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RE: Ryanair Plane runs over fellow pilot!

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 22-12-02 AT 01:43 PM (GMT)]I still think your sentiment is a little extreme. I think it is very unlikely that loco airlines are able to offer “unrealistic” fares because they can screw their suppliers.

I usually find the fares on offer about the same as the scheduled airlines personally. On two a recent trip (AMS) and an upcoming trip (Milan) both BA and LH respectively beat (handsomely) the locos on price.

The following is a good indication – Easy is cheaper, but hardly by a significant amount:
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RE: Airlines Not liable for DVT, a court rules.

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 21-12-02 AT 06:19 PM (GMT)]I disagree Kev. Cramped seating does not equal negligence.

When I fly, I stretch my muscles every few hours. I go for long wanders to the toilet at least once every 5 hours, meandering around the cabin. I alternate my foot position – either stretching out with my feet under the seat in front, or on the footrest. I drink plenty of water. I started wearing Scholl flightsocks the last few times.

If I’m awake, there’s less chance of me being immobile than if I sleep. I stay awake through a combination of IFE, a book, jotting things down on a pad of paper. I bring a choccie bar on board, and I also bring along 2 bottles of mineral water and two cans of Nescafe instant. I bring my MD player and a few disks. Even pro plus tablets are an option, though I have only taken these when studying and not when flying somewhere.

If you take an aisle seat, you’re OK. I never, ever take a window seat or (even worse) those horrible middle-of-row seats unless Im flying with family or friends.

Conclusion: passenger have the information and the ability they need to substantially reduce the risk of DVT. Realistically, seat pitch will not improve in cattle class. We’re stuck with our 31 or 32 inches. But with what I’ve said above, that’s just about enough unless you’re 6 foot 6. What happened to the great British traditon of making do, Kev?

RE: Airlines Not liable for DVT, a court rules.

As far as I know, hospitals do try and move patients a bit so as to avoid bed sores and so forth.

If negligence = injury then yeah, of course they should be sued.

RE: Air Trans recieves its 50th Boeing 717

Because it is not an aircraft that is easy to mix with the rest of the fleet.

Go for a 737NG and you have a range of sizes from the -600 to the -900 all sharing much commonality. The Airbus A320 family commonality is also famous.

But the 717 is an oddball – one size only. It also requires longer runways, which rules it out of marginal airports like IOM, JER and GCI and I’m sure hundreds of others.