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From: evan@pedsgo.UUCP (Evan Marcus)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Re: Airline acronyms
Message-ID: <152@pedsgo.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 24-Jan-86 13:03:19 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 24 13:03:19 1986
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Reply-To: evan@pedsgo.UUCP (Evan Marcus)
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In article <2383@sdcc6.UUCP> ix742@sdcc6.UUCP (James Hayes) writes:
>kearns@garfield.columbia.edu (Steve Kearns) writes in article
><1374@garfield.columbia.edu>:
>
>>PEOPLE'S DEPRESS
>>
>>(once a plane I was taking from Newark was two hours late in leaving!!
>>The reason?  A flat tire!)
>
>Let me share my experience with Cattle Express:
>   $3.00 to check-in each back of luggage. (CASH ONLY!)
>   The headphones were free, except for the $3.00 adapter that let me
>plug them in.  (CASH ONLY!)
>   (for lousy good):"Six fifty please." (CASH ONLY!)
>
>Could it be that Peoples Distress is actually a planned disaster
>owned by TWA or PSA to purposly brainwash people to never risk flying
>cheap airlines again.  If so, it worked with me.
>
>					Jim Hayes
>
Well, I have flown People's myself, and found it to be a passable
experience.  Experienced People's flyers bring their own food, and try not
to have to check more than 1 bag (none if possible).  Almost all airlines
charge for headphones.

Their basic idea is to provide inexpensive (cheap?) transportation, without
making everybody pay for other people's services (i.e. checking baggage).
If I carry my bag on, why should I pay for you to check yours.  Besides,
these charges are not secrets.  The food charges are clearly laid out on a
menu in the seat pocket in front of you.  The baggage charge is well-known.
And, they are known for not being 100% accurate with their departure times.
They don't try to mislead anyone.  This is how they do business.  
If you want what you are used to, fly United.  Just be prepared to pay for it.
Me, I'll fly to Boston for $39, stash my overnight bag under the seat, and
bring a sandwich and my Walkman along, and be just fine, thank you.

You may think it's not for everybody, but all of a sudden, they are the 5th
largest Domestic carrier! 

[P.S.  This should really go in the now-deceased net.flame.  R.I.P.]
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