pilot fish:
ohgodive's tone and passion in this thread raises some interesting questions for me. I question the motivation of his AIRLINE ADVOCACY? This, to me, sounds agenda driven, goal oriented and like a mission. His posts are not the product of a person questioning what is the proper proceedure to prevent the Jetblue debacle from accurring again, to the defense of the industry from ANY system that would hold it accountable at all. Is this person a shill for the industry, or just a contrarian?
Any suggestion of remedy, passenger restitution, corrective measures or prevention are met with many industry "talking point" rebutals. Seems odd to me. A simple thing like defining what constitutes what was OBVIOUS ABUSE is deflected and the softer word EXCESSIVE is substituted. Anyone that does not admit that what occured on JetBlue was passenger abuse, is, in my estimation, not capable of reasonable discussion on this matter.
Ah yes, we are on to another desperate attempt to prove yourself correct while not actually addressing the issue being discussed.
You don't agree with me, so I must be a part of the very establishment that you are espousing as evil. You are nothing, if not predictable.
Nope, I don't work for an airline, or for anyone who does business with any airline. Never have been. I am not in transportation. I have no relatives working for airlines.
I am, however, a consumer of airline products, ie, air travel. I use it for work and for pleasure.
The only vested interest that I have is in paying the least amount of money possible for a safe, efficient product. Nothing more. My passion on this issue is because people are out to capitalize on a non-issue at the expense of my wallet. Again.
[Ok, I admit, it's also partly just to see what kind of response it's going to incite from you, but, seriously, it's mostly just that I don't want to pay more for air travel while getting nothing in return.]
You keep attacking me personally, instead of ever putting forth, let alone justifying any position whatsoever. It makes your argument look weak, and you, personally, look juvenile.
I'm simply providing facts and ideas that I think support my position. I'm sorry if they conflict with your views and attitudes. You're not helping your cause.