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Airline pilots and their extremely rigorous training
Rathke A few of you may have had the privilege of visiting the flight deck of a commercial airliner, and found yourself fascinated by the myriad levers, buttons, and other mechanisms surrounding the captain and co-pilot. After seeing that instrument panel, have you ever wondered what kind of training a pilot has? Of course, they must have a flight license, but how do you study for it? How long does it take? Are there other requirements along with flight training itself? Here's a quick…
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Just checked the Federal Register. It says:
This rule is effective August 23, 2011 except for the amendments to 14 CFR 399.84 which become effective October 24, 2011.
http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2011/04/25/2011-9736/enhanc...
• Enforces the full fare advertising rule as written (i.e., ads which state a price must state the full price to be paid). Carriers currently may exclude government taxes/fees imposed on a per-passenger basis.
• Clarifies the rule’s applicability to ticket agents.
• Prohibits carriers and ticket agents from advertising fares that are not the full fare and impose stringent notice requirements in connection with the advertisement of ‘‘each-way’’ fares available for purchase only on a roundtrip basis.
• Prohibits opt-out provisions in ads for air transportation.
I could see this coming from English LCCs, but this is indeed quite tacky.
As to who would jump at this fare ? Well folks who would otherwise not take a flight ?
I actually agree its beyond tacks and borderline sleezy.
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An Indian airline, Kingfisher (IT), removed a blind woman with her two children from the second leg of a domestic flight flight report many media outlets.
Kingfisher offloads Blind Woman
Kingfisher (IT) is the only airline based in India that has a Five Star rating by SkyTrax.
What do you think ?
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There was an era (before the deregulation) you dressed well to catch a flight. The prices were fixed and the service was impeccable. No frequent flyer miles, no upgrades for free and no-rif-rafs.
Why would airlines, which need more paying passengers make restrictions. They could have a special section or row for these types of people :-)