I went to other city this Monday to follow up a hospital project, Makassar, on airplane. Then I remembered things I hate when flying nowadays, using local airlines.
The airlines charge cheap airticket so many people can afford flying. They don't serve fancy food/snacks to cut cost, don't prioritize on passengers' comfort. The most important thing now is passenger can get to their destination.
But, because of it, I feel there's no prestige anymore in flying. No more nice flying experience. The airport waiting room is like a bus terminal. Crowded.....Hot......Smelly.....
OK.....back to my story. As usual, I flew on this airline (I won't tell the name). My company choose this airline because of the rate of airfare, which is CHEAP, of course!
I fly with this airlines several times already.
This what happens/happened:
a. As usual, we departed late.
b. The seat is narrow
c. The isle is narrow
d. I thought the only snack I would get would be a glass of mineral water. Fortunately, since the flying time was 2 hours, I got a glass of mineral water, a box of snack (contents of 2 kinds of bread), I can choose hot tea or hot coffee, and I got candies before we landed.
e. I was on isle seat, near toilet!!!!! And I hate it because other passengers who walked in the isle sometime just bumped my shoulder or my legs. And...it was near toilet....so smelly!
Actually, I had a window seat. But because there was a "bad" arrangement of the seat of a family, I let them had my seat and I moved to other seat.
f. Children, baby, infants, or whatever they are called........They kept crying during the flight. Gosh......No peace!
g. Passengers still use their mobile phone just before take off.
h. Everytime we touch the ground, just after the lights are switched on, all passenger will rise and quickly grab their bagage, and start to queueing in the isle, waiting for the door to be opened. What's up with that????!!!!
(Just after took off)
In conclusion: What do you expect from cheap ticket airlines? I couldn't complaint......I just have to bear with it as my company will try to save cost.
For a self-reminder:
1. Check in to the counter at least 1 hour before boarding so I won't get back seat near toilet or the pantry. It will be smelly or noisy!
2. Ask to have window seat, the best is near emergency door. The space is bigger there.
3. Babies? I just have to put up with them.
4. If it's short flight and I will only get mineral water, I'll bring my own delicious snacks......
Sunset, taken from the plane.
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