Plane Torture, say Passengers (Jetstar)
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sirjfp -
No booking desks at CentreLink... It's the Shop-A-Dockets attracting that demographic!
Whispers between two JQ cabin crew after boarding:
FA1 - Call Australia's most wanted.
FA2 - Why?
FA1 - Tell them we have everyone!
No booking desks at CentreLink... It's the Shop-A-Dockets attracting that demographic!
Whispers between two JQ cabin crew after boarding:
FA1 - Call Australia's most wanted.
FA2 - Why?
FA1 - Tell them we have everyone!
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Good call Ditzy
I personally getting sick and tired of the undereducated shallow end of the gene pool dwellers that think Jetset and Jetstar are the same thing.
We get them all the time 2-3 calls a day minimum. When you try to explain to them that we are a Travel Agency and yes, we can book you on Jetstar or any other carrier some actually get agressive insisting that they called Jetstar.
Apart from the passengers who are forced to fly JQ because of lackof alternatives, I do not envy Ditzy or any of his mates dealing with SLF that in general would make Cro Magnon look clever.
The Melbourne Spirit of Tasmania services used to be the "housing commission taxi" within the local industry. It now has a dead set rival.
Hang in there Ditzy - It surely cannot remain this ordinary.
On an aside, I am sure that the JQ (and DJ, ZL, QQ and QF dom) crews are some of the finest in the world. I have never doubted that for a second.
Its is sad seeing once proud passenger liners carting coal.
Best regards all.
EWL
I personally getting sick and tired of the undereducated shallow end of the gene pool dwellers that think Jetset and Jetstar are the same thing.
We get them all the time 2-3 calls a day minimum. When you try to explain to them that we are a Travel Agency and yes, we can book you on Jetstar or any other carrier some actually get agressive insisting that they called Jetstar.
Apart from the passengers who are forced to fly JQ because of lackof alternatives, I do not envy Ditzy or any of his mates dealing with SLF that in general would make Cro Magnon look clever.
The Melbourne Spirit of Tasmania services used to be the "housing commission taxi" within the local industry. It now has a dead set rival.
Hang in there Ditzy - It surely cannot remain this ordinary.
On an aside, I am sure that the JQ (and DJ, ZL, QQ and QF dom) crews are some of the finest in the world. I have never doubted that for a second.
Its is sad seeing once proud passenger liners carting coal.
Best regards all.
EWL
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Jetset and Jetstar are different? Aye carumba.
Just the standard number, buzzy. But I do have a couple extra inches since you ask....
Sh1t, I've been caught!
And do tell us Mr. psychometrically correct mind. how many extra "chromosones" do you have?
Not only the morons who do the fishing (PC, Schnauzer)
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Getting back to the topic...
No matter which airline to which you pay your money they do NOT guarantee to get you anywhere.
A flight ticket is not a contract - it is just a receipt for monies paid.
No matter which airline to which you pay your money they do NOT guarantee to get you anywhere.
A flight ticket is not a contract - it is just a receipt for monies paid.
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This has to be one the most depressing threads in Australian aviation this year.
So an LCC sets up an offers tight seat pitch, no frills and low fares to holiday destinations.
No doubt CASA requires similar standards of proficiency and skill from this airline as it would from one with a greater seat pitch, higher fares and more colourful paint jobs. Anybody here really think they lower the bar, really?
For some reason, when an LCC offers comparatively lower fares, some people here are surprised the customers include people from working class backgrounds. Not just the Toorak set looking to save a few pennies on their way to their HTI timeshare. They neglect the fact the same budget-concious battlers also take advantage of same low-fare offers, however sparse, offered by other airlines.
When something goes wrong with the arrangements for a flight sector, the passengers are kept in the dark just like they would be on a full-priced airline, and being late at night, nobody at the arrival point updates the SLF's nearest and dearest via the airport displays.
The real problem here is that the airline gets Mr Westaway out of bed after the paper starts hitting the front lawns. If only they got him up a few hours earlier, he could have ensured the crew kept the SLF informed, and, just as important, that the appropriate information was made available at various points where it might be considered useful by those looking for it. For example, airport displays, recorded flight arrival information service, and the company website.
By all means slag off the intellect of the passengers. It's not like they are providing revenue for the company or anything, is it? Huh?
Then by all means slag off the flight crews. Must be their sub-standard attitude that makes them defect an aircraft that would be perfectly airworthy with half the requisite number of engines. Surely an A320 could make the journey on one donk? What's with those guys?
Anyone think their outfit could have handled this incident better, please share...
But if you blame this incident on any of:
1. The tech crew skill/qualifications
2. The IQ of the passenger or their loved ones waiting on the tarmac at the destination point
3. The Meeja
... then please go to the room of mirrors and have a good, hard look at yourself.
VHCU
So an LCC sets up an offers tight seat pitch, no frills and low fares to holiday destinations.
No doubt CASA requires similar standards of proficiency and skill from this airline as it would from one with a greater seat pitch, higher fares and more colourful paint jobs. Anybody here really think they lower the bar, really?
For some reason, when an LCC offers comparatively lower fares, some people here are surprised the customers include people from working class backgrounds. Not just the Toorak set looking to save a few pennies on their way to their HTI timeshare. They neglect the fact the same budget-concious battlers also take advantage of same low-fare offers, however sparse, offered by other airlines.
When something goes wrong with the arrangements for a flight sector, the passengers are kept in the dark just like they would be on a full-priced airline, and being late at night, nobody at the arrival point updates the SLF's nearest and dearest via the airport displays.
The real problem here is that the airline gets Mr Westaway out of bed after the paper starts hitting the front lawns. If only they got him up a few hours earlier, he could have ensured the crew kept the SLF informed, and, just as important, that the appropriate information was made available at various points where it might be considered useful by those looking for it. For example, airport displays, recorded flight arrival information service, and the company website.
By all means slag off the intellect of the passengers. It's not like they are providing revenue for the company or anything, is it? Huh?
Then by all means slag off the flight crews. Must be their sub-standard attitude that makes them defect an aircraft that would be perfectly airworthy with half the requisite number of engines. Surely an A320 could make the journey on one donk? What's with those guys?
Anyone think their outfit could have handled this incident better, please share...
But if you blame this incident on any of:
1. The tech crew skill/qualifications
2. The IQ of the passenger or their loved ones waiting on the tarmac at the destination point
3. The Meeja
... then please go to the room of mirrors and have a good, hard look at yourself.
VHCU
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This has to be one the most depressing threads in Australian aviation this year.
Should you choose to ignore this warning, we will continue to the next step of mass-blocking IP's. And yes, we did it a few years ago. So if you want to spoil it for everyboby, keep on doin' just what you are now.
Cranky Woomera (Eastern States)
