Angry Traveler: Airlines, we love to loathe them
How fed up are we with the airlines?
If you’d like to read a blog of two or 1.2 million, there are plenty of screeds on personal sites (type in “hate airlines” on Google, and you’ll get 1.2 million results) but some folks are so annoyed with their airline that they’ve started an entire website.
As we grow closer to the Thanksgiving holiday, which promises to be a doozy for air travel, you might want to check out these websites:
Have any favorite websites that discuss airline experiences?
US Airways Lost My Costume tells the sad story of how a couple headed to Italy for Carnevale ran afoul of US Airways’ baggage handling (or lack thereof). Untied (not to be confused with the real United site), gives you an update on one of the biggest airlines at LAX. Froth-inducing reading: passenger lawsuits.
I Hate American Airlines is an all-round vent, but the stories of lost luggage, called Backroom Bags, were especially interesting.
Alitalia Sucks. On this one, all I can say is, “Wow. Glad that’s not me.” It’s like walking into the middle of a barroom brawl.
So, you 3.5 million who plan to fly during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, you have been warned. Be brave, be strong and don’t check your bags. Happy holidays.
— Catharine Hamm, Los Angeles Times travel editor
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November 1st, 2007 at 3:25 pm
I hate all the whiney pilots who barely work and make c-level money for being glorified bus drivers. Get a job in the real world, then you’ll really have a reason to whine.
November 1st, 2007 at 7:58 pm
Whiney pilots? You must be a real gem. No difference between airline pilots and bus drivers???
November 1st, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Wheres the BEEF?
November 2nd, 2007 at 9:11 am
Anonymous coward, how about you stop your own whining and go out there and ask pilots how happy they really are. We pilots all love to fly, but the airlines have changed because of consumer needs. With people wanting $19 fares on airlines like SkyBus and Southwest…what you get is what you pay for and the victims are those that help get you from point a to point b which are the pilots, the baggage handlers, gate agents, etc. Many pilots lost their pensions, and received a 40% pay cut after 9/11 (i.e. Delta, United)…did you? Try it and promise me you won’t whine…I have to go work so I can pay the $100,000 debt I have which went towards my flight training.
November 2nd, 2007 at 2:20 pm
Hey there LAX pilot - no-one’s forcing you to do your apparently [bleeped adjective] job, so why don’t you get another one?
I hear the bus company is hiring…
November 8th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Trust me Spokane is OK but hell to get to and from. Normally fly Southwest but choose frontier this trip. Got done early and called Frontier to change flights to early morning. Unlike Southwest they have a $100 change fee plus fare increase, in this case they wanted $373.00 to change flights from early afternoon to morning. They must be nuts! Frontier you SUCK and yes I have choices and I choose not to fly you again no matter what the “Savings would be” Oh, by the way you can have my 18,000 miles to!
February 27th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
“Glorified Bus Driver?” I think not. Are you smart enough to understand meteorology, high altitude advanced aerodynamics, and able to handle a 50,000 lbs. piece of machinery not only on a flat plane but alond 3 axis of motion? Can you subject yourself to extensive medical exams every 6 months with fear of losing your job? Can you plant your butt in a seat and guide a hurtling piece of metal 80% to 90% the speed of sound and be proficient enough to keep from killing yourself, your crew, and the hundreds of trusting souls on board while working 12 to 16 hours a day. This is just a taste of our job. Don’t get me wrong, we love what we do. We endure a lot of responsibility and have to posess a lot of stamina (mentally and physically) to do it. It is still work.