freecounterpoint: Dagolines becomes airfroggy

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Dagolines becomes airfroggy

Nice deal.

13 comments:

Pepe le Pew said...: And it said Alitalia will maintain its national identity within the Air France-KLM group after the takeover, which could be completed by mid-2008.

How do you say "La marseillaise" in wop ?; 3/16/2008 10:50 AM
Mr roT said...: i think it's vaffanculo, but am not sure; 3/16/2008 10:59 AM
Tecumseh said...: 10 euro-cents per share of that crappy airline? More than it's worth. I've flown on it a couple of times, and the service is abysmal. Maybe the French can improve things? Hard to believe. Just can't have a socialist-run airline, it's against Coanda-rules.; 3/16/2008 11:08 AM
Mr roT said...: I am pleased that the government is getting out of the airline business. The unions would hold the whole country hostage through that damned golden share. I would rather BA had bought the thng, but it is more logical for AF to.
AI, I have not flown AF ever. You? I hear it's terrible too. I do remember KLM as being the best ever though and Ali not as bad as NWA, and more about like BA.; 3/16/2008 11:13 AM
Tecumseh said...: I've flown Air France several times -- it's OK from what I recall. Food was good, got me there in one piece, didn't spill OJ on me (like Alitalia did), what else can I ask? The Krauts and the Dutch are the best, though. Actually, I also flew last year on Iberia, and was pleasantly surprised. I thought they'd be worse than Alitalia, but they were quite good.; 3/16/2008 11:44 AM
Mr roT said...: I think Iberia is connected with BA so can't be all that bad. Your orange juice tragedy gets yawns from across the ocean, though. It's almost as boring as the Coanda-love thing.; 3/16/2008 12:46 PM
Tecumseh said...: Seethe, JJ, seethe.; 3/16/2008 1:01 PM
Pepe le Pew said...: Just can't have a socialist-run airline, it's against Coanda-rules.
Ever compared service on "socialist" airlines to that of any "capitalist" US carrier ? Food ? Seatting space ? Look of the stewardesses ? Man, this is like shooting fish in a barrel.; 3/16/2008 3:23 PM
Tecumseh said...: Hey, I didn't say anything bad about Air France -- I'm actually relatively happy with them. I'm just pissed at Alitalia -- JJ knows all the gory details why, I can recapitulate them at length if there is enough popular demand for my horror story with Dagolines. Now, about US airlines -- they used to be pretty good in the old days (though edible food was never their forte). Nowadays, they suck, big time -- closer to Aeroflot when it comes to service, than to the Nanny State airlines, yes. Coanda weeps.; 3/16/2008 3:47 PM
Pepe le Pew said...: Good. Now does that tell us anything about a pure capitalist system as a model for all economic activity ? Is it possible that the public benefits from some measure of government intervention (I am not talking kolkose here) ?; 3/16/2008 3:57 PM
Tecumseh said...: I'm fine, as long as it's done within reason, and not in an ideological, non-pragmatic sort of way. And, it should be subject to revision: the danger with these nanny-state companies is that they become fossilized dinosaur, with everyone on the dole, and no one caring about service, competition, standards, etc. I don't say it can't be avoided (or that the free enterprise system does not have its own pitfalls), but the burden of proof is on the kolkhoz-like enterprise.; 3/17/2008 9:24 AM
Pepe le Pew said...: I'm fine, as long as it's done within reason, and not in an ideological, non-pragmatic sort of way.
AI, someone stole your handle!; 3/17/2008 8:29 PM
Pepe le Pew said...: I'm fine, as long as it's done within reason, and not in an ideological, non-pragmatic sort of way.
AI, someone stole your handle!; 3/17/2008 8:29 PM