Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.PCS 1/10/84; site mtgzz.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!houxm!mtuxo!mtgzz!syslay From: syslay@mtgzz.UUCP (r.d.wrigley) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Re: Airline acronyms Message-ID: <1609@mtgzz.UUCP> Date: Mon, 27-Jan-86 11:15:08 EST Article-I.D.: mtgzz.1609 Posted: Mon Jan 27 11:15:08 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 28-Jan-86 06:06:43 EST References: <1374@garfield.columbia.edu> <2383@sdcc6.UUCP>, <152@pedsgo.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems Labs, Middletown NJ Lines: 27 >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. >... >You may think it's not for everybody, but all of a sudden, they are the 5th >largest Domestic carrier! You've got it right Evan. Peoples is just what they advertise AND what they are known for -- inexpensive "no frills" transportation. This is what I want and what a lot of other people must want also(5th largest carrier). If you want the frills fly United, Delta, American, TWA, ................. *******************########************************##########***************** G.McCoury ATT ISL Middletown, NJ (I'm just using this login (8*). *******************########************************##########*****************