Posts Tagged ‘LAX’

QANTAS never crashes…or third times a charm

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And we’ve got our third major safety incident in a week.
Looks like they’re gonna get the up-close-and-personal treatment that AA got earlier this year from the FAA.
I just hope they have it all sorted out by November when I’m flying them ORD/LAX/SYD and back (LAX/SYD in A380…woot!).

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Hey Avis, can you please explain these fees?

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Ok, let’s take a look at the receipt:

The rental fee was $168 for 3 days…fair enough. And I get the taxes (granted, the airport and the state of Kentucky are bleeding renters, but it’s not like Avis has a choice on charging me this), but what I don’t get are the $5.48/day fee and the [...]

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Cue these ads for repeat

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I’m just waiting to see AMR roll this campaign back out:

That being said, I have always loved this ad campaign, and think that AA should bring it back as it is a great emotional piece about how an airline really IS more than just a collection of planes, gates, and slots…it is an economic engine, [...]

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