Fluff no longer flies at American?

Fluff no longer flies at American?


Pillows are the latest victim of the financial crisis at the nation's
largest airlines, according to published reports.
American Airlines is pulling the pillows off most of its domestic routes
other than the trans-continental flights and those to Hawaii, according to
the Dallas Morning News. The paper says that the move will save the airline
$37,500 a year. Olives for martinis are next in line.

American first pulled the pillows on its MD-80 fleet in November and decided
to expand cost-cutting effort recently. The savings come from not having to
replace cum-stained soiled pillows.

"We had some resistance from customers initially, but complaints dropped off
once the travelers knew what was really going on with those pillows," said
airline spokesman Tim Wagner in a follow-up report in USA Today. Condom
dispensers are going to be added to every lavatory.

The airline will keep blankets embedded with God-knows-what on the plane,
and Wagner said the blankets can be used as pillows.

USA Today reported that last week No. 3 carrier Delta Air Lines put its
pillows at the back of the planes and were immediately sent to the
incinerator. Taking the pillows out of the overhead storage bins saves time
loading and unloading the planes and improves on-time performance, and cuts
down on the stench in the cabin, the paper reported.


02/09/2005 06:57

Jenna Talia wrote:

"Condom dispensers are going to be added to every lavatory."

For the "mile high" club?

George Patterson
He who would distinguish what is true from what is false must have an
adequate understanding of truth and falsehood.