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Under The Radar

(3,401 posts)
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 10:44 PM Mar 2020

Airline bailout must include leg room provisions!

They got a $15billion gov bailout in 2001, tax cuts last year, they have paid NO income tax, now they want $58 billion despite cutting expenses greatly. Stand up for leg room (at least 1 foot) and elbow room!

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Airline bailout must include leg room provisions! (Original Post) Under The Radar Mar 2020 OP
I like this idea. Sea Turtle Mar 2020 #1
Thank you for making me laugh. madaboutharry Mar 2020 #2
Focus on your family and ignore the national news. Under The Radar Mar 2020 #3
Thanks, I'll try. madaboutharry Mar 2020 #5
One foot in front of the other, you will make it. Under The Radar Mar 2020 #6
great idea and a bailout is maximum leverage nt msongs Mar 2020 #4
Lose the baggage fees too. Sneederbunk Mar 2020 #7
Viva the resistance! Under The Radar Mar 2020 #8
Baggage fees, fees to choose you seat, ridiculous greedy fees - get rid of them! Dream Girl Mar 2020 #9
Definitely, they need to be required to fix the legroom... VarryOn Mar 2020 #10
I thought of that a few days ago customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #11

Sea Turtle

(69 posts)
1. I like this idea.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 10:52 PM
Mar 2020

We all need leg room. I don’t know how tall people survive planes. I am not that tall and get all cramped up.

 

VarryOn

(2,343 posts)
10. Definitely, they need to be required to fix the legroom...
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 11:55 PM
Mar 2020

Baggage fees eliminated, no charging obese for extra seats, and everyone with frequent flyer status gets to keep their same level thru 2021. I'd maybe require them to scrap the 737 Max.

I'm sure I can come up with a ton more ideas after I sleep on it.

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
11. I thought of that a few days ago
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 12:09 AM
Mar 2020
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=13088828

Cattle class sucks. I fly about once every two years, and I save up frequent flyer miles from nonflying activity to be able to get first class seats that are actually the way airlines used to treat people fifty years ago.
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