Comments on: Man, It Has Really Not Been American Airlines’ Month

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:34:32 +0000

It’s just not getting better judging from this ad:

http://travel.booklocker.com/2008/06/04/best-airline-ad-ever/

By: Backer

Backer — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:41:31 +0000

Smarter Bear – reread my post. I’m slammin’ AA, not the engineers.

By: ld

ld — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:09:13 +0000

Amy, if you booked the flight before they announced the charges, you won’t have to pay the fees. Also, you just have to reach Aadvantage Gold status to have the fees waived.

By: Amy A

Amy A — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:13:38 +0000

I started flying American when my Dad, who was an Admirals Club member and complete AA devotee, purchased my twice-yearly tickets to come see him in Miami starting when I was 13. I have remained an AA (although admittedly Southwest for inter-state flights) customer for 23 years. I travel at least 9 times per year, and while that doesn’t make me an AAdvantage Platinum member, it’s still frequent flier status.

With that in mind, the day that the baggage fees were announced I signed up for Delta skymiles, and my business trip to NYC in November that I booked mere days before the announcement will be the only time AA gets my baggage fees. I’m done. Most of my travel is to Atlanta, so why not go Delta at this point?

By: Smarter than the Average Bear

Smarter than the Average Bear — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:32:09 +0000

Uh, Backer…
There is a concept all those engineers you keep referencing rely upon when designing something like an airplane: redundancy

Redundancy – two engines, when one will do. This keeps the plane from falling out of the sky should one engine fail. Three panes of glass instead of 1. Same idea as with the engines…

Baggage fees, well, please don’t blame engineers for poor business decisions.

By: Backer

Backer — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:26:06 +0000

Let me see if I got this straight – AA says the passengers weren’t in any real danger anc could’ve completed their flight, because they didn’t really need that second engine….you know the engine the engineers say the plane needed. They also said the windows are comprised of 3 panes of glass and with the outside pane now gone, the passengers weren’t in any real danger at 35k feet of any type of pressure leakage/explosion. I guess it’s just an extra pane of glass some engineer decided would look good on the blueprint, huh?
If all that is true, then quit fueling that unnecessary piece of equipment and cut the baggage fees!!! Look at all the money that could be saved in manufacturing, installation, and weight loss by not installing that second engine and third pane of glass. The elimination of the engine alone would allow me 2 carry-ons.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:30:51 +0000

Could this have anything to do with the fact that most of American’s planes first crossed the Atlantic in about Lindbergh’s time?

By: Bethany

Bethany — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:55:34 +0000

I have a friend who can’t get on a plane without at least one Xanax – and he’s supposed to be one of those manly man types.

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:16:37 +0000

I’m a Lexapro man myself.

By: NC

NC — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:11:18 +0000

OMG. Why do you post these things?