Airline passenger news and views

Britain cannot afford to continue to bail out industries. I can understand an interest free loan to help companies over the immediate period but then costs have to go up to make the businesses viable again. This will reduce flying, which is a good thing for the environment, and make people realise that low-budget, low-cost flights were always going to come to an end.

Perhaps Glasgow airport hoped that they were bringing back some of the money that was lost in the Icelandic banks. My husband stupidly had some of our money there and we have still not had it all back.

I am sorry my dear, but I have always found it best to check these things out before you use them rather than wait for the disaster and then grumble that it was not in the small print.

British people used to be able to queue patiently. We learnt it from our parents who managed in much harder times of war. Now, people are always in a hurry and think it is me, me, me that is important. Let me tell them that it is not.

As I use the Saga card, I can tell you that they have, as the article said, been offering no charge transactions in Europe for ages. What they wrote and told me was that they now do the same for America and things bought in Dollars. I do not know if the exchange rate is good or bad as I have not used it but at least there is not that extra charge that you get on some cards.
I think Saga are good for what they do but not as good as they were before the takeover.

My daughter-in-law is an air stewardess working for Virgin Atlantic. She says that Virgin have one of the very best policies and attitudes to disabled people but it is still a very difficult task for her and her colleagues to always know what to do for the best.
As a general rule, cabin crew are not allowed to lift passengers in and out of seats. This is for health and safety reasons, both to protect the crew members and to protect the passengers. She says that there are horror stories of passengers complaining (and probably threatening to sue) airlines if they are lifted.
Sue is a very caring person and says it can be upsetting to watch a disabled person struggle out of a seat. Do you help them or do you just stand and watch? The rules are clear but human instinct and the human face of the airline makes you want to help. She says it is a very difficult for everyone involved.

I just love this article.
It would be so nice to go back a few decades when children and their parents did this kind of thing together.

As you get a little older, these things start to become a real worry.
My children just laugh but I have pointed them to some of the horror stories that you have so kindly covered.