Tue, 20 Nov 2007
That iPhone Ad With The Pilot
I thought that the iphone ad with the pilot was a bunch of hooey, but I don't leave the room like this Salon author does.
Apparently, it's already happening. On one of the frequent-flier blogs, an airline pilot writes that only moments after informing his passengers of a weather-related ground hold affecting their flight to Memphis, Tenn., he and his captain received a call from one of the flight attendants. Seems an iPhone-wielding customer in the back had a challenge. "Some guy with an iPhone says the weather is good," the flight attendant says, "and wants to know what the real reason is for the delay. Is something wrong with the plane?"
full article - decent read
"Usually, traffic delays to Newark aren't due to weather itself," says another dispatcher, with 12 years' experience at both regional and major airlines. "It's about volume. Looking at a radar map on an iPhone will not help your chances at getting an early release. That commercial is total B.S."Thanks for the url, Cojones 20 Nov 11:46 | /travel | 2 comment(s)
