Thursday, June 02, 2005
Whine, Whine
This NYTimes editorial is just a bunch of whining.
More importantly, the author has no idea how important the priveledge programs are to the airlines. A huge portion of their revenues come from a relatively few travelers. I used to be one of them (contracts come and go) and those priveledges are the only thing that kept me coming back to the same airline over and over again.
Secondly, while security lines are a pain, you have no idea what they are like if you are boarding airplanes multiple times a week, most weeks.
Tell you what -- we can eliminate such special security lines if the guy will agree to a flat tax. Whadda ya think?
But this isn't quite true. At some of the busiest airports in the country, including ones in New York City, Miami and Los Angeles, passengers with premium-class tickets or upper-level memberships in airline clubs are now able to cut the line...First of all -- a special, shorter line does not constitute "buying your way out of it." No one goes unchecked.
...Increased security protects us all and the inconvenience it requires is a trial we all must share. No one should be able to buy his way out of it.
More importantly, the author has no idea how important the priveledge programs are to the airlines. A huge portion of their revenues come from a relatively few travelers. I used to be one of them (contracts come and go) and those priveledges are the only thing that kept me coming back to the same airline over and over again.
Secondly, while security lines are a pain, you have no idea what they are like if you are boarding airplanes multiple times a week, most weeks.
Tell you what -- we can eliminate such special security lines if the guy will agree to a flat tax. Whadda ya think?
