BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  Re: TSA pet peeves
De:       Gamgee
Data:     Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:27:00 -0600
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-=> poindexter FORTRAN wrote to phigan <=-

 ph> Not sure about busses, but these days it is standard practice to
 ph> overbook flights and to have fewer of them. This ensures as many
 ph> flights are totally full as possible.

 pF> I flew Southwest, and their new plan is to sell all of the middle seats
 pF> in the back first then upsell the front, aisle and window seats (for a
 pF> charge).

So, now they are like all other airlines.  Nothing new there.

 pF> Much less of a chance of getting an empty seat in the middle.

True enough.

 pF> I ended up paying an extra $100 round trip, did get in the first couple
 pF> of rows, was in boarding group 1 and got artisanal pretzels, whatever
 pF> those are.

They're the special, fancy, "healthy" version, greatly desired by the 
uptown Kalifornia-boi crowd.




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