Comments on: Upgrades and Downgrades: Pizza delivery to your plane, wi-fi minibars, why airport security wants to sniff your armpits, and more http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/05/14/upgrades-and-downgrades-pizza-delivery-to-your-plane-wi-fi-minibars-why-airport-security-wants-to-sniff-your-armpits-and-more/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:55:54 -0700 hourly 1 By: Be careful not to touch anything at the Wynn Las Vegas » Upgrade: Travel Better http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/05/14/upgrades-and-downgrades-pizza-delivery-to-your-plane-wi-fi-minibars-why-airport-security-wants-to-sniff-your-armpits-and-more/#comment-22624 Be careful not to touch anything at the Wynn Las Vegas » Upgrade: Travel Better Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:38:38 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/05/14/upgrades-and-downgrades-pizza-delivery-to-your-plane-wi-fi-minibars-why-airport-security-wants-to-sniff-your-armpits-and-more/#comment-22624 [...] Related: - The hotel minibar is dead! Long live the hotel minibar! - Upgrades and Downgrades: Pizza delivery to your plane, wi-fi minibars, why airport security wants to... [...] [...] Related: – The hotel minibar is dead! Long live the hotel minibar! – Upgrades and Downgrades: Pizza delivery to your plane, wi-fi minibars, why airport security wants to… [...]

]]> By: Jay http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/05/14/upgrades-and-downgrades-pizza-delivery-to-your-plane-wi-fi-minibars-why-airport-security-wants-to-sniff-your-armpits-and-more/#comment-22253 Jay Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:01:35 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/05/14/upgrades-and-downgrades-pizza-delivery-to-your-plane-wi-fi-minibars-why-airport-security-wants-to-sniff-your-armpits-and-more/#comment-22253 Pizza Hut has airport locations, probably just called it in, Flight Attendants went to pick it up. No problem with security there, only if on tarmac so they must have been at gate. And since airlines "push back" from gate from on-time departure, it doesn't mean they will arrive on time. Pizza Hut has airport locations, probably just called it in, Flight Attendants went to pick it up.

No problem with security there, only if on tarmac so they must have been at gate. And since airlines “push back” from gate from on-time departure, it doesn’t mean they will arrive on time.

]]> By: Vagabondish | This Week in Offbeat Travel - May 19, 2007 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/05/14/upgrades-and-downgrades-pizza-delivery-to-your-plane-wi-fi-minibars-why-airport-security-wants-to-sniff-your-armpits-and-more/#comment-14792 Vagabondish | This Week in Offbeat Travel - May 19, 2007 Sat, 19 May 2007 16:16:57 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/05/14/upgrades-and-downgrades-pizza-delivery-to-your-plane-wi-fi-minibars-why-airport-security-wants-to-sniff-your-armpits-and-more/#comment-14792 [...] USA Today has announced that RyanAir will now be quoting their pricing inclusive of taxes and mandatory fees. Truth in advertising? It can’t be! (Hat tip: Upgrade: Travel Better) [...] [...] USA Today has announced that RyanAir will now be quoting their pricing inclusive of taxes and mandatory fees. Truth in advertising? It can’t be! (Hat tip: Upgrade: Travel Better) [...]

]]> By: Mark Ashley http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/05/14/upgrades-and-downgrades-pizza-delivery-to-your-plane-wi-fi-minibars-why-airport-security-wants-to-sniff-your-armpits-and-more/#comment-14754 Mark Ashley Tue, 15 May 2007 02:44:27 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/05/14/upgrades-and-downgrades-pizza-delivery-to-your-plane-wi-fi-minibars-why-airport-security-wants-to-sniff-your-armpits-and-more/#comment-14754 Benet and James: Indeed. Just when you think there can't be any more absurdity, they find a way to ratchet it up a notch. Benet and James: Indeed. Just when you think there can’t be any more absurdity, they find a way to ratchet it up a notch.

]]> By: James http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/05/14/upgrades-and-downgrades-pizza-delivery-to-your-plane-wi-fi-minibars-why-airport-security-wants-to-sniff-your-armpits-and-more/#comment-14749 James Mon, 14 May 2007 20:02:01 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/05/14/upgrades-and-downgrades-pizza-delivery-to-your-plane-wi-fi-minibars-why-airport-security-wants-to-sniff-your-armpits-and-more/#comment-14749 Maybe the pizza ovens in Midland, Texas couldn't crank out the large pies quickly enough? Re: #1, pizza isn't a liquid, is it? (Though I have had some pretty greasy pizza in my day...) I assume each pie was dutifully scanned for explosive pepperoni. Maybe the pizza ovens in Midland, Texas couldn’t crank out the large pies quickly enough?

Re: #1, pizza isn’t a liquid, is it? (Though I have had some pretty greasy pizza in my day…) I assume each pie was dutifully scanned for explosive pepperoni.

]]> By: Benet Wilson http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/05/14/upgrades-and-downgrades-pizza-delivery-to-your-plane-wi-fi-minibars-why-airport-security-wants-to-sniff-your-armpits-and-more/#comment-14747 Benet Wilson Mon, 14 May 2007 19:17:22 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/05/14/upgrades-and-downgrades-pizza-delivery-to-your-plane-wi-fi-minibars-why-airport-security-wants-to-sniff-your-armpits-and-more/#comment-14747 On the pizza item, I just have a pile of questions -- bear with me, I am the airports and security editor for a reason! 1. How did they get the pizzas past security? 2. if they can deliver pizzas onboard an aircraft, why not use that same mode to offload people to the terminal to at least make them more comfortable? 3. Why piss people off further by not even ordering enough for everyone onboard? It's stuff like this that just gives momentum to a Passenger Bill of Rights that I fail to see how things would really improve. On the pizza item, I just have a pile of questions — bear with me, I am the airports and security editor for a reason!

1. How did they get the pizzas past security?
2. if they can deliver pizzas onboard an aircraft, why not use that same mode to offload people to the terminal to at least make them more comfortable?
3. Why piss people off further by not even ordering enough for everyone onboard?

It’s stuff like this that just gives momentum to a Passenger Bill of Rights that I fail to see how things would really improve.

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