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American Airlines will let super-rich passengers take private helicopters to avoid long lines
American Airlines and private helicopter service Fly Blade announce a new partnership in which they will whisk passengers over crowded streets and past long lines at LAX and JFK airports. (www.fastcompany.com) Mehr...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Back to the future..... customer service focus for more than just the top 1% of the traveling public might be a great way to raise revenue.
This isn't going to work for AA. Can you imagine Greyhound offering such a service? Why would someone with the financial ability to use that service want to fly on a lowlife carrier like AA. I'd have a NetJets account. Others have said this, but AA needs to first take a step or three back and get their customer service act together.
Lowlife Cartier? Try first class next time!
I have no issue with people paying for expedited travel. What irks me, and has for quite a few years, is priority TSA checks. TSA is a government operation so how much you paid for your ticket with a private airline should have no bearing on how fast you get through security. First come-first served is the fair way to handle it.
I don't see any turnpikes with reserved lanes at toll booths for more expensive vehicles.
I don't see any turnpikes with reserved lanes at toll booths for more expensive vehicles.
Roger, There are two programs that may be confusing you and others. Flying first class does allow you to enter a separate line but you still are subject to the searches by TSA. The "TSA Pre" program does the same thing except you do not have to remove your belts, shoes, and coats. You enter a separate lane and are pretty much cleared because you pay a $85 for 5 years letter. That fee pays for a background check by the DHS. I just got one and the requirements are stiff. You have to be a USA citizen with no criminal record. You have to prove that you are actually you and a citizen and live in the USA. They made me buy my birth certificate with a seal from my birth state. Present a picture ID from my state and a current utility bill. The TSA (DHS)does not recognize the new California driver's license but they accepted the picture from the state. So I ended up paying a "toll" fee to allow me to enter a separate lane. You too can join TSA Pre by applying for the program.
thank you f minook...I was trying to explain it to roger from my knowledge of that particular tsa program,but you did it in detail...
Maybe some will see it like the teens renting a limo for the prom for a special occasion.