Comments on: Continental chucks free meals, Southwest bucks bag trends http://www.tnooz.com/2010/03/15/news/continental-chucks-free-meals-southwest-bucks-bag-trends/ Talking Travel Tech Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:09:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JetBlue to continue free checked bags, airlines rule out carry-on fees | Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/2010/03/15/news/continental-chucks-free-meals-southwest-bucks-bag-trends/#comment-23212 JetBlue to continue free checked bags, airlines rule out carry-on fees | Tnooz Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:22:30 +0000 http://www.tnooz.com/?p=11774#comment-23212 [...] trumpets its First Bag Free policy. Might a JetBlue commercial — perhaps along the lines of Southwest’s ad — be on the [...] [...] trumpets its First Bag Free policy. Might a JetBlue commercial — perhaps along the lines of Southwest’s ad — be on the [...]

]]> By: Contintenal Airlines’ Missed “Meals” Marketing Opportunity | Software Industry Insights http://www.tnooz.com/2010/03/15/news/continental-chucks-free-meals-southwest-bucks-bag-trends/#comment-14509 Contintenal Airlines’ Missed “Meals” Marketing Opportunity | Software Industry Insights Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:27:12 +0000 http://www.tnooz.com/?p=11774#comment-14509 [...] Tnooz’s Dennis Schaal notes that Continental did not provide any data to support their reasoning that passengers prefer to pay for onboard meals.  He also makes an [...] [...] Tnooz’s Dennis Schaal notes that Continental did not provide any data to support their reasoning that passengers prefer to pay for onboard meals.  He also makes an [...]

]]> By: Miramon http://www.tnooz.com/2010/03/15/news/continental-chucks-free-meals-southwest-bucks-bag-trends/#comment-14274 Miramon Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:13:08 +0000 http://www.tnooz.com/?p=11774#comment-14274 > However, there were no data cited to back up apparent > claims that Continental economy-cabin passengers > prefer to pay for onboard meals. Ha -- good one :) > However, there were no data cited to back up apparent
> claims that Continental economy-cabin passengers
> prefer to pay for onboard meals.

Ha — good one :)

]]> By: RobertKCole http://www.tnooz.com/2010/03/15/news/continental-chucks-free-meals-southwest-bucks-bag-trends/#comment-14169 RobertKCole Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:22:38 +0000 http://www.tnooz.com/?p=11774#comment-14169 I wrote the following comment in response to a post on on Scott Gillespie's blog comparing airlines to movie theaters. Truly the end of one era & I predict the beginning of a new one where airlines move to reduce cabin crews to the minimum staff required solely for safety purposes. - - - - snip - - - - You make a great analogy between the airlines & the movies both have a lot of people who bring in their own food & drinks. I am continually amazed by friends (some with big annual incomes) that smuggle in their own food & drinks because they feel the price/quality/value ratio is out of whack at theaters. It isn’t about what they can afford, it is about paying extortive prices for marginal quality items. My personal feeling is that this will lead to a wider variety of better quality food being made available inside security near boarding gates and carried onto the planes by passengers. That may result in increased profits for airports and the food service operators, but reduce inflight demand, and as a result the variety of options available on the plane. In essence, this policy starts charging for something that most travelers deemed a low satisfaction experience. The result is less space allocated for food storage & preparation and ultimately, the ability for airlines to reduce the number of cabin crew to the greater of 1:50 seats on narrow body aircraft and 1 per exit on wide body benchmark. It is the end of an era. For example, in the 1970’s, on the approx. 1+ hour Dallas – Denver route, Frontier Airlines would serve a steak & lobster meal service on a 97-seat, all coach, 737 using only 3 flight attendants. Airline meals, RIP. - - - - snip - - - - Here's the link to the original post: http://j.mp/b9GpCr I wrote the following comment in response to a post on on Scott Gillespie’s blog comparing airlines to movie theaters.

Truly the end of one era & I predict the beginning of a new one where airlines move to reduce cabin crews to the minimum staff required solely for safety purposes.

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You make a great analogy between the airlines & the movies both have a lot of people who bring in their own food & drinks.

I am continually amazed by friends (some with big annual incomes) that smuggle in their own food & drinks because they feel the price/quality/value ratio is out of whack at theaters.

It isn’t about what they can afford, it is about paying extortive prices for marginal quality items.

My personal feeling is that this will lead to a wider variety of better quality food being made available inside security near boarding gates and carried onto the planes by passengers.

That may result in increased profits for airports and the food service operators, but reduce inflight demand, and as a result the variety of options available on the plane.

In essence, this policy starts charging for something that most travelers deemed a low satisfaction experience.

The result is less space allocated for food storage & preparation and ultimately, the ability for airlines to reduce the number of cabin crew to the greater of 1:50 seats on narrow body aircraft and 1 per exit on wide body benchmark.

It is the end of an era.

For example, in the 1970’s, on the approx. 1+ hour Dallas – Denver route, Frontier Airlines would serve a steak & lobster meal service on a 97-seat, all coach, 737 using only 3 flight attendants.

Airline meals, RIP.

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Here’s the link to the original post: http://j.mp/b9GpCr

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