News notes from around the interweb:
- Norwegian gets government subsidies to stay in business while state-controlled Bank of China now has a 12.67% stake in the business.
- Most people that have owned a car in the past 20 years can register to receive $100 or more from a replacement parts class action settlement.
- Delta’s CEO flatters the President for saving U.S. airlines thanks to government subsidies. Being a good CEO in the era of corporate socialism requires a significant dose of post-modernism to live with the cognitive dissonance of holding contradictory opinions simultaneously.
- Singapore’s Changi airport will once again permit transit passengers starting June 2. A ban has been in place since March 23.
- Passengers still complaining that flights are too full, but not buying themselves an extra seat.
Just flew on @AmericanAir flight AA1154 from Fresno to Dallas. Apparently airlines are exempt from CDC guidelines for social distancing. All rows with the exception of maybe 4 rows were completely full of passengers. I've never felt so unsafe in my life. @CNN @CDCgov pic.twitter.com/D67KmZuzvl
— Tammy Gonzalez (@Tamgonzalez28) May 17, 2020
- JetBlue extends middle seat blocking until July 4
Not sure who tammy gonzalez is or what she wants to be but she needs to be aware that leaving a middle seat empty is not a law, and neither is social distancing
If she feels unsafe she can drive from dallas to fresno (although it is more dangerous than flying even with full plane) and if this is the most unsafe she ever felt in her life she either needs to live a more interesting life, or stop reading news about the virus
Either way I feel sorry for her
sorry buying an extra seat is a non starter. if airlines took even a modicum of social responsibility they would have a better overall brand image and be able to sell more expensive tickets and generally be more profitable IMHO
Everyone should flatter the President or face his wrath/fury
The class action states, “Proof of Purchase Required: Yes”
Your title suggests otherwise!
Damn Doug, you seem like a real joy.
Isn’t there some child who is too close to your lawn that you should be yelling at?
Are there really still a few people, like Doug, who don’t seem to believe that this virus is dangerous and something to be avoided?
Add me
Fres-YES!
@tammygonzalez… First, as she noted, these are CDC guidelines, not rules.
Second, the airlines have to make a buck; they have a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders to do so. If the 6′ rule were used they would only be selling the window seats in every third row.
Third, no one was compelling her to fly or to remain on the plane once she saw how crowded it was. She could have gotten off before the door was closed.
If anyone thinks it is too risky to fly, then I have a simple suggestion: Don’t Fly!!!
@bgodiver
Tammy is trying hard to be some kind of twitter influencer, and being an intelligent functioning human being is not a requirement for that
The concept of risk toleration is something people like her will never, absolutely never, understand