Comments on: Does United Airlines Have Adultitis?

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:48:45 +0000

I wish all pilots had a sense of humor!

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:22:44 +0000

One time we went on vacation to Thailand (we lived in the Philippines at the time), and my dad, my brother and I got bumped up to first class. (For what it’s worth, I think we flew Cathay Pacific that time.) As we were on the leg headed toward Bangkok, they gave us all kinds of things, including orchid corsages (Thailand is known for its orchids), and they kept bringing us refills on drinks. Not to mention the great food. That was an amazing trip. After we got off the plane, my mom asked us if we visited the first class lounge (upstairs on the 747). We wished she had mentioned that before we boarded, as we didn’t know the first class had a lounge.

I don’t remember if it was the same flight, but one of the flights on that trip, we had a hilarious pilot (or whoever was talking on the loudspeaker). At one point he told us that smoking was prohibited, “or you will be immediately flushed from the aircraft.”

Keep in mind that this was in 1990–19 years ago–and I still remember it. I can’t say that for most flights I’ve taken. :-)

Can that already be 19 years ago?! where’d the time go???

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:30:56 +0000

Yeah, what’s so complicated about chocolate milk? That would be way more popular than tomato juice. The Etch-a-Sketch tables might require a bit more thought, but definitely worth the effort, IMHO.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:24:57 +0000

Kent,
That Frontier Airlines looks pretty cool. And I like the idea about dinner and a movie — it almost makes going on a flight feel like a date! We fly Delta a lot and they offer a choice of peanuts or cookies, which of course are scarfed down in 1.2 seconds. It still costs about $375 for a bag of chips, though.

By: Kent Graziano

Kent Graziano — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:41:26 +0000

Peanuts? None of the airlines I fly serve those anymore lest there be a nut-allergy incident! Sadly most airlines today only give you a limited drink choice anymore but you can now purchase ($$) your meal/or snack depending on how long the flight is.

One exception to the rule is Continental Airlines. They actually give you food (no charge!) on all their flights over 2 hours. We just flew on one of their new 767 planes and it has brand new seat back entertainment systems complete with a hand held video game remote with lots of free shows and games. My six year old played a version of space invaders for 2.5 hours (his mother was greatly relieved!). We got to watch the movies of our choice. Very nice – dinner and a movie!

As for really FUN airlines, you have to look at Frontier Airlines out of Denver. They have the greatest animal characters on the tail of every plane and some truely hysterical commercials featuring singing animals. Must be something about the atmosphere in Denver (or is it the lack of oxygen?). Check it out at: http://www.frontierairlines.com/frontier/fun-stuff.do;jsessionid=C272A6BBE882C4E6B105585E649B7420

By: Steve Arnold

Steve Arnold — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:48:46 +0000

Offer animal crackers. The picture of someone leaving the plane holding a laptop or briefcase with one hand and a box of animal crackers by the string handle in the other just makes me smile.
Oh, and chocolate milk, too.
How about story time? (We know the microphones work.)
Build fun things into the tray tables, like Etch-a-Sketches and magnetic-hair-and-whiskers faces and crayons with sketch pads.
(Yeah, but good luck getting the tray tables back up.)

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:41:32 +0000

Any ideas for making the safety presentation more interesting is something I can get behind, Minette!

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:39:58 +0000

DEFINITELY more loops.

By: Mel

Mel — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:30:15 +0000

Your side note just about made me spray my drink out my nose.

I’d like the interior of the plane to be covered in chalk board fabric. Upon entering the plane everybody gets a box of chalk. Eat it, color with it; both are childlike.

I asked the pilot what he suggested to make flying more fun. He said, “more loops”.

By: Minette

Minette — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:41:21 +0000

1. Do the required safety presentation with animated video (captioned for us Deafies, of course!).

2. Paint the window shades with different smiley faces and other comics (Kim and Jason, anyone???)

3. Karaoke contests on long cross country or international hops!

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:47:13 +0000

Perhaps coffee cups with Kim & Jason comics would be a good start, eh?

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:46:31 +0000

LOVE this idea, Jay. I think even the stuffy business suit guys may even crack a smile!

By: Jay Schryer

Jay Schryer — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:23:31 +0000

I think that every time people get off the plane, they should deploy those huge slides that they use in emergencies. I’ve always wanted to slide down one of those. Why should I have to wait for an emergency landing?

By: Lance

Lance — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:28:52 +0000

- Have a random drawing for available parachutes (wait…maybe that’s not such a good idea…)
- Paint the window shades with different murals.
- Pictures/jokes on the soda and coffee cups