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Comment by Buzzy Gordon on December 8, 2010 at 3:23pm

I'd accept ads on packaging and even seat backs, if it would mean not ripping us off on checked bags and even minimal onboard entertainment.

Comment by Ed Wetschler on December 8, 2010 at 3:09pm

My bag of peanuts on Delta has an ad for Hilton. How long before there are ads on the cabin walls?

Comment by Ed Wetschler on December 7, 2010 at 9:09pm

Car service, Anil. And we went the slow way: Williamsburg Bridge rather than the Midtown Tunnel.

Comment by Anil on December 7, 2010 at 7:29am

ED: ???? Helicopter ?

Comment by Ed Wetschler on December 7, 2010 at 7:22am

Greenwich Village to LGA in less than 15 minutes, fast check-in, minimal security line, plug for computer. When did you last have such good luck?

Comment by Buzzy Gordon on December 3, 2010 at 11:06pm

I sent the following e-mail to Continental Airlines a month ago; not surprisingly, I received no response.
Anyone else had a similar experience?
I am a frequent flier, a full-time travel writer and consumer affairs reporter for the prominent website JohnnyJet.com.
On 9 Nov., I flew on your flight CO 699 from Nassau to EWR, connecting with CO 111 to Cleveland.
I was flabbergasted to discover that on both flights (and the first one was 3 hours long), there was not a single entertainment option that was complimentary – not even an audio-only channel for music!
Whether you wanted simple music or a recent hit movie (or anything in between), the charge was a whopping $6.00. And not only was it no less money for a flight that was just 60 minutes in the air – it was advertised as a “special introductory price of just $6.”
Just how high do you eventually expect to hike it?
It is incredible to me how your greed has blinded you even to obvious revenue-generating opportunities. Many passengers who balk at paying movie theater prices to watch a network television show (with commercials, no less) would welcome the opportunity to tune into a free (music and/or talk) in-flight radio station – which could sell on-air advertising to a captive audience much the same way drive-time radio does.
Of course, such an audio channel would be a terrific way to promote Continental’s vacations, travel partners and credit cards as well.
I could give you many more ideas for content, both audio and visual, that would cost neither you nor your passengers anything -- and that you could repackage at a profit.
Clearly, however, it is apparent you are interested not in satisfying your customers – only in ripping them off.

Comment by Anil on November 17, 2010 at 1:20pm

I do think eventually people who have to get on the plane will do so. But a lot of occasional traveler will find alternatives. One of them could be vacationing nearby, other is to take long drives. There is no alternative to travel TATL and beyond :(

Comment by David Paul Appell on November 17, 2010 at 12:23pm

Well, it seems like all heck is breaking loose over this latest bump-up in airport security, with videos going viral on YouTube, newspaper editorials, threatened boycotts for the day before Thanksgiving, etc etc. What's your take on all this. Is it an overreaction, justified, will it in any case blow over...?

Comment by Northeast News on November 14, 2010 at 7:56am

That is a good story about airline food, Trip. Another big issue now is the TSA's new scanners. Do you buy the assurances that they are safe?

Comment by Tripatini on November 13, 2010 at 4:08pm

Here's a good question, posted recently on the Triptini blog: Why does airline food taste so awful?

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