Oxymorons of travel in Australia...

[munitalP]

Oxymorons of Australian travel....

Rhetoric. a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”

1. Virginblue Service
2. Qantas ontime departure
3. Airline food
4. Nice airports

Im sure there's more!

Mr!

 

[anat0l]

Some of these are a bit of a stretch on the strict form of an oxymoron...

1. Free baggage allowance
2. Airline security
3. Light refreshment
4. Low-fat meal
5. Final call (now that's a complex one!)
6. (more common, bit less "oxymoronic") First and Final Call
7. Sterile Area
8. Electronic Ticketing
9. Priority Baggage
10. Quick Check

 

[v8Statesman]

This one is for JohnK.

"Platinum Benefits"

 

[Reggie]

Free Flights
$1 flights

++++++++ what ever we else we can screw out of you.

One World (except when trying to use points to upgrade outside of your own program)

 

[docjames]

This one is for JohnK.

"Platinum Benefits"

LOL That's gold.



Short delay.
"Low Cost" Carrier

 

[Reggie]

Luxury Coach
Service Desk

 

[anat0l]

This one is for JohnK.

"Platinum Benefits"

LOL That's gold.

More appropriately...

"Preferred Seating"

 

[djfuzz]

Hmm, been thinking about how to make the most of AAdvantage membership in Australia, and this came to mind:

"OneWorld Partners"

 

[dajop]

What about:

Premium Economy
Seamless Transfer

 

[whereishome]

What about:

Premium Economy

I was gonna put this one down. Isn't it funny that "Premium Economy" is what regular economy used to be. I guess that they didn't want to end up with "Economy" and "Discount Economy".

 

[NM]

Airline Profit

 

[straitman]

Airline Profit

Although this applies more in the USA than in Oz I would suspect.

See http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/community/travel-news/fitch-downgrades-dl-warns-possible-18269.html

 

[munitalP]

A couple more...

Quick Check
Soft Landing
Airport Transfer

Mr!

 

[docjames]

Help desk

 

[coolumbla]

on time departure

 

[oz_mark]

airline schedule

 

[straitman]

on time departure

On time arrival :!:

 

[munitalP]

Qantas Club



CLUB

–noun
1.a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
2.a group of persons organized for a social, literary, athletic, political, or other purpose: They organized a computer club.
3.the building or rooms occupied by such a group.
4.an organization that offers its subscribers certain benefits, as discounts, bonuses, or interest, in return for regular purchases or payments: a book club; a record club; a Christmas club.
5.Sports. a.a stick or bat used to drive a ball in various games, as golf.b.Indian club.
6.a nightclub or cabaret: Last night we went to all the clubs in town.
7.a black trefoil-shaped figure on a playing card.
8.a card bearing such figures.
9.clubs, (used with a singular or plural verb

) the suit so marked: Clubs is trump. Clubs are trump.

Mr!