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Author: Stealth PilotStealth Pilot Date: May 20, 2008 02:59
I've just returned from a flight perth - sydney - albury and return.
bloody hell I'm glad I flew Qantas!
on the midnight trip over to sydney in the 747 I had the seat inflight
entertainment tuned to the navigation display. about swan hill by my
reckoning the bug pointed south and the track looked decidedly...
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Author: Sylvia ElseSylvia Else Date: May 20, 2008 03:12
Stealth Pilot wrote:
> when the aircraft was reboarded it would be all off for a
> security check then a reboarding for the trip to sydney.
Why?
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Author: Atheist ChaplainAtheist Chaplain Date: May 20, 2008 04:16
"Stealth Pilot" aeroplanes.com.au> wrote in message
news:no55349ulou61piivoqipkeidljub75b79@4ax.com...> I've just returned from a flight perth - sydney - albury and return.
> bloody hell I'm glad I flew Qantas!
>
> on the midnight trip over to sydney in the 747 I had the seat inflight
> entertainment tuned to the navigation display. about swan hill by my
> reckoning the bug pointed south and the track looked decidedly like
> tullamarine was the destination.
> about 20 minutes later the entertainment was interrupted with an
> announcement that kingsford smith was closed due to fog and the flight
> would be diverting to tullamarine to pick up fuel and wait until the
> fog cleared.
> at tulla we managed to get into a vacant gate and the announcement was
> that we would be waiting at least 2 hours. if you wanted off for a
> walk around that was ok. if you stayed in the seats to snooze that was
> ok as well. when the aircraft was reboarded it would be all off for a
> security check then a reboarding for the trip to sydney.
> the opportunity for a stretch was irresistible.
> ...
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Date: May 20, 2008 05:10
Stealth Pilot wrote:
> I've just returned from a flight perth - sydney - albury and return.
> bloody hell I'm glad I flew Qantas!
>
Positive report. What's more, that was one reason, I stopped traveling
Ansett they way they treated passengers. Never looked back. Ill travel
JA in Star international as its the same pricing as QA cattle.
I fly QANTAS simply because its too much hassle traveling internal with
anyone else.
Fare prices are reasonable if you book early and when the specials come
on its not all that much cheaper.
As for the service, it has declined, but still better that no service
offered by JA or VB in cattle - JA star class which offer meals and
comfort things is the same service as Economy on QANTAS but bigger seats.
r
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Author: Stealth PilotStealth Pilot Date: May 20, 2008 05:36
On Tue, 20 May 2008 21:16:50 +1000, "Atheist Chaplain"
cia.gov> wrote:
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>So what do you think Jet Star would have done, given their past record :-)
>I have a friend who is the Manager of the local Hardy World Travel, and she
>will do everything in her power to talk clients out of flying Jet Star
>because she finally got sick and tired of all the complaints she had to deal
>with from disgruntled clients, she will try and steer them to Virgin and she
>will try and steer them to Qantas (if cost inst an issue) So I imagine
>Qantas has someone in charge of customer relations who knows what they are
>doing, Jet Star OTOH seem to have hired the Indian call centre equivalent.
>I'll be flying Virgin to Perth from Sydney late October for the Red Bull, so
>fog should not be an issue by then :-)
jetstar is run on the southwest model.
who cares!
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Author: Stealth PilotStealth Pilot Date: May 20, 2008 05:39
On Tue, 20 May 2008 22:10:15 +1000, "Rob." mine.com.> wrote:
>As for the service, it has declined,
thats not what I'm finding.
I do think that the inflight entertainment is less interesting than it
used to be.
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Author: Stealth PilotStealth Pilot Date: May 20, 2008 05:41
On Tue, 20 May 2008 20:12:01 +1000, Sylvia Else
wrote:
>Stealth Pilot wrote:
>> when the aircraft was reboarded it would be all off for a
>> security check then a reboarding for the trip to sydney.
>
>Why?
because they asked for it.
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Author: Sylvia ElseSylvia Else Date: May 20, 2008 05:57
Stealth Pilot wrote:
> On Tue, 20 May 2008 20:12:01 +1000, Sylvia Else
> wrote:
>
>> Stealth Pilot wrote:
>>> when the aircraft was reboarded it would be all off for a
>>> security check then a reboarding for the trip to sydney.
>> Why?
>
> because they asked for it.
It seems to reflect a belief that security is more about quantity than
quality. The people on the plane have already been security cleared.
What's the point of doing it again?
If by chance I'd managed to smuggle a weapon or bomb onto an aircraft,
and then discovered that I was going to be required to get off the plane
and go through security again before reboarding, I think I'd... Oh, I
don't know... maybe leave the offending item on board.
Still, I suppose it gives security an extra chance to catch people
who've inadvertently carried a nail file with them.
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Author: Stealth PilotStealth Pilot Date: May 20, 2008 06:37
On Tue, 20 May 2008 22:57:08 +1000, Sylvia Else
wrote:
>Stealth Pilot wrote:
>> On Tue, 20 May 2008 20:12:01 +1000, Sylvia Else
>> wrote:
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>>> Stealth Pilot wrote:
>>>> when the aircraft was reboarded it would be all off for...
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Author: Sylvia ElseSylvia Else Date: May 20, 2008 06:50
Stealth Pilot wrote:
> On Tue, 20 May 2008 22:57:08 +1000, Sylvia Else
> wrote:
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>> Stealth Pilot wrote:
>>> On Tue, 20 May 2008 20:12:01 +1000, Sylvia Else
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Stealth Pilot wrote:
>>>>> when the aircraft was reboarded it would be all off for a
>>>>> security check then a reboarding for the trip to sydney.
>>>> Why?
>>> because they asked for it.
>> It seems to reflect a belief that security is more about quantity than
>> quality. The people on the plane have already been security cleared.
>> What's the point of doing it again?
>>
>> If by chance I'd managed to smuggle a weapon or bomb onto an aircraft,
>> and then discovered that I was going to be required to get off the plane
>> and go through security again before reboarding, I think I'd... Oh, I ...
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