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coffeeman · Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Location: Korea

Air Canada execs must be the kings of cheapness!
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060420.wxtetra20/BNStory/Business/

That's the last straw for me! I'm not flying with them anymore!

poker player · Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Location: On the river

Actually I'll keep flying AC because
I know I cost a shyte load to them in fuel-I weigh 146 kilos

plattwaz · Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Location: <Write something dumb here>

I think the article is just poorly written....it says $150 a year for every kilogram of weight shed... Later on in the article they figure that the bottles will result in a 50KG weight loss per average international flight. That's $7500 per aircraft per year.

That's not a small amount, if you work it out and they choose to pass the savings on to passengers (IF) then it could knock ticket prices down a bit....

coffeeman · Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Location: Korea

Wrench · Joined: 07 Apr 2005

Ilsanman · Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Location: Bucheon, Korea

I don't see anything wrong with this.

coffeeman · Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Location: Korea

[quote="Wrench"]

ulsanchris · Joined: 19 Jun 2003 Location: take a wild guess

coffeeman you might want to think twice before flying korean air. I've heard that their over all operation is so bad that private insurance companies won't insure them. The korean government has promised to bail them out if anything goes wrong.

Natalia · Joined: 10 Mar 2006

Bulsajo · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

desultude · Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 3:55 pm Post subject:

Between the seat space shrinking over the last ten years, and westerners inflating, it can get real uncomfortable on those flights. I love it when a 50 kilo Korean sits next to me- he or she will take little space, be easy to get around, and fall sound asleep before we take off.

I have a suggestions- reduce the number of seats, increase the spacing, and you will reduce the weight. I wonder how that would balance against the lost revenue. Less passengers, less seats, food, attendants, baggage, etc., might actually improve the bottom line.

On another note- I don't envy you Canadians your trip homes- it is much more expensive than to the States. It seems that it might be cheaper to fly into the States and take a taxi the rest of the way home! (Of course, now that Homeland Security is involved, you probably would need a special visa!)

coffeeman · Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Location: Korea

[quote="desultude"]Between the seat space shrinking over the last ten years, and westerners inflating, it can get real uncomfortable on those flights. I love it when a 50 kilo Korean sits next to me- he or she will take little space, be easy to get around, and fall sound asleep before we take off.
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50 kg Koreans don't always take less space than big western people. I had this 20 year old guy sitting next to me on the left side section that has only two seats. He was probably 60kg or something. "Great!" I thought. But come meal time, he was a real pain in the ass. His elbows came out and hit me every time he cut his food or unwrapped his dishes. To combat this, I raised the arm rest that was between us to a level that would stop his elbow from hitting me. At that time I was wishing there was a sheet of glass between us. What a pest! And have you ever noticed that Korean guys will never share the armrest between you? Western guys will usually try to leave a little space for your arms. When I sit next to Korean guys, I find myself sitting crossarmed most of the time. Korean women are much less selfish to sit next to. If I have to sit next to a guy, I'd rather sit next to a 120 kg western guy than a 60 kg Korean. More often than not, the western guy will not pretend I am invisible..

Wrench · Joined: 07 Apr 2005

[quote="coffeeman"]

coffeeman · Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Location: Korea

[quote="coffeeman"][quote="desultude"]Between the seat space shrinking over the last ten years, and westerners inflating, it can get real uncomfortable on those flights. I love it when a 50 kilo Korean sits next to me- he or she will take little space, be easy to get around, and fall sound asleep before we take off.
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50 kg Koreans don't always take less space than big western people. I had this 20 year old guy sitting next to me on the left side section that has only two seats. He was probably 60kg or something. "Great!" I thought. But come every meal time, he was a real pain in the ass. His elbows came out and hit me every time he cut his food or unwrapped his dishes. To combat this, I raised the arm rest that was between us to a level that would stop his elbow from hitting me. At that time I was wishing there was a sheet of glass between us. What a pest! And have you ever noticed that Korean guys will never share the armrest between you? Western guys will usually try to leave a little space for your arms. When I sit next to Korean guys, I find myself sitting crossarmed most of the time. Korean women are much less selfish to sit next to. If I have to sit next to a guy, I'd rather sit next to a 120 kg western guy than a 60 kg Korean. More often than not, the western guy will not pretend I am invisible..[/

khyber · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Compunction Junction

forget "passing the savings on to the customer"....horse hockey.

they need to create SOME kind of profit margin for their stockholders....
i'll bet before the end of the year, we'll see another hike in prices...