When I flew back to the US from a trip to Europe in September, I landed in Philadelphia and was transferring to a flight to Seattle. As we were walking from the plane to our connecting flight, we were forced to pass through a security check point. We had not left secure areas since going through international security in London.
As I understand it, passengers traveling to the US must go through international security that meets US security standards. So why did I have to go through security again? To everyone in line it seemed like a massive waste of time (1 hour or so) and resources (TSA salaries etc.)
Where in the linked Reuters article does it actually show the record industry is betting on mobile?
Not a single mention of record indsutry comments to support the article's title. Anthony Bruno is not a very good reporter. I couldn't find his email anywhere to ask him what lead him to the conclusion that the record industry is betting on mobile.
Mike - You should really read through the linked articles a little better.
Also, almost every story about cellphone calls on commercial flights forget to mention that you will pay roaming fees to make that call! Do you really think everyone is going to start chatting away if they're racking up a huge bill? No way. Sure, there will be quick calls. "we're landing in 30 min, see you at baggage claim door #5" but there will be very few folks who have the wallet to make a call for any long period of time.
Also, the system can be turned off at any time. So if people are distrupting other passengers and refuse to willingly end the call, the flight crew can take action.
Really? Gov't agencies, huge costs and an industry that lives on bail-outs. The airlines that make even a small attempt on any one of these are rewarded quite hansomly, as was pointed out with JetBlue.
Just because the pain points are obvious doesn't mean the solutions are easy to put into place. That is why I was surprised Dan even wrote about these. All of these areas have been dicussed before, so wasn't sure what he was going after with this post. Nothing new was really brought up. No novel proposal to fix any one of these problems, or new piece of information that recently came to light.
I am left sitting here thinking that I knew all of this already. Nothing new was really said here. Update crappy old flight systems, give customers more information and make sure airlines representatives say "Sorry you flight is delayed" with a smile.
No to be an ass, but why did you write this post?
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My experience flying back from Europe
When I flew back to the US from a trip to Europe in September, I landed in Philadelphia and was transferring to a flight to Seattle. As we were walking from the plane to our connecting flight, we were forced to pass through a security check point. We had not left secure areas since going through international security in London.
As I understand it, passengers traveling to the US must go through international security that meets US security standards. So why did I have to go through security again? To everyone in line it seemed like a massive waste of time (1 hour or so) and resources (TSA salaries etc.)
Why does age matter?
Why is the age important? I think these new security procedures are ridiculous, but I also wonder why children under the age of 12 are exempt.
If this security is really necessary, age shouldn't matter at all.
Re: The missing month
Where are there formal qualifications for a smartphone?
No evidence record industry is betting on mobile
Where in the linked Reuters article does it actually show the record industry is betting on mobile?
Not a single mention of record indsutry comments to support the article's title. Anthony Bruno is not a very good reporter. I couldn't find his email anywhere to ask him what lead him to the conclusion that the record industry is betting on mobile.
Mike - You should really read through the linked articles a little better.
Roaming charges
Also, almost every story about cellphone calls on commercial flights forget to mention that you will pay roaming fees to make that call! Do you really think everyone is going to start chatting away if they're racking up a huge bill? No way. Sure, there will be quick calls. "we're landing in 30 min, see you at baggage claim door #5" but there will be very few folks who have the wallet to make a call for any long period of time.
Also, the system can be turned off at any time. So if people are distrupting other passengers and refuse to willingly end the call, the flight crew can take action.
Re: Re: You didn't really say anything
Really? Gov't agencies, huge costs and an industry that lives on bail-outs. The airlines that make even a small attempt on any one of these are rewarded quite hansomly, as was pointed out with JetBlue.
Just because the pain points are obvious doesn't mean the solutions are easy to put into place. That is why I was surprised Dan even wrote about these. All of these areas have been dicussed before, so wasn't sure what he was going after with this post. Nothing new was really brought up. No novel proposal to fix any one of these problems, or new piece of information that recently came to light.
You didn't really say anything
I am left sitting here thinking that I knew all of this already. Nothing new was really said here. Update crappy old flight systems, give customers more information and make sure airlines representatives say "Sorry you flight is delayed" with a smile.
No to be an ass, but why did you write this post?