The Trib sucks, always has.
Ok, so you are an "intelligent" writer for the trib. You probably fly alot, and like many of our trusted FF's here, know what works in this industry and what doesn't. First of all, interlining with other carriers (STAR) seems nice, but to most smart travelers spells disaster. The smart FF will carry his bags with him as he/she realizes that bags get lost and interlining bags creates the question of who exactly IS responsible. So the smart traveler will buy their lotions and toothpaste when they get to where they're going.
Mr Colin is not very smart. He is the writer of a newspaper that has never really been nice to US Airways, so any article from that newspaper raises eyebrows with credibility questions. Secondly, the the Tribune is not the New York Post...or is it? Referring to airlines endlessly as USELESS AIR or AIR USELESS is something you would see in tabloid newspapers, from writers that seek attention. A serious newspaper writer would be much more professional. Colin was NOT professional.
It is no longer cute for journalist to use THEIR power to blast something that has happened to them on a personal level. I find it funny how this man hated feeling POWERLESS yet he stopped at nothing of using HIS power of the press. And how are any of us to believe how much is true and how much is his personal anger exagerrating in the press. Were any of us there? Should we give this man 100% of our faith that what he is saying is 100% true? I think not! People lie for their cause and journalist have a storied history of exagerrating to make a story better.
Is this story true? I'm sure some of it is. I would challenge Colin to educate himself on the realities of air travel and that all the perils of the industry do not fall on US Airways as his article seems to suggest.
In the meantime, his article came across very clearly....A little boy throwing a tantrum and calling names, not wanting to take responsibility for making POOR choices. He is NOT MA and Pa US traveler who think everything works perfectly and becomes upset when it isn't. He is a well read and well traveled individual who decided to use his power to somehow attempt to demean all 35,000 US Airways employees as well as Air Leangous (sorry spelling) instead of simply writing the company about the 5 or so individuals involved. POOR!! Consider the source!! :down: :down:
