Search results

  1. ric.hayman

    Unspoken Rule of Air Travel

    I used to be able to get my feet under the seat, but it feels like that space has been reduced (again!) recently - my knees are too close to the seat to get the shins under ... :( I will admit that I haven't had too much trouble with the tray - people have put the seat up for meals, and I very...
  2. ric.hayman

    Unspoken Rule of Air Travel

    Just to echo a couple of peeves: People standing right on the carousel while collecting bags - what makes them think their bags are coming out before anybody else's? ... and I have to say that (despite only being 183 cm tall) it is now virtually impossible (in economy) to put my knees...
  3. ric.hayman

    In flight phone calls

    Interesting - I've got no doubt that any such guess would probably be accurate on most, if not all flights! That's the first I've heard of a "serious" announcement like that (I had one on an AA flight in the States a few weeks back, but was clearly joking, as a way to remind people to turn off)...
  4. ric.hayman

    In flight phone calls

    Like most commenters here, I'd be happy NOT to have to put up with other people's conversations in-flight, but SMS and (especially) data access would be useful (albeit expensive!)
  5. ric.hayman

    In flight phone calls

    And how many times have you accidentally left your phone switched on for a flight - if it was really a problem, they would know that and not take off until all phones/devices were off.
  6. ric.hayman

    In flight phone calls

    That restriction may be more to do with their carrier than the airline - most telcos don't allow access to (eg) Skype - you need to be connected to wifi to use it on the phone
  7. ric.hayman

    David Thorne's latest post

    If you're checking out this post, some of his others are very funny too. This one has certainly got a lot of mileage today :) BTW - I had to delete the link: "In an effort to stamp out forum SPAM only members with 10 posts or more can post website links or email addresses." - it obviously...
  8. ric.hayman

    $4.4bn Qantas spending spree to include 43 new aircraft

    If so, then they appear to have the clients they deserve :)
Back
Top