Airport scams

[-Rob-]

I argued that the negotiation and consequent payment should not be with the lock keeper, but with every boater in the queue - it is THEIR time he is stealing by jumping a queue.

What you failed to realise is that it was the lock keeper that was in control of everyone's time therefore he was the only one in a position to profit from it.
You can't buy bacon from the pig, you have to go to the butcher.

I will add though that was a total 'man's part' move by the tory 'lady part and not something that I would condone.

 

[chrismpw]

What you failed to realise is that it was the lock keeper that was in control of everyone's time therefore he was the only one in a position to profit from it.
You can't buy bacon from the pig, you have to go to the butcher.

I will add though that was a total 'man's part' move by the tory 'lady part and not something that I would condone.

Not really - the lock keeper is being paid his wage by another party and should work irrespective of bribes.

Fortunately most of the lock keepers I got to know (lovely people) wouldn't be a part of such nonsense - despite the pitiful pay they get from the EA.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

I'm liking this thread, it's descending into Tory @-Rob- vs. Jeremy Corbyn incarnate @chrismpw duking it out over travel injustices! Thoughts on HS2? Great levelled or tool to make everwhere a suburb of London? What about buses?

 

[davids]

If it’s so overpriced then here’s your chance to provide a better air travel experience. Travelers would love your cheaper prices and there’s still enough profit for you to get silly rich.

Sir Freddie sued IATA member airlines British Airways (BA), BCal, Pan Am, TWA, Lufthansa, Air France, Swissair, KLM, SAS, Sabena, Alitalia and UTA for conspiracy to put his airline out of business by predatory pricing.[111][124] They settled out of court for US$50 million. British Airways reached a separate out-of-court agreement with Sir Freddie personally for £8 million

 

[chrismpw]

I'm liking this thread, it's descending into Tory @-Rob- vs. Jeremy Corbyn incarnate @chrismpw duking it out over travel injustices! Thoughts on HS2? Great levelled or tool to make everwhere a suburb of London? What about buses?

HS2 is just a scam where government ministers have an excuse to throw billions of our taxes at government approved contractors who a vastly overpricing the operation. I would wager that the CEOs and investors in said contracting companies have been to the same public schools and universities as the ministers. It seems this is how the uk works.

 

[SerenityNigh]

Sir Freddie sued IATA member airlines British Airways (BA), BCal, Pan Am, TWA, Lufthansa, Air France, Swissair, KLM, SAS, Sabena, Alitalia and UTA for conspiracy to put his airline out of business by predatory pricing.[111][124] They settled out of court for US$50 million. British Airways reached a separate out-of-court agreement with Sir Freddie personally for £8 million

I have no idea why Sir Freddie was a huge Lakers fan, and I'm not entirely familiar with this story, but a few comments:

He operated his air service for 16 years, which is longer than a lot of airlines
He was bounced out in '82, 38 years ago
Air travel works a little differently now than in much of his tenure due to US deregulation act ('78) and international Open Skies agreement ('79), although this can create economic factors that may create more barriers to entry than before
He got paid a few quid for his troubles (settlements in 1985 ~ $133 million in 2020 USD, give or take)

But back to my prior comment, it was largely directed at the moaner(s) who haven't traveled by air in 22 years suggesting the secondary goods are too expensive. Of course, the explanation is time/opportunity. All of these shops are open, selling nothing to nobody, when the gates are empty also, and the opportunity for someone to purchase must also consider the opportunity to sell lost by the vendor sitting and waiting. Someone (either local jurisdiction or patron) must subsidize the loss, or the vendor leaves the market entirely. In larger airports, prices are still extravagant, but you see competition bringing them down because of the constant traffic.

Not to mention that nobody is forced to buy any of this stuff. Or you can buy them from vendors outside the airport as well, but you have to wait until you leave.

 

[SerenityNigh]

The random seating and asking you to pay to pick them is worse

Went to Amsterdam last week with two mates. The random seating gave me a row of three to myself but put my mates elsewhere

Mate, how long is that flight?

 

[Connor]

Mate, how long is that flight?

Hour

 

[Nymzee]

The random seating and asking you to pay to pick them is worse

Went to Amsterdam last week with two mates. The random seating gave me a row of three to myself but put my mates elsewhere

Never bothers me this, don't care who I sit next to for flights, I'm uncomfortable no matter who it is.

 

[Connor]

Never bothers me this, don't care who I sit next to for flights, I'm uncomfortable no matter who it is.

I'm a terrible flyer, and it was my first set of flights since an absolute nightmare experience last year, so just wanted someone/something to help us get over it

 

[DanB90]

The random seating and asking you to pay to pick them is worse

Went to Amsterdam last week with two mates. The random seating gave me a row of three to myself but put my mates elsewhere

Blessing in disguise though when you’re on the way home, you’re heads kettled and if you have to listen to your mates so much as breathe for another minute you’re likely to commit murder.

 

[Nymzee]

I'm a terrible flyer, and it was my first set of flights since an absolute nightmare experience last year, so just wanted someone/something to help us get over it

Shame it wasn't the return flight and you could be all grassed up

 

[Nymzee]

Blessing in disguise though when you’re on the way home, you’re heads kettled and if you have to listen to your mates so much as breathe for another minute you’re likely to commit murder.

In Bangkok airport whilst stood in the queue to check in for our flight to Vietnam, all 8 of us hungover to balls and teetering on the edge of existence, my mate silently and subtly threw up down his vest and just stood there. Little did I know 30 mins later I'd be stuck next to him on a little cramped shanty plane whilst he stunk the gaff out.

 

[Daz1878]

Once at Montreal airport, the security guard at the scanner was so careless he broke the bottle of maple syrup I'd put in the tray. "Don't worry, you can buy another one" he said, ever so casually. Not sure if this counts as a scam or not, but I'd buried this trauma deep in my psyche before discovering this thread. So thanks.

 

[TowerToffee]

Plus the Boots meal deal for 4 quid is actually pretty good value!

Great value as the Salmonella is completely free of charge .