Going Hungry With Globespan
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: UK
Posts: 202
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
smith
That's just like saying Virgin trains should make you buy their sarnies and coffee on board rather than eat your own.
PS. My brother is one of them as well.
Part of the LoCo model is the sale of ancilliaries. If no-one purchases these ancilliaries the cost of the ticket will go up, so we will end up paying for food that we haven't eaten in the long run.
PS. My brother is one of them as well.
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: UK
Posts: 512
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
As long as its in the t&cs before you buy a company can do anything it wants as long as its legal, quite right too. Its their company. The customer has the choice of going elsewhere or not going at all. And if the company fails as a result c'est la vie. Thats capitalism folks.
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Benahavis, Malaga, Spain
Posts: 86
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Well said.
As far as I am aware a lot of the t&cs are simply there to remind the cheapskates not to try it on, and assist the GSM staff from involving themselves in lengthy debates with Mr Angry customers; but you'll always get them. Such is life.
Maybe they should start up their own airline and see how hard it is!
As far as I am aware a lot of the t&cs are simply there to remind the cheapskates not to try it on, and assist the GSM staff from involving themselves in lengthy debates with Mr Angry customers; but you'll always get them. Such is life.
Maybe they should start up their own airline and see how hard it is!
Bunch of cheapskates. If it was my airline the only thing you would be able to bring on is bottled water. If you are not happy about that, how about a caravan holiday in Skegness ?
Ryanair don't mind what you bring on. If you are flying to Florida, I assume you will be living on regurgiburgers during your stay, so food hygiene is not theissue.
Ryanair don't mind what you bring on. If you are flying to Florida, I assume you will be living on regurgiburgers during your stay, so food hygiene is not theissue.
FX Guru
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Greenwich
Age: 67
Posts: 900
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
smith - Actually I don't have a load of headsets in my bedside drawer. What a curious presumption you make! When I fly LoCo, I take a good book and am not interested in IFE. I assume your airline would forbid books, but you would flog me one.
As articulated nicely on here -- and you still seem not to have got the point -- an airline is just that as far as I'm concerned. I want them to fly from me A-B safely and, if possible, cheaply.
I've just booked some flights to Italy with FR and am most happy with the price. I will probably take some sarnies with me for the kids.
As articulated nicely on here -- and you still seem not to have got the point -- an airline is just that as far as I'm concerned. I want them to fly from me A-B safely and, if possible, cheaply.
I've just booked some flights to Italy with FR and am most happy with the price. I will probably take some sarnies with me for the kids.
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: East Midlands
Posts: 477
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Isn't necessarily about cheapskatedness as some have suggested - some passengers don't want to eat the junk the average airline thrusts at them, but none the less feel the need to eat something during a long haul flight.
As has been stated previously by several including myself, it comes down to terms and conditions. If its in the airline's conditions of carriage that you can't consume your own food, too bad - passenger has not got a leg to stand on, as it were, as these are accepted during the process of making a booking. However, the original poster said they got an e-mail from the airline, my inferenence from that being that this "instruction" was passed on post-booking. If so, and if the conditions of carriage don't mention passengers can't consume their own food, then passenger is within their rights to tell the airline what to do with its directive as consuming food brought onto an aeroplane is not against aviation law.
I can see the pre-departure announcement now - much along the lines of the "no smoking" directives already in force and aimed at those trying to evade the GlobeSpan Own-Food-Police: "Passengers may not consume their own food onboard this aeroplane. Consuming your own food is also prohibited in the toilet and washroom areas. The lavatories on this aeroplane have been fitted with food detectors which will sound an alarm if passengers attempt to consume their own food in these areas".
A
As has been stated previously by several including myself, it comes down to terms and conditions. If its in the airline's conditions of carriage that you can't consume your own food, too bad - passenger has not got a leg to stand on, as it were, as these are accepted during the process of making a booking. However, the original poster said they got an e-mail from the airline, my inferenence from that being that this "instruction" was passed on post-booking. If so, and if the conditions of carriage don't mention passengers can't consume their own food, then passenger is within their rights to tell the airline what to do with its directive as consuming food brought onto an aeroplane is not against aviation law.
I can see the pre-departure announcement now - much along the lines of the "no smoking" directives already in force and aimed at those trying to evade the GlobeSpan Own-Food-Police: "Passengers may not consume their own food onboard this aeroplane. Consuming your own food is also prohibited in the toilet and washroom areas. The lavatories on this aeroplane have been fitted with food detectors which will sound an alarm if passengers attempt to consume their own food in these areas".
A
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Benahavis, Malaga, Spain
Posts: 86
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
On European routes GSM offer two types of sandwich: Ploughman's on white bread and chicken & ham on brown/granary bread.
Both are always fresh and taste excellent! I believe they cost 3.50 and I don't think this is a rip off.
Both are always fresh and taste excellent! I believe they cost 3.50 and I don't think this is a rip off.
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Benahavis, Malaga, Spain
Posts: 86
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
GSM SCOT - apologies! Shows you how much attention I pay twice a month to the menu and how even better value GSM's sandwiches are.
Would happily pay £3.50 though if I could persuade GSM to give me a frequent flyer discount!!
Would happily pay £3.50 though if I could persuade GSM to give me a frequent flyer discount!!
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: UK
Posts: 202
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
GSM SCOT
I can make my own smoked salmon and cream cheese for a £1 max. You are most welcome to one if you are on the same flight.
The sandiches we sell onboard are all priced at £3.00
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: UK
Posts: 202
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Hombre
Your suppliers must be ripping you off. Tesco do a nice 100g smoked salmon for £1.99 enough for three sannies.
My waist measurment is not bad for a man my age.
Unless you are getting your salmon from the back of a lorry no way can you do it for £1.
What about the "wastage"?
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Luton
Posts: 73
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
FGS
I think the airline is pointing out the fact that they are not able to heat foods nor keep them cool/chilled for you. By doing this they are pointing out that if a PAX succums to food poisioning after eating their own food stuffs, the airline has done its job before hand, by pointing out they are not able to look after food that has been bought on board and not supplied on board.
Does that read right?????
Does that read right?????
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: uk
Posts: 1,224
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
On the GSM website, when booking GLA-SFB, the premium economy option has been removed from the drop down menu when booking. The only options are economy and business.
However when you click to display flights, the premium economy option is available. This is just a recent change to the website, are they thinking of dropping premium economy service then if the new aircraft don't have prem econ seating?
However when you click to display flights, the premium economy option is available. This is just a recent change to the website, are they thinking of dropping premium economy service then if the new aircraft don't have prem econ seating?
Last edited by smith; 30th Apr 2007 at 19:43.
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Scotland
Posts: 149
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Premium upgrade SFO
The website does only have the option of economy or business but when you put in your travel dates and select search you then have the premium service ugrade option
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: uk
Posts: 1,224
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
The website does only have the option of economy or business but when you put in your travel dates and select search you then have the premium service ugrade option