tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post785630751599582041..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Do We Really Need Another Reason to Despise Our Airlines?The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-51275413201679769302017-04-11T14:35:15.440-07:002017-04-11T14:35:15.440-07:00You're right, Toby, it was a better time at th...<br />You're right, Toby, it was a better time at the dawn of jetliner transportation. When I was in grade school I had a friend whose parents took him to visit the relatives in England and travelled via the QEII. In the military I traveled by CN Rail. My travel warrants fixed me up with a roomette and proper meals with wine from a decent menu served in the dining car with fresh linens, silverware, china, crystal and even fresh flowers on the table. I even had tickets for two drinks per day in the club car, all on the defence department. Now that I look back on it I find it hard to imagine where that genteel comfort went, how we came to lose it?The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-51233941546794886512017-04-11T13:12:19.979-07:002017-04-11T13:12:19.979-07:00When the airline industry got off the ground it ha...When the airline industry got off the ground it had to compete with trains and boats which, of course, had comfortable seats. Since the decline of rail and water transport the airlines have less incentive to keep passengers happy. Coincidently, the Reagan/Thatcher deregulation airlines came at just the right time to make travelers miserable. <br /><br />I hope the passenger abused by United sues large. Tobynoreply@blogger.com