Airliner Design Dilemma
Join Date: Apr 2007
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Avoiding Air travel.
I travelled to NZ by sea in 2012. Southampton to Port Klang, and then Fremantle
to Wellington. Very relaxing, but it does take more time than many people have.
Was about six weeks or so. So mostly I stick to Air. The journey by sea is not that easy to plan & book.
to Wellington. Very relaxing, but it does take more time than many people have.
Was about six weeks or so. So mostly I stick to Air. The journey by sea is not that easy to plan & book.
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Well it's industry practice to lay the blame for high-density upon passengers shopping by price but since airlines have decided to compete primarily on price what else is Joe Public meant to do*?
The night CDG/SIN was a particularly uncomfortable experience and not one I wish to repeat, the return in 9 across seating, despite it being a 14 hour sector in the days when I was a smoker, was OK and an experience I would repeat except that I thereafter learned that KL were re-configuring their -200's to 10 across seating.
So what is Joe Public meant to do? ... Well this Joe Public, should I need to return to UK, will check airliner seat plans to realise, before booking, if the airline is 'extracting the Michael'.
Most recently I flew CX long-haul, although a combination of B747/A340/A330 they have since replaced their B747's with B777's. I was so impressed by their catering and overall service, and that they are one of the few airlines that operate in/out of my most convenient international airport (CEB), that I'll happily utilise them time and time again and particularly since I learned their B777's are 9 across seating.
That is what Joe Public is meant to do, check airliner seat plans before booking!
