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Passengers Would Pay $150 More To Avoid Boeing Airplanes
A survey has revealed that passengers would pay up to $150 more on their tickets to avoid flying on aircraft built by Boeing. (aviationsourcenews.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Where is Preacher1 when we need some rational, educated and intelligent discussion.
TO PAY or NOT TO PAY - that is the question. Responses to this squawk clearly indicate that some would pay a premium to fly Boeing and others would pay extra to avoid them. The reality is that we make our choice on many differing considerations and obviously perceived safety is one likely factor. Feeding into this 'safety awareness' is information we glean from the press, from comments on sites such as this and from fellow travelers etc. etc.
As a paying passenger I once flew Jakarta to London on Garuda Airways (national carrier of Indonesia)
it was frightening and shortly after they, together with all other Indonesian Carriers, were banned from flying into Europe on safety grounds. That ban was lifted years ago but I would still avoid them, even if it necessitated a premium payment. However, there are others who now speak very highly of them.
So, most of the time, we have a choice - it may incur a premium, but it is ours to make. The bottom line is that flying is statistically very safe and that is perhaps something we should acknowledge.
As a paying passenger I once flew Jakarta to London on Garuda Airways (national carrier of Indonesia)
it was frightening and shortly after they, together with all other Indonesian Carriers, were banned from flying into Europe on safety grounds. That ban was lifted years ago but I would still avoid them, even if it necessitated a premium payment. However, there are others who now speak very highly of them.
So, most of the time, we have a choice - it may incur a premium, but it is ours to make. The bottom line is that flying is statistically very safe and that is perhaps something we should acknowledge.
I would pay more than a $150 a flight not to fly on a Boeing MAX death trap.
Wait a sec - WHY would one NEED to pay more to fly on an Airbus? BOTH aircraft brands are currently in use and the aircraft type used depends on various factors not under the control of the pax, so if an airline assign either one to a particular route without affecting the price the passenger pays now, why would it be reasonable to ask them to pay more to book on a particular brand of aircraft? It just sounds like they are trying to set up a precursor to price gouging! No way!
1 reason could be Fuel Consumption!
If we have 200 passengers on a flight, this would amount to $30,000 MORE for fuel for an Airbus...? I very much doubt that.
Oh, how the mighty have fallen...due to arrogance and mismanagement.