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Pay up, or blow up! .
"This is your captain speaking and I just want to let
you know that we are soon to board flight ABC007 to Ayers
Rock. Sorry for the two-hour delay ... we had to screen all
the baggage."
Well, thinks I as another brewski gets sunk faster than Russian
nuclear sub, things could be worse.
I've waited in airport queues around the world for longer
than that and usually over something far less important -
such as the steward losing his handbag or the baggage handlers
not having completely rifled all the expensive luggage.
No, when it comes to preventing bombs on board my aeroplane
I'm all in favour of the security types giving it a really
good going over.
Which brings me to the subject of the day, which is the utter
stupidity of airlines bleating about the extra cost of installing
x-ray security at all airports.
"Oh, it's going to cost $180million ... baaaaaaaaaa."
"Oh, it's more expense foisted on us by the government
.... baaaaaaa."
"Oh, we can't afford it .... baaaaaaaa."
"Oh, the passengers will pay for it ... baaaaaaaaaa."
Yeah? So what? Don't we already pay for it you tossers! You
are not going to try to tell the public that usually you absorb
the extra costs to "save passengers more money"
are you?
No, thought not.
Has it ever occurred to these airline appendage pullers that
passengers want the things they are flying on to be as safe
as possible.
Ask any passenger and 10 times out of 10 they'll say we'll
pay more to get there safely.
Mind you, the danger for airlines is that if they get passengers
to pay more - and don't forget St Allan Fels and the Consumer
Commission will be watching out for rorting - then there is
an implicit guarantee of safe arrival.
If anything untoward does occur and a plane disappears in
a cloud of vapour then the airline will have failed in its
duty and have its tailsection sued off it.
Now rack off, I've got some cute hosties to ogle at.
If there is something that has really got up your nose,
let Grumpy Old Coot know at grumpy@webwombat.com
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