where he should be sitting.

That reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where ellain sneaks up into first class and gets kicked out by the crew...lol

[the_dmn8tr]

Originally Posted by tonyw

Should the passengers and crew have told him to go fly Skybus? Do they even have assigned seating?

Thye have 3 groups, where the 1st group is made up of the people that paid an extra $10 to board first. The other groups are finders-keepers seats.

[Autofeather]

Wow...I mean...Wow...How can one even know what to say?

[eta71]

Originally Posted by tonyw

You also gotta like the people who wrote comments on the consumerist website. LA has no other airports other than LAX? Yeah, because there are no airports in Long Beach...

LMFAO! The LGB is the worst managed airport I know of in the LA basin. I know because I used to be on the lowest rung of the ladder in operations. The terminal promised to JetBlue hasn't and wont come to fruition for a great while. The current terminal is like a quadruple wide.

Hmmm seems to me there is a huge place north of 25R where a new terminal could be built...oh crap that is where Boeing wants to build homes and a community...

damn, note to self, do not drink and post on JC

[flyover]

Originally Posted by tonyw

We've got too many people too dumb to figure out how to get their butts from the dropoff area to the gate without screwing it up.

Tony, it's time to take the plunge. Buy that fractional share now and get yourself permanently away from the great unwashed.

[pedro]

Originally Posted by Airdale

I hope Skybus tanks and tanks hard. Everything about that company disgusts me.

its kind of sad though because a lot of the people that commented on the consumerist sites said they didn't care about the service and just wanted the cheap tickets. I hope they tank, but skybust might have a chance considering the mentality of most Americans when it comes to price vs. service.

[tonyw]

Originally Posted by flyover

Tony, it's time to take the plunge. Buy that fractional share now and get yourself permanently away from the great unwashed.

I don't have those kind of assets yet. In the meantime, I'll use the premium passenger lines and bypass the once or twice a year Aunt Bessies and Uncle Bobs.

They do provide me with a lot of amusement, that's for sure!

And just because they're wealthy enough to afford private jets doesn't mean they're not stupid. Look at all the celebutards out there!

[flyover]

Originally Posted by tonyw

I don't have those kind of assets yet. In the meantime, I'll use the premium passenger lines and bypass the once or twice a year Aunt Bessies and Uncle Bobs.

They do provide me with a lot of amusement, that's for sure!

And just because they're wealthy enough to afford private jets doesn't mean they're not stupid. Look at all the celebutards out there!

Hey I have both an Aunt Bessie and an Uncle Bob! Just so you're laughing with them and not at them...

And give the celebutards some credit. I hear Sheryl Crow has a placard in her Gulfstream lav that restricts toilet paper usage to one square only per incident.

[Velocipede]

Originally Posted by Airdale

I hope Skybus tanks and tanks hard. Everything about that company disgusts me. If Skybus was the only place that would hire me, I'd rather drive an 18 wheeler. I can only hope and pray this company disappears as quickly as they appeared.

But, you'd be ready, willing and able to give Skybus protoscab pilots a jumpseat ride so they could get to and from work, all in the name of "unity and the brotherhood of flying."

Talk about a logical disconnect.

If you want them to tank, help it along...no jumpseats for Skybus, Virgin, Allegiant or jetBlue pilots.

That's the way to help the piloting profession.

[tonyw]

Originally Posted by flyover

And give the celebutards some credit. I hear Sheryl Crow has a placard in her Gulfstream lav that restricts toilet paper usage to one square only per incident.

Well, she probably can get away with it since she eats so little.

You and I on the other hand...

[flyover]

Originally Posted by Velocipede

If you want them to tank, help it along...no jumpseats for Skybus, Virgin, Allegiant or jetBlue pilots.

That's the way to help the piloting profession.

To a great extent the aversion that many pilots and most of the public have to unions is over stuff like this. How that helps the profession escapes me. Over the years I've watched some legacy pilots denigrate and generally piss off other groups that they see as competition and I've yet to see anything good come of it. It has helped the in-house pilot union movement immensely.

[Velocipede]

Sorry, but you need to explain to me how discretionary granting of jumpseat privileges causes public aversion to unions.