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American Airlines will let super-rich passengers take private helicopters to avoid long lines
American Airlines and private helicopter service Fly Blade announce a new partnership in which they will whisk passengers over crowded streets and past long lines at LAX and JFK airports. (www.fastcompany.com) Mais...
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Yeah, they definitely need some help there ...
My brother attempted to fly American from BOS to TPA, with a layover in PHL. Spent SEVEN HOURS at BOS, and another 2.5 at PHL! The flight home was a bit better, with only a 3 hour layover in CLT.
Glad I wasn't on that one!!
My brother attempted to fly American from BOS to TPA, with a layover in PHL. Spent SEVEN HOURS at BOS, and another 2.5 at PHL! The flight home was a bit better, with only a 3 hour layover in CLT.
Glad I wasn't on that one!!
I have no issue with people paying for expedited travel. What irks me, and has for quite a few years, is priority TSA checks. TSA is a government operation so how much you paid for your ticket with a private airline should have no bearing on how fast you get through security. First come-first served is the fair way to handle it.
I don't see any turnpikes with reserved lanes at toll booths for more expensive vehicles.
I don't see any turnpikes with reserved lanes at toll booths for more expensive vehicles.
No, but rush hour tolls for the express lanes exceeding $50 kinda does the same thing.
Roger, There are two programs that may be confusing you and others. Flying first class does allow you to enter a separate line but you still are subject to the searches by TSA. The "TSA Pre" program does the same thing except you do not have to remove your belts, shoes, and coats. You enter a separate lane and are pretty much cleared because you pay a $85 for 5 years letter. That fee pays for a background check by the DHS. I just got one and the requirements are stiff. You have to be a USA citizen with no criminal record. You have to prove that you are actually you and a citizen and live in the USA. They made me buy my birth certificate with a seal from my birth state. Present a picture ID from my state and a current utility bill. The TSA (DHS)does not recognize the new California driver's license but they accepted the picture from the state. So I ended up paying a "toll" fee to allow me to enter a separate lane. You too can join TSA Pre by applying for the program.
thank you f minook...I was trying to explain it to roger from my knowledge of that particular tsa program,but you did it in detail...
roger..your point is well taken, however, there are several services you can pay for to expedite your processing through the tsa,not involving a helicopter service..at major airports its a separate screening process and you pass around those "regular folks"..by the way, crews also must even if in uniform with an id, go through the long tsa lines as they no longer have the separate screening point for employees at any airport..turnpikes don't have reserved lanes for more expensive vehicles,true..however, they do have e z tag and e z pay where a camera reads your tag so as you approach you just continue driving because you prepay for the tag and are charged monthly for your use of the turnpike or toll road...
AA should focus more time on their overall customer service experience for all cabins and less on the top 1%.