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Comment by Robert Kristofic on July 5, 2010 at 11:29am

@John Kipper : Hmmm... I've seen people do some whacky stuff to save a few $$. My money's on people giving it a try IF (and that's a big IF) this is approved.

Comment by Anil on July 3, 2010 at 6:54am

@Robert: I agree about thinking outside the box. I wanted a website that giva ehe the following answer - "I have 500 dollars and I want to fly to caribbean" or "I have 25,000 miles on Untied where can I go next month"

Comment by John Kipper on July 2, 2010 at 10:46am

Sure, I'd fly standing up if it's under 2 hours if the price was right... but I don't think Ryanair's oging to get the green light on this. people would have to be strapped down (or up??) for most of the flight, with straps over the shoulders in case of turbulence, and around the waist, so essentially what, we're going to be bound to posts or something? nobody will put up with that!

Comment by Charlie Leocha on July 2, 2010 at 9:00am

Hi gang, just as Delta announces the sale of their regional jet business, Google buys ITA, Ryanair announces real pay toilets and standing seating and Congress kicks the FAA reauthorization can down the bureaucratic road, I am headed to Spain to the Running of the Bulls. Will be working from there for the next two weeks. Viva San Fermin!

Comment by David Lawrence on July 2, 2010 at 8:37am

Jose your question just got me to join this group. I would be willing to stand on short flights like Boston - Philadelphia to save money, maybe the way it's done on some ski transport vehicles, with railings that passengers can hold onto and that keep passengers from crowding each other.

Comment by Robert Kristofic on July 2, 2010 at 8:21am

@Anil : We saw this coming but it's BIG nonetheless... In my opinion, it will change the way many of the metasearch sites (like Kayak, etc.) do business and I believe the consumer stands to benefit in the end. Seeing as Google tends to think outside the box, I anticipate a new approach to travel search... Maybe something in the line of "I've got $500 in my pocket. What can I do?".

Comment by Anil on July 2, 2010 at 8:13am

What do you think of Google buying ITA Software ? ITA software is the company who created Orbitz, then spun it off, and has been the engine behind quite a few airline reservation system. Built from ground up, it is the dominant software now in airfare search engines.

It will re-align a lot of search engine and meta engines in the airline industry.

Comment by Max Pesling on July 1, 2010 at 11:10pm

Heck no. I don't even want to stand in line at the airport, much less on the plane. Let's get real, folks, Ryanair's not going to get approval for "vertical seats." It's totally ridiculous. But it's a great publicity stunt. How else would you get half the world talking about a third-rate bring-your-own-lightbulb airline??

Comment by José Balido on July 1, 2010 at 10:24pm

First, Ryanair wanted to charge for toilets. Now, they're planning 'vertical seats' so we can fly on our tootsies. How long before they institute the 'oxygen surcharge'???

Would YOU fly standing up to save a few pounds?

Comment by Anil on June 29, 2010 at 12:25pm

It would depend on the range and route and other factors. I have flown EMB and CRJ and also small 6 seaters; all within 200-300 miles range. Where Jetblue deploys it is the question.

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