Why people don’t want to fly

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06-18-2020, 08:24 AM

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Turbosina

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This is why I bid avoid deadheads.

06-18-2020, 10:01 AM

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Crazy Canuck

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Pfff the reason I don’t want to fly is that they’re not serving alcohol in first anymore!!!

06-18-2020, 06:42 PM

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RckyMtHigh

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Quote:

Originally Posted by canuckian

The media loves to use the phrase “exposed to Covid”
Very misleading. A lot of people immediately assume that you now have dozens of people fighting for their lives on ventilators when in actuality you might have one guy with a bit of a fever and cough and everyone else didn’t catch it.
I’m optimistic when I see busy restaurant patios but I do DoorDash pretty frequently and between a third to half my deliveries are contactless. Those people aren’t getting on an airplane anytime soon.

I wouldn’t read too much into your DoorDash experiences. People do contactless delivery for the same reason they text instead of call.

06-18-2020, 09:01 PM

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rickair7777

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Originally Posted by RckyMtHigh

I wouldn’t read too much into your DoorDash experiences. People do contactless delivery for the same reason they text instead of call.

They can give crappy tips and not have to look the guy in the eye.

06-19-2020, 05:17 AM

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[QUOTE=SonicFlyer;3076300]Here some other reasons people don't want to fly:[/QUOTE]

Interesting list! I would add:
- finding an attractive fare to go visit family or such, then contacting the people you want to visit to see if they’ll be around for your visit, then going back to the site to buy the ticket only to find the price is now 25% higher or more.

Last edited by nonrev dad; 06-19-2020 at 05:28 AM.

06-21-2020, 06:53 AM

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Theaveragejoker

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Originally Posted by rickair7777

They can give crappy tips and not have to look the guy in the eye.

Now you’re talkin!

06-21-2020, 09:04 AM

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Excargodog

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Even under normal conditions a LOT of people find flying stressful:

https://www.icao.int/secretariat/air...ng/Bricker.pdf

06-22-2020, 12:48 PM

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Phil Laschio

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Originally Posted by rickair7777

They can give crappy tips and not have to look the guy in the eye.

I always tip well beforehand. Deters the driver from dipping his testicles in your salsa. Which apparently is a felony in TN.
Give a good tip or get the tip in your dip.

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/...ge/3020896002/

06-22-2020, 01:10 PM

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ReadOnly7

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Originally Posted by Phil Laschio

You tip well beforehand, and then punish after the delivery if there was an issue. Most services allow you to adjust the tip afterwards.

06-25-2020, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Turbosina

This is why I bid avoid deadheads.

Word...would much rather just fly than ride in the back. Many of the reasons Sonic posted is why I almost never non-rev. Between flying for the airlines and being in the military, I've traveled plenty enough to be pretty content with enjoying stuff locally, driving shorter distance or just flying myself if it's within 600ish NM. In the time it takes me to get from my house to the gate (with reasonable pads), I can be 400ish miles into a flight. Even flying in an old Cherokee 6 or Bonanza, you get treated great at most FBOs.