Comments on: Upgrades and Downgrades — Whistleblowers, tray table ads, and hotel points http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2009/02/04/upgrades-and-downgrades-whistleblowers-tray-table-ads-and-hotel-points/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:55:54 -0700 hourly 1 By: mark http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2009/02/04/upgrades-and-downgrades-whistleblowers-tray-table-ads-and-hotel-points/#comment-26748 mark Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:13:46 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=2253#comment-26748 B Bird, I'm not sure what facts about the de-icing case would make for a relevant lively debate. From what I can tell, everybody concedes three basic facts: - the wings needed de-icing - the pilots overlooked or ignored the ice - the FAs pressured the pilots until de-icing was done Personally, I couldn't care less whether the FAs achieved their objective by asking politely, by fibbing about passengers being concerned, or by doing the lambada nude. Ice on the wings = pax lives at risk. B Bird, I’m not sure what facts about the de-icing case would make for a relevant lively debate. From what I can tell, everybody concedes three basic facts:

- the wings needed de-icing
- the pilots overlooked or ignored the ice
- the FAs pressured the pilots until de-icing was done

Personally, I couldn’t care less whether the FAs achieved their objective by asking politely, by fibbing about passengers being concerned, or by doing the lambada nude. Ice on the wings = pax lives at risk.

]]> By: B Bird http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2009/02/04/upgrades-and-downgrades-whistleblowers-tray-table-ads-and-hotel-points/#comment-26746 B Bird Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:16:22 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=2253#comment-26746 There seems to be plenty of 'lively debate' over the facts of the deicing case, read up on it and make your own mind up There seems to be plenty of ‘lively debate’ over the facts of the deicing case, read up on it and make your own mind up

]]> By: Claire Walter http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2009/02/04/upgrades-and-downgrades-whistleblowers-tray-table-ads-and-hotel-points/#comment-26745 Claire Walter Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:51:17 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=2253#comment-26745 How ironic that US Airways, which was so widely praised after one of its captains put his plane down in the Hudson River with no loss of life, would treat three conscientious flight attendants so shabbily. And what a jerk (nicest word I can think of ) would sue said flight attendants for something that might have saved his tail, the lives of the passengers and crew, and the plane itself. How ironic that US Airways, which was so widely praised after one of its captains put his plane down in the Hudson River with no loss of life, would treat three conscientious flight attendants so shabbily. And what a jerk (nicest word I can think of ) would sue said flight attendants for something that might have saved his tail, the lives of the passengers and crew, and the plane itself.

]]> By: Chris http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2009/02/04/upgrades-and-downgrades-whistleblowers-tray-table-ads-and-hotel-points/#comment-26743 Chris Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:28:18 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=2253#comment-26743 Well Hilton just went ahead and devalued the AXON amount.... Well Hilton just went ahead and devalued the AXON amount….

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