Why hasn't commercial air travel gotten any faster since the 1960s? (2009)

Re:Why hasn't commercial air travel gotten any faster since ... by jl6 on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @08:35AM (#43012543)

For me, that sense of being on high alert is less to do with airport security and more to do with feeling that nearly everyone and everything you interact with is some sort of low level scam. Overpriced food and drink, duty free, poor value upsells, the sea of manipulative advertising, plain old pickpockets, someone trying to sell you tickets for a chance to win a car, someone approaching you in a queue to do a “survey”…

It’s like browsing a Fandom site but in real life.

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Re:Why hasn't commercial air travel gotten any faster since ... by blenderob on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @09:23AM (#43013001)

Which airports are these? Honest question. I've been flying frequently for 20+ years but the only complaint I can relate to is "overpriced food and drink". Definitely never had anyone sell me tickets or approach me to do a survey. So I'd really like to know which airports are these where these things are common?

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Re:Why hasn't commercial air travel gotten any faster since ... by PeterStuer on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @04:11PM (#43018415)

My experience with Brussels Airport (Zaventem) checks all those boxes.

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Re:Why hasn't commercial air travel gotten any faster since ... by mnky9800n on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @07:00PM (#43019979)

I’m always wondering why there are American Express people in gardmoen in Oslo. Like where in Europe can you spend Amex I guess someplace but definitely not Oslo. My Amex was mostly useless there which is why I eventually got rid of it when I lived there.

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