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Franzia (297 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Jul-05-09 11:55 PM
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Chinese airline may offer cheaper fares to passengers who stand
The proposal would allow the airline to cram 40% more travelers into its planes while cutting operating costs 20%. Passengers would be strapped to a bar-stool-like stand during takeoff and landing.

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   "Welcome to China Air......"  DJ13   Jul-05-09 11:57 PM   #1 
   love that pic  tomm2thumbs   Jul-06-09 02:54 AM   #14 
   Not a problem.  Wilms   Jul-06-09 12:04 AM   #2 
   This is insane,  dbonds   Jul-06-09 12:05 AM   #3 
   They will have a strap that you can grab ahold of like subway trains!  Better Believe It   Jul-06-09 12:19 AM   #5 
      oxygen and parka  qazplm   Jul-06-09 02:25 AM   #11 
   It reminds me of the old Bob Newhart routine about the Grace L Ferguson Airline  OmahaBlueDog   Jul-06-09 12:13 AM   #4 
   Soon they'll have passengers sleeping in the overhead bins  tj2001   Jul-06-09 12:21 AM   #6 
   And a 5% discount if you don't pee!  tblue   Jul-06-09 12:31 AM   #7 
   What happens when the plane reaches the end of the runway..........  Double T   Jul-06-09 12:54 AM   #8 
   Has anyone ever riden a Tokyo subway?  Stinky The Clown   Jul-06-09 01:05 AM   #9 
   One time when I returned from China, I stood for much of the long flight  aint_no_life_nowhere   Jul-06-09 02:02 AM   #10 
   heavy planes?  Rosa Luxemburg   Jul-06-09 02:46 AM   #12 
   LMAO!!! How did they beat American Airlines to the punch?!!!  tomm2thumbs   Jul-06-09 02:53 AM   #13 
 
DJ13 (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Jul-05-09 11:57 PM
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1. "Welcome to China Air......"

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tomm2thumbs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Jul-06-09 02:54 AM
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14. love that pic
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Wilms Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Jul-06-09 12:04 AM
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2. Not a problem.
Edited on Mon Jul-06-09 12:05 AM by Wilms
Hope they lengthen the runways, though.
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dbonds (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Jul-06-09 12:05 AM
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3. This is insane,
or do they not have turbulence or weather in China?
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Better Believe It Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Mon Jul-06-09 12:19 AM
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5. They will have a strap that you can grab ahold of like subway trains!

That's the ticket!

I wonder if they will make an even cheaper ticket available .... one where they just strap you onto a wing?
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qazplm (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Jul-06-09 02:25 AM
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11. oxygen and parka
extra of course.
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OmahaBlueDog Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Jul-06-09 12:13 AM
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4. It reminds me of the old Bob Newhart routine about the Grace L Ferguson Airline
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tj2001 (685 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Jul-06-09 12:21 AM
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6. Soon they'll have passengers sleeping in the overhead bins
just like on some of their intercity buses
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tblue Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Jul-06-09 12:31 AM
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7. And a 5% discount if you don't pee!
This is hi-larious.
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Double T (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Jul-06-09 12:54 AM
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8. What happens when the plane reaches the end of the runway..........
and can't get off the ground. I sure hope they serve FREE DRINKS before take off!
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Stinky The Clown Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Jul-06-09 01:05 AM
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9. Has anyone ever riden a Tokyo subway?
They employ "pushers" to shove passengers into crowded trains.
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aint_no_life_nowhere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Jul-06-09 02:02 AM
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10. One time when I returned from China, I stood for much of the long flight
Edited on Mon Jul-06-09 02:06 AM by aint_no_life_nowhere
It was on a Chinese airliner and the seats were so cramped and close that many passengers had to get up and stand in the aisles for hours just to maintain the circulation in their legs. I'd hate to think of what it would be like to have even more people crowded into the small spaces of their flights. At the rear of the plane, though, I got a big kick out of the fact that a couple of the stewardesses and several passengers were gambling in a card game on the floor.
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12. heavy planes?
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13. LMAO!!! How did they beat American Airlines to the punch?!!!

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