Are airline seats big enough?

[scarps]

Bugger


And no entertainment screen bugger bugger

[scarps]

Ok hold that, scenery just changed seat E.
Seems she needs whole of my arm rest,  mmm, let me think about it

[wilson79]

I am one of those fat buggers on the plane..6"4 and 140kg's but been running, slash walking slash crawling slash crying 3 times a week to bring that down a little!!!

Oh well better finish my hamburger ( without the fries and coke) because I am dieting.. and get back to work!!

[D4D]

That's a p!sser scarps

[muzza01]

Ok hold that, scenery just changed seat E.
Seems she needs whole of my arm rest,  mmm, let me think about it

And then?

[scarps]

And then?

turns out she's a hairdresser on her way home from a hol in fnq. Single, no kids! Could be $&@$, but did say recently split up with bf, so who knows.

Very pleasant trip home for a change.
Nice tan!

[scarps]

And now the captain advises that the aerobridge has ceased up 2" short of the plane door. Go figure.  Techie on way.

Nothing worse than being an inch too short when you really need it!

[D4D]

I can sense the increasing tension as 150+ people wait anxiously to get off the plane

[scarps]

Still waiting

[scarps]

Nah, she's stuffed. We're stuck! Roll out the inflatable slides

[wilson79]

maybe your new friend could give you a hair cut while you wait?

[scarps]

I'm glad you used the correct grammar with that sentence

[dazzler]

Nah, she's stuffed. We're stuck! Roll out the inflatable slides

Look at the retards.  Thats funny.  Sit you idiots till the next row moves.  Sweet stinking baby jesus!

[scarps]

And we're off. Reboot I say. And I think that's what they did

[Swannie]

Nah, she's stuffed. We're stuck! Roll out the inflatable slides

Geez thats a long way down the back...

[D4D]

Geez thats a long way down the back...

... and not even an exit row

[scarps]

16f and a platinum qff. Could be I'm blackbanned for giving poor feedback on their fb site. Usually habit row 5 or 6.
At least now I know where all the chicks sit.

[Swannie]

Virgin platinum, never further that row 3...
Swannie

[scarps]

Virgin platinum, never further that row 3...
Swannie

yeah but Virgin doesn't have the front 4 rows set aside for the rich and famous

Unless, are you a rich and famous virgin?

[Beatle]

You aint seen nuthin yet.....................http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1311623/Skyrider-saddle-plane-seats-launched-Aircraft-Interiors-Expo-Americas.html

[nelso]

Get used to it people, Qantas are not the only "national carrier" struggling because of changing flight demographics and economics. Most of the others (eg Air NZ) are government owned and are "subsidised". This is Qantas' main argument/plea/beg angle ATM.

Let's face it... flying is no longer "glamorous" or "exciting". Pax planes are just flying buses carrying people from Point A to Point B. Every airline is looking for ways to either make it cheaper to fly (more seats, less service), or more expensive to fly (fancy fold downs, bigger margins).

These days the vast majority of people want to fly somewhere for the cheapest possible price and spend the difference at the destination, airlines don't help by trying to make money from a different revenue stream (eg charging for limited checked baggage), but then shoot themselves in the foot by having the bags in the cabin and not the hold because no-one want to pay excess baggage.

More ferals fly because it's cheaper, therefore where's your fellow traveller courtesy? They never had any to begin with 

When was the last time you saw anyone at check-in or boarding be asked to put their carry-on in the little metal cage to check dimensions? Yep... never. The staff can't/won't be arsed to do it because they're not on $120k a year anymore - they're mostly sub-contracted agents with no union delegate buying them beers in the arvo.

So on the topic of hating things about flying: I can't stand people bringing all their poop on board instead of checking it in, and I'll never understand the whole stand-up-once-the-plane-stops-and-wait-for-10-minutes thing.

[V8TL8]

Beatle

I have it on good authority that this is just Mark I.
Airline Execs regard this as a failed prototype because the armrest and backrest take up too much space.

Mark II will look bit like Jimmy's Thunderbox, thus saving us the hassle of queuing up at the rear of the plane.

Mark III will be higher, more like a standing position, to allow those in a hurry to disembark to get to the aisles faster.

Business class will have built in noise cancelling headphones.

Of course, the economy flights will give generous discounts for BYO.

Regards

Chris

[Beatle]

Yes Nelso, the days of The Romance Of Air Travel are well and truly over.  It's said that commercial aviation is the least profitable of all the large industry sectors.  A 1cpl change in the price of fuel has an instant and significant effect on proifitability.

I saw a show the other day which said the A380 chews fuel at the rate of 4L per passenger per 100km, and it's a modern design relatively economical aircraft.  That number would be with a full PAX list.

[Jason B]

Hay Jas,

Imagine if they put us beside each other on the plane, we are about equal in dimension they would have to put us inthe middle row of seats, otherwise they would just circle the airport

Lol that would be an interesting flight mate. I am sure we could use our polite gentle natures to negotiate a result.

Regards

Jas

[Garfish]

I don't know, the last international flight I took was quite comfy. This is from the SMH I didn't take any photos but 2a to LA was plenty of room and the free pj's were good as well, much better than 12a on the dash 8 or 29e on a 737 takes around 12 mins on average to get off the airplane from there

When dinner came around was told the 5 courses came with matching wines, I said, just a jack with them all is fine,