Former Canuck wrote:
>
> TORONTO (Reuters) - Air Canada will charge passengers for pillows and
> blankets on its short-haul flights in an effort to offset the
> spiraling cost of fuel, the airline said on Thursday.
>
Not a problem. Western Canada has a huge bedbug infestation that is
proving
very difficult to control. When most Air Canada passengers get bedbugs
from
people bringing on their own pillows and blankets, it will be priceless
advertising regardless of the cost of fuel.
If Air Canada has such a tight budget that it has to charge for pillows
and
blankets, can you imagine what other measures are being taken to save
costs - and
at whose expense?
> Air Canada, part of ACE Aviation Holdings Inc, described the move as a
> cost-saving measure. But a Canadian advocacy group said it was petty.
>
> "It seems to me that the airlines are more than happy to look at
> different methods of extracting payment or heaping indignities on
> their passengers in order to save dollars," said Micahel Janigan,
> executive director of the Public Interest Advocacy Center in Ottawa.
>
> "Obviously any passenger would view charging for pillows and blankets
> as a pretty petty kind of expense for a dominant air carrier to
> implement."
>
> The C$2 kit, consisting of an inflatable pillow and a lightweight
> blanket, will be on offer on domestic and U.S. flights lasting 90
> minutes or less. Passengers can keep the items. |