Comments on: Angry Flyers Lounge-Jetstar’s New Zealand offensive

By: blasto

blasto — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:52:01 +0000

Sure, a skateboard doesn’t seem to most sensible people to pose a security risk, but the 30 min check in limit is certainly reasonable, and similarly enforced by numerous efficient airlines all round the world – (experience, not speculation). Just as if everyone was 4 min late (re the Tiger show), if at a backwater airport, everyone checks in @ 30 min before a flight, no amount of extra staffing, or reasoning with tardy passenegers will cope.

Using common sense, one would allow at least an hour. This is allowing for the fact 30 min is the minimum they need to process everyone on the plane, and keep them all on time, particularly the ones who took the time to get there early to ensure their connections etc.

Not rocket science, just another reason for NZ patrons to colloquially put another Australian airline in the “basketcase” without any good grounds whatsoever. I wonder how late ANZ will allow one to check in, and whether they allow sk8ters with any gear they like on board. Methinks this hasn’t been either tested, or reported upon in the NZ press, because it’s a NZ airline. Basically any Australian enterprise in NZ is facing invisible hurdles before it’s even implemented…..

By: plawso1

plawso1 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:41:16 +0000

I wonder if any Jetstar ex-employees would be willing to publish the internal email directory.Then at least we would be able to keep them informed about their sh*t house services and their arrogant attitude towards customers.

When they staffed up Jetstar I assume they just selected Qantas employees with bad attitude.

By: spacedog

spacedog — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:53:46 +0000

I suspect that some of the rules around what is safe and what is not safe are made up on the spot by individual security staff who get off on exercising power over hapless travellers.

By: Santo Calabrese

Santo Calabrese — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:51:31 +0000

If jetstar considers a skateboard a security risk I was amazed on landing in Brisbane in January on a Virgin flight to see a fellow passenger pull a collapsible metal camera tripod out of the overhead locker. Still, as long as they confiscate all the nail clippers we’re safe.