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Flying for work the customer should be paying for the airfare 100%, you want a "good" deal for them (no first class on shorter flights, etc.). At the same time, time is money, so the customer should not be upset that the cost is higher for an airline that has frequent flights. Myself and my team fly for work very often (well preCOVID) and always took an airline that had more frequent flights as the client wanted us there, not there for as cheap as possible. The hourly rate X hours would also make the flight, even today, a rounding error in the total cost. If the customer wanted as cheap as possible vs time onsite...well maybe they do not really care who shows up and when and I have better customers in that case. Deal should be X per hour, y hours min, plus expenses!
Flying for pleasure, risk vs deal....
Flying for pleasure, risk vs deal....
I prefer to book my own flights. Last year however, Ellis Don flew me out to Penticton BC, twice, first class, to do some urgent steam quality testing at the newly expanded hospital there. They also booked me at the nicest hotel in town. Otherwise, a customer would hopefully know that their price includes an amount to offset airfare and hotel even if its not listed as a separate item on the quote.
I’m in fort Mac, it’s cold for sure. I don’t think they own to many snowploughs out this way.
If you don’t mind me asking, what do you do out here?
usually buy my kids dinner, and some stuff in finance .
your right about plows, when my daughter moved there years ago she had a Honda civic, after the first winter, Jeep.
If you get a chance head down to the eastvillage pub and grab some wings. Sunday night is half price.
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You laugh, but we kinda just did something similar on our cruise flight to NYC a few weeks ago.
On Porter we were both allowed one 20# suitcase carry on, and I paid extra for one 40# checked.
Got to the airport and the 40# checked bag was 4 pounds over, and the 20# carry on was 2# under. They offered to charge us $100 for the extra 4 pounds, which needless to say we did not take the check in agent up on.
Carried bags to the seating area, opened up, moved as much stuff over to the smaller carry-on suitcase as we could make fit, took a few other heavy things out and moved some to my wifes carry-on bag and some to a small duffle I was carrying, zipped up the suitcases again, and boom, 20# and 40# exactly.
It seemed kinda stupid. All the **** was coming with us on the plane no matter what - there's always a way unless you're massively over on weight.
In related news, we've got way better at packing light. I've always been a light packer (I'd rather do laundry once during a trip and get away with one 20# small and light carry on than carry and pay for 1 or 2 extra massive suitcases) but my wife was always a heavy packer. When you're driving to a cruise, carrying 100# of luggage doesn't matter much. When you're flying, way different.
I've never actually driven to a cruise terminal , I cant usually loose the three days on each end getting there and back. But I have gotten way better at what I need vs. what i want for travel. Sometimes depending on where your going you just cant help it when packing for a flight, ski boots are heavy, so is scuba gear.
Pilot buddy tells me he sits on the tarmac in Heathrow yesterday for 70 mins delay. The manifest said 300lbs dry ice in forward hold and two live dogs. He makes them unload the plane ( dry ice + melting = C02= dead dogs) . rejig the weight for loading, dogs in back hold.... somebody does the math on carry ons and suitcases and but they need to start weighing passengers . Fat prick on my last flight needed his seat, couldnt put the arm rest down because there was no room, steward had to get the seatbelt extender kit. She ordered three diet cokes then snored for 6 hrs, then had to pee from the window seat .
I got gifted business class on the way home, thank you Jesus .
Pilot buddy tells me he sits on the tarmac in Heathrow yesterday for 70 mins delay. The manifest said 300lbs dry ice in forward hold and two live dogs. He makes them unload the plane ( dry ice + melting = C02= dead dogs) . rejig the weight for loading, dogs in back hold.... somebody does the math on carry ons and suitcases and but they need to start weighing passengers . Fat prick on my last flight needed his seat, couldnt put the arm rest down because there was no room, steward had to get the seatbelt extender kit. She ordered three diet cokes then snored for 6 hrs, then had to pee from the window seat .
I got gifted business class on the way home, thank you Jesus .
We sail out of Baltimore and Bayonne NJ (NYC basically) more often than not.
Both are a simple day trip from the GTA. Gas each way + 1 night in a hotel with free parking and a shuttle to the cruise port ends up saving $$$ vs typical flight option.
Well i just found out booking a flight through hopper for west jet for return flight today and my departure was on the ninth, i drove out to fort Mac so west jet canceled my return flight as well. WTF they want me to purchase another ticket for the return.
Luckily i was was able too convince the agent to get me booked back on the original ticket for return
Luckily i was was able too convince the agent to get me booked back on the original ticket for return
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