[Travelandtourism] FYI!

[Dewey Bradley]

I don't mean to be argumentative, but they are a business that in the 
business of makeing money, they don't force you to use them.
I don't fly because I can't aford it, so I'm stuck with the greyhound, I 
don't like it, but it is what it is.
Maybe if americans would stop being so dam greety and forcing them to pay 
more, things would be cheeper.
The government tells them that they have to pay so much, but people get mad 
when the business ups there prices.
If you had a business wouldn't you want to make money?
And again I didn't mean to talk down to anyone, that's just how I feel on 
this.
good day to you!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Handel" <cindy425 at verizon.net>
To: "NFB Travel and Tourism Division List" <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] FYI!


> OK, so couldn't the airline policy of not charging for a bag that fits 
> under
> the seat be discriminatory?  If you're a blind person traveling with a 
> guide
> dog, the dog has to fit under the seat.  So, if your bag has no place to 
> go,
> under the seat, that means you have to pay $45 to put it overhead. 
> Doesn't
> sound right to me.
>
> Cindy
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Don Gillmore" <don.gillmore at gmail.com>
> To: "Travel and tourasim" <Travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 12:22 PM
> Subject: [Travelandtourism] FYI!
>
>
> Spirit Airlines' backlash grows. Hugo Martin, Tribune Newspapers. Ever 
> since
> Spirit Airlines Inc. announced that it would add a fee of up to $45 per
> carry-on bag, the airline's chief executive, Ben Baldanza, has been trying
> to quell the resulting outrage. But seven U.S. senators have fought back 
> by
> supporting legislation to tax all airline revenue collected from such
> charges. Baldanza said the senators and most of the media are looking at 
> the
> fees the wrong way. He noted that passengers can bring a carry-on bag for
> free as long as it fits under the seat. Anything bigger will cost $45,
> reduced to $30 if paid online. The fee takes effect Aug. 1. Antiterror 
> cell
> phones  The Department of Homeland Security is teaming up with high-tech
> firms to develop a cell phone that could thwart terrorist attacks. The
> department's science and technology arm is spearheading a plan to give
> phones the ability to sniff out dangerous chemicals. If successful, the
> phones could help detect chemical attacks
> at airports and train stations, the agency said. As they are envisioned,
> the phones would sound an alarm if they sensed a noxious gas such as
> chlorine. But if the phone detected something more deadly, such as sarin
> gas, it could send a message directly to authorities, pinpointing the
> location of the gas . Pilot depression  Pilots who take antidepressants 
> used
> to be banned from flying planes. But Federal Aviation Administration rules
> that took effect last month allow pilots to fly if they have been
> satisfactorily treated with selected drugs for at least 12 months. FAA
> Administrator Randy Babbitt announced the new policy, saying, "We need to
> change the culture and remove the stigma associated with depression. The
> agency had established the ban for fear the drugs would make pilots 
> drowsy.
> Some studies say 10 percent of all adults in the U.S. take 
> antidepressants..
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