The New Senate Travel Bill
What about the idea of putting kids on a separate plane?
A poll on Air Fare Watch Dog says 85 percent of flying public wants to see children in a separate section of plane. According to their press release, when asked “Should airlines have a section of the plane reserved for parents with babies and smaller children?” 10,170 or 58 percent of respondents answered, “Yes, they should have done this long ago,” while 27 percent answered, “Yes, but they never will and it’ll never work.” Only 15 percent answered, “No, this is a bad idea.”
The Box Tops – Trains And Boats And Planes
They should’ve used Air Supply.
From his public relations agency: renowned songwriter and liberal political activist Jackson Browne has filed a lawsuit against Senator John McCain and the Republican National Committee in the United States District Court in Los Angeles, California. The lawsuit stems from a recent television commercial for Senator McCain’s presidential bid that incorporates the song Running On Empty, a song written by and famously associated with Mr. Browne. The suit alleges that Senator McCain and the Republican Party failed to obtain a license for the use of Mr. Browne’s song in the television commercial. In the commercial, Senator McCain and the Republicans mock Democratic candidate for President Barack Obama for suggesting that the country conserve gas through proper tire inflation.
Well, MJ. I could not avoid commenting on your excellent decision to feature the Box Tops, could I ? Amazing version.
I don’t get it. Why would 85% of those polled want to see children under 5 housed in a separate section of the plane, unless for the child’s added safety (which is doubtful) ? I’m assuming that 85% objects to what they perceive to be noise pollution. In my – albeit fairly limited – experience the most objectionable passengers aboard any aircraft tend to be inebriated 20-60 year-olds struggling in and out seat-belts and attempting to engage the air stewards in flirtatious conversation when mere eye contact fails through double vision.
Gotta admire Jackson Browne for raising a law-suit. It’s just a pity the ad wasn’t run without a license by the RIAA…
I’m surprised that no one has suggested putting the kids in the cargo hold . . . or maybe that where the politicians should go . . .
I once flew from Atlanta to Los Angeles with a frustrated mother of an irritable lap child on one side of me and a drunk party chick on the other. The longest 7 years of my life…!