http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2006/04/03/would-you-like-flying-with-that/ What is seen and what is unseen. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:26:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2006/04/03/would-you-like-flying-with-that/comment-page-1/#comment-238 Aaron Ayme Thu, 06 Apr 2006 00:57:03 +0000 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2006/04/03/would-you-like-flying-with-that/#comment-238 I have flown on Southwest Airlines since the age of 2. (My first trip in an airplane was to Astroworld in Houston.) Except on rare occasions when Southwest was unavailable, my entire family has flown safely and inexpensively via Southwest. Let’s face it. Price discrimination is a part of life. If I want to see my favorite football team, it will cost me considerably more for a 50-yard-line seat. If I want to see a famous rock group, a front row view will crunch my budget. And what’s the big deal about sitting in between two people, anyway? We do it on buses, in restaurants, in the classroom, and even in an office conference room. Carol Mundt, get over it -- or find a part-time job to pay for that aisle seat. We’ll have to trust that the article is accurate when it states that “intense competition and high fuel prices” are cutting into our flying comforts. Perhaps the costs for additional security measures since 9/11 have also contributed to rising airfares. If airlines need to increase profits to compensate for additional legitimate safety precautions, then so be it. Also, since technology is continually becoming more advanced, it is now quite possible for businessmen/women to communicate successfully through telecommunications rather than running through airline terminals – or buying plane tickets. I must agree, however, that paying a buck for a coke is a bit much. As for future flying, if Southwest fares remain reasonable I’ll continue flying, in the middle seat, for peanuts! I have flown on Southwest Airlines since the age of 2. (My first trip in an airplane was to Astroworld in Houston.) Except on rare occasions when Southwest was unavailable, my entire family has flown safely and inexpensively via Southwest. Let’s face it. Price discrimination is a part of life. If I want to see my favorite football team, it will cost me considerably more for a 50-yard-line seat. If I want to see a famous rock group, a front row view will crunch my budget. And what’s the big deal about sitting in between two people, anyway? We do it on buses, in restaurants, in the classroom, and even in an office conference room. Carol Mundt, get over it — or find a part-time job to pay for that aisle seat. We’ll have to trust that the article is accurate when it states that “intense competition and high fuel prices” are cutting into our flying comforts. Perhaps the costs for additional security measures since 9/11 have also contributed to rising airfares. If airlines need to increase profits to compensate for additional legitimate safety precautions, then so be it. Also, since technology is continually becoming more advanced, it is now quite possible for businessmen/women to communicate successfully through telecommunications rather than running through airline terminals – or buying plane tickets. I must agree, however, that paying a buck for a coke is a bit much. As for future flying, if Southwest fares remain reasonable I’ll continue flying, in the middle seat, for peanuts!

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