tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965215084022057128.post1263992051572383820..comments2024-03-28T14:54:34.646-05:00Comments on MSE CREATIVE CONSULTING BLOG: The Airline LieMike Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17435605216805307424noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965215084022057128.post-72514178769235065942013-05-27T11:52:16.350-05:002013-05-27T11:52:16.350-05:00I think you are making two points:
Lying is OK. I...I think you are making two points:<br /><br />Lying is OK. I strongly disagree. Again, if you will read my piece, the crew admitted it was their late arrival into Chicago that caused the delay and weather had nothing to do with it. This may be OK with you, it is not OK with me.<br /><br />While we Wichitans are pleased to have Southwest, the fact is the airline industry is far from "deregulated." The airlines have lobbied the FAA to regulate them all the way down to how many carry-ons can be brought on board. If I had the money and desire to start an airline tomorrow, I could not get the slots to land at ORD, DCA and LGA. <br /><br />Before you disagree with my point about re-regulation, please read my series in its entirety. Mike Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17435605216805307424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965215084022057128.post-36575008041892182802013-05-27T11:45:17.831-05:002013-05-27T11:45:17.831-05:00Being a Texan with two "hometown" airlin...Being a Texan with two "hometown" airlines (Southwest & American) and remembering the downdraft-caused Delta crash at DFW in 1985, guess I'm a bit taken aback by the "culture of lies" attack on the entire industry.<br /><br /> Disruptions in complex networks propagate ....<br /><br />Mr. Smith, you rightly applaud the advances in meteorology that have saved many lives, so I find it a bit ironic that such advances (e.g., the science of downdrafts) have, indeed, given rise to many more airline delays that you so strongly deplore.<br /><br />How reregulation would alter that (safer) reality escapes me. (By the way, Southwest was created by entrepreneurs who had to fight the old regulatory regime tooth and nail to even get off the ground. And quite remarkably, next Sunday Wichita will become the latest beneficiary of Southwest service. Happy flights!) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965215084022057128.post-81751511666799204162012-06-24T08:44:45.298-05:002012-06-24T08:44:45.298-05:00Everything you say is true but doesn't apply t...Everything you say is true but doesn't apply to the flight in question or my posting about it. <br /><br />The crew was coming from Calgary and the plane from South Bend. As I say in the post, I checked both the terminal and enroute wx from both locations and there was none. As the post goes on to explain, the captain apologized for the fact that we had been told the reason was wx and said the real reason was the fact they were late -- not weather.Mike Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17435605216805307424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965215084022057128.post-89340659668878990842012-06-23T19:34:41.535-05:002012-06-23T19:34:41.535-05:00Actually, the flight you are dealing with may have...Actually, the flight you are dealing with may have been impacted by other weather delays in the Air Traffic System. There is a spot over eastern Pennsylvania where a number of flight routes converge. A nice big thunderstorm there can cause major delays all over the country. Also, heavy fog at a major hub can have the same impact backing up the whole air traffic system and therefor even flights that don't encounter weather. The FAA Academy and the Air Weather Center provide some excellent insight into why this happens.VOF Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11033863506882917283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965215084022057128.post-12516192830525854832012-06-23T14:15:59.464-05:002012-06-23T14:15:59.464-05:00Thanks, Lynne. So glad you enjoy the blog.
At t...Thanks, Lynne. So glad you enjoy the blog. <br /><br />At this point, no third book is even in mind. If someone had asked me ten years ago if I would ever write A book I would have confidently said no. The fact that I have two greatly surprises me. <br /><br />That said, if the right set up circumstances presents itself, I'll probably write a third.Mike Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17435605216805307424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965215084022057128.post-30423668327679864702012-06-23T10:42:48.315-05:002012-06-23T10:42:48.315-05:00Dear Mike,
I just want to tell you how much I enjo...Dear Mike,<br />I just want to tell you how much I enjoy your blog! I love meteorology, so for that reason I like it, but it does go beyond that. Your posts are cogent, entertaining, enlightening; I learn a lot, I laugh a lot! Not that this post subject matter was funny, but the "fall of Saigon" comment, the various views of "no weather" (despite the sign to the contrary), and your commentary were hilarious!<br />I have your books and have thoroughly enjoyed both of them!! Got a next one "in the wings" (pun intended!)?<br />Lynnelynmerylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15223844293580237337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965215084022057128.post-16013014802800023452012-06-23T04:05:44.044-05:002012-06-23T04:05:44.044-05:00Roger, it was ugly but not an "ordeal" i...Roger, it was ugly but not an "ordeal" in this case (although I have experienced ORDeals in the past).<br /><br />What is so discouraging is the culture throughout the airline industry that lying to customers is not only acceptable but, apparently, encouraged. It wasn't the gate agent that put "Delayed - Weather" on the monitor.Mike Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17435605216805307424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965215084022057128.post-84041993023767791612012-06-23T00:05:14.956-05:002012-06-23T00:05:14.956-05:00United plus O'Horror equals ugly ordeal, once ...United plus O'Horror equals ugly ordeal, once again. I'm saddened, but alas, not surprised, by your experience. Corporately institutionalized dishonesty is still dishonesty, and there is no valid reason for it...none! <br /><br />You might be amused by a rather bizarre flight delay I had (among many) with that bunch, at that airport. On this occasion, there was no blaming weather whatsoever, as I am the one who discovered the inexcusable problem that led to the delay!<br /><br />http://stormeyes.org/wp/2006/04/united-we-suck/<br /><br />===== Roger =====tornado.specialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12747926731914018273noreply@blogger.com