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Airline Madness: Gadling's tournament of airline annoyances
It's that time of year again! All around the country, people are filling out their brackets and arguing over match-ups. That's right; it's
Below is a list of our first round match-ups that will be up for voting later today for the first four match-ups of the first round. The second half of the first round will be open for voting tomorrow, so keep checking back for all of the action! [Update: The first round has ended and voting is closed.]
#2 Legroom vs. #15 Inefficient boarding procedures
#3 Lack of free food/prices for food vs. #14 Cold cabin/no blankets
#4 Baggage fees vs. #13 Obese people who take up two seats
#5 Lack of overhead space vs. #12 Inattentive parents of crying babies
#6 Change fees/no free standby vs. #11 Lack of personal entertainment/charging for entertainment
#7 Rude airline staff vs. #10 Having to turn off electronic devices during takeoff & landing
#8 People who recline their seats vs. #9 People who get mad at people who recline their seats
Welcome to Airline Madness! It's up to you to pick the champion (because everything's amazing and nobody's happy)!
Catch up on all the Airline Madness here.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Roy Rogers Mar 12th 2012 9:38PM
The most annoying thing is boarding the plane. It makes bsolutely no sense to board a plane starting with the front rows. The boarding should start at rear of plane then you would avoid traffics jams lol.
Khyber Pass Mar 16th 2012 12:46AM
Gotta agree with you RR. Boarding from the front has to be one of the dumbest idiocies in the annals of flight. And guess what, when a planeload of UK holidaymakers arrive in Majorca, no one gets into the aisle until the row in front is empty. It is so orderly it makes an Amurrican aircraft look like a rave. What's with this particularly bad habit anyway? Who benefits? Glad I don't fly in US anymore. If i go back to Majorca, I'll have to swim the first leg. Flying is to awful now.
EagerTraveler Mar 12th 2012 9:16PM
Choked that you have targeted the obese in society. It is not a choice it is a condition. I don't see drunk captains, stupid airline execs or misogynistic legislators on the list. Shame.
Jack Sprat Mar 14th 2012 11:03PM
Eagertraveler, Seriously?
In all my status' on airlines I must admit I've never sat next to a drunk captain, stupid airline exec (to my knowledge) nor misogynistic legislators (how would one tell?).
However, I CAN tell you that I've sat next to people TAKING UP MY SPACE who should have logically purchased 2 seats due to their size, triple my weight in some cases. So take your little, excuse me, FAT problem and swap seats with me the next time we're on the same flight together.
And btw, if that made you "choked", then what does, say someone being robbed or being raped make you do? Do you have perspective? My your life must be comfortable when you think that a silly little game filled with actual experiences makes you choke. Wanker.
Julia Mar 30th 2012 11:56AM
I am totally with you. I find this offensive. I think the problem is the insensitive treatment of this by Gadling -- while the issue comes up a lot, here they are blaming the people, not the small size of the seats. And I am pissed off about it, too.
Jack Sprat Mar 14th 2012 10:58PM
Eagertraveler, Seriously?
In all my status' on airlines I must admit I've never sat next to a drunk captain, stupid airline exec (to my knowledge) nor misogynistic legislators (how would one tell?).
However, I CAN tell you that I've sat next to people TAKING UP MY SPACE who should have logically purchased 2 seats due to their size, triple my weight in some cases. So take your little, excuse me, FAT problem and swap seats with me the next time we're on the same flight together.
And btw, if that made you "choked", then what does, say someone being robbed or being raped make you do? Do you have perspective? My your life must be comfortable when you think that a silly little game filled with actual experiences makes you choke. Wanker.