Comments on: Years ago, when American air travel was not inconvenienced by D.B. Cooper, side trips to Havana, and Middle East terrorists; when airline passengers dressed well; when the government’s oversight kept the industry relatively stable and when airlines pampered their customers with meals, drinks, pillows, blankets, cigarettes and kindness; traveling was comfortable to the point of boredom. It was in the late 1960s that I had proposed something called PORTHOLE HORROR. Each window seat passenger had the option of pressing a button to begin a steady stream of air combat action which would fill the inside of the plane’s window. Obviously, those days are past and Airbus floated an idea for which the only other standee passengers kept parachutes on their backs and carbines in their hands. I had assumed that the thousands of lives and millions of frightened passengers would have kept the airline industry from attempting to squeeze more money from its flying public. Not so. Good taste and business? The bus left the station.

Comments on: Years ago, when American air travel was not inconvenienced by D.B. Cooper, side trips to Havana, and Middle East terrorists; when airline passengers dressed well; when the government’s oversight kept the industry relatively stable and when airlines pampered their customers with meals, drinks, pillows, blankets, cigarettes and kindness; traveling was comfortable to the point of boredom. It was in the late 1960s that I had proposed something called PORTHOLE HORROR. Each window seat passenger had the option of pressing a button to begin a steady stream of air combat action which would fill the inside of the plane’s window. Obviously, those days are past and Airbus floated an idea for which the only other standee passengers kept parachutes on their backs and carbines in their hands. I had assumed that the thousands of lives and millions of frightened passengers would have kept the airline industry from attempting to squeeze more money from its flying public. Not so. Good taste and business? The bus left the station. http://david.barillari.org/years-ago-when-american-air-travel-was-not-inconvenienced-by-db-cooper-side-trips-to-havana-and-middle-east-terrorists-when-airline-passengers-dressed-well-when-the-government%e2%80%99s-oversight-kept Ex Historia, Non Est Salus...Cultural, Social & Politcal Satire Fri, 25 May 2012 14:02:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5