Comments on: Short hops — July 26, 2007 — Fly the A380, skip the printout, stretch out, and procrastinate http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/07/26/short-hops-july-26-2007-fly-the-a380-skip-the-printout-stretch-out-and-procrastinate/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:30:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Sheila http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/07/26/short-hops-july-26-2007-fly-the-a380-skip-the-printout-stretch-out-and-procrastinate/#comment-15705 Sheila Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:21:17 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/07/26/short-hops-july-26-2007-fly-the-a380-skip-the-printout-stretch-out-and-procrastinate/#comment-15705 That's great news about Quantas creating a premium economy class. I've flown with them several times and felt like overall their aircraft and service is excellent, even for cargo class. That’s great news about Quantas creating a premium economy class. I’ve flown with them several times and felt like overall their aircraft and service is excellent, even for cargo class.

]]> By: Gerri Bryce http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/07/26/short-hops-july-26-2007-fly-the-a380-skip-the-printout-stretch-out-and-procrastinate/#comment-15703 Gerri Bryce Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:48:39 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/07/26/short-hops-july-26-2007-fly-the-a380-skip-the-printout-stretch-out-and-procrastinate/#comment-15703 "Drunken pilots? So 1990s. But drunken astronauts? 'At least twice, astronauts were allowed to fly after flight surgeons and other astronauts warned they were so drunk they posed a flight-safety risk.' Be glad Virgin Galactic hasn't launched." Hahah! I've read (just now) about a surgeon that fell asleep during a surgery because of inhaling sleep-inducing drug while on the operation table. He got suspended (fired?). I dunno about alcohol before take-off though. “Drunken pilots? So 1990s. But drunken astronauts?
‘At least twice, astronauts were allowed to fly after flight surgeons and other astronauts warned they were so drunk they posed a flight-safety risk.’ Be glad Virgin Galactic hasn’t launched.”

Hahah! I’ve read (just now) about a surgeon that fell asleep during a surgery because of inhaling sleep-inducing drug while on the operation table. He got suspended (fired?). I dunno about alcohol before take-off though.

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