Comments on: Why Airline Travel Won’t Be Getting Much Faster, Cheaper Or More Comfortable http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/02/why_airline_travel_wont_be_getting_much_faster_cheaper_or_more_comfortable/ tips and downloads to help you at work and play Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:28:59 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: stephen http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/02/why_airline_travel_wont_be_getting_much_faster_cheaper_or_more_comfortable/comment-page-1/#comment-473 stephen Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:40:33 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2009/02/23/why_airline_travel_wont_be_getting_much_faster_cheaper_or_more_comfortable.html#comment-473 <p>Society as a whole is becoming to tolerant of fat people, i am 80kg and 5'11'' and now have to purchase slim shirts or get shirts cut in because i don't have the stock standard gut that seems to be so accepted these days.</p> <p>Over time smoking has become more and more socially unacceptable, hopefully soon eating maccas will see you shunned ... </p> Society as a whole is becoming to tolerant of fat people, i am 80kg and 5′11” and now have to purchase slim shirts or get shirts cut in because i don’t have the stock standard gut that seems to be so accepted these days.

Over time smoking has become more and more socially unacceptable, hopefully soon eating maccas will see you shunned …

]]> By: Doone Clifton http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/02/why_airline_travel_wont_be_getting_much_faster_cheaper_or_more_comfortable/comment-page-1/#comment-472 Doone Clifton Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:29:16 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2009/02/23/why_airline_travel_wont_be_getting_much_faster_cheaper_or_more_comfortable.html#comment-472 <p>why doesn't the airline industry say that a ticket entitles you to 100kg. Passenger and luggage stand on scales. Anything over is charged at excess baggage. Up to the passenger the passenger/luggage split.<br /> Seems fair to me and I'd be paying excess ....</p> why doesn’t the airline industry say that a ticket entitles you to 100kg. Passenger and luggage stand on scales. Anything over is charged at excess baggage. Up to the passenger the passenger/luggage split.
Seems fair to me and I’d be paying excess ….

]]> By: mr-crash http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/02/why_airline_travel_wont_be_getting_much_faster_cheaper_or_more_comfortable/comment-page-1/#comment-471 mr-crash Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:54:47 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2009/02/23/why_airline_travel_wont_be_getting_much_faster_cheaper_or_more_comfortable.html#comment-471 <p>On some airlines, the seats are so close, I can't sit with my legs forward. I'm 6'2" but have quite long legs. This is stupid. Airlines that do this never get my business again, no matter how cheap they are.</p> <p>A slightly cheaper price might seem nice, but even on shorter trips - I'm sure plenty of people who fly routinely would be happy to pay for a little extra space.</p> On some airlines, the seats are so close, I can’t sit with my legs forward. I’m 6′2″ but have quite long legs. This is stupid. Airlines that do this never get my business again, no matter how cheap they are.

A slightly cheaper price might seem nice, but even on shorter trips – I’m sure plenty of people who fly routinely would be happy to pay for a little extra space.

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