Flights are like everything else in life.... You (usually) get what you pay for. So if you travel budget you will get very little. I in no way condone the assault on the United Airlines passenger and that situation was completely mishandled. If the airline has overbooked (they all do) those onboard have to have priority. By all means pay compensation to those you wont allow to travel, but don't beat people up, so your own staff can meet a connecting flight! Budget airlines are constantly looking to save money but where will it end? There was talk in the UK that budget airlines would start to charge to use the toilet.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1263905/Ryanair-toilet-charges-phased-in.html
Judging by the amount of hen and stag dos, this would have resulted in mnay unusable seats!
Surely a sensible middle ground needs to be found where airlines ca make money but passengers can expect basic facilities without the fear of being assaulted for the crime of taking their seat and refusing to give it up for someone else?
That's quite a dangerous precedent the UK Airlines are going down. I'm also sure there has to be a middle ground where the majority of customers don't feel like they're 'just' getting what they pay for, which isn't very much honestly.
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it's become so bad I don't even want to fly anymore, try to avoid it at all costs :( hopefully the cycle will turn at some point and they'll start being a bit more respectful (along with those giving all the cavity searches).
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Try and avoid the daily mail news -- not a reliable source of information 😉
We all know that the airline stated in that article loves to make free publicity. As the CEO says, any publicity is good publicity and these kind of stories would get him all over the papers without paying a cent in advertising! Obviously its completely illegal to do but people love to talk about these kind of articles.