http://crankyflier.com/2008/08/02/this-week-on-bnet-july-28-august-1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:05:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://crankyflier.com/2008/08/02/this-week-on-bnet-july-28-august-1/comment-page-1/#comment-60107 lara dunston Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:09:08 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/?p=1119#comment-60107 Don't forget that Etihad also did a deal to purchase 100 planes! Big ambitions there too. I had so wanted to try them after flying Emirates for the last 10 years (has it been that long since they've been around?) but after discovering they charged £37 per kilo for excess luggage recently, I got a refund on my tickets and went back to Emirates (who incidentally gave me a waiver!). I can't see the Arabian Gulf airlines starting to charge for food, but it will be interesting to watch and see what happens. I expect they'll simply put up the price of their tickets. Don’t forget that Etihad also did a deal to purchase 100 planes! Big ambitions there too. I had so wanted to try them after flying Emirates for the last 10 years (has it been that long since they’ve been around?) but after discovering they charged £37 per kilo for excess luggage recently, I got a refund on my tickets and went back to Emirates (who incidentally gave me a waiver!). I can’t see the Arabian Gulf airlines starting to charge for food, but it will be interesting to watch and see what happens. I expect they’ll simply put up the price of their tickets.

]]> http://crankyflier.com/2008/08/02/this-week-on-bnet-july-28-august-1/comment-page-1/#comment-59908 David SF east bay Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:37:53 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/?p=1119#comment-59908 I wouldn't like flying on the A380 I think. I don't care for flying with 500+ other people. The thought of being on the lower passenger deck and having something go wrong and the whole upper passenger deck coming crashing down on top of you just doesn't sound like a good thing. It's like those mega cruise ships, who wants to go in vacation with 5000 other people. I wouldn’t like flying on the A380 I think. I don’t care for flying with 500+ other people. The thought of being on the lower passenger deck and having something go wrong and the whole upper passenger deck coming crashing down on top of you just doesn’t sound like a good thing. It’s like those mega cruise ships, who wants to go in vacation with 5000 other people.

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