I came across this story in an edition of the Times from 2007. Basically, this guy awoke to find the staff manouevring into the seat next to him the body of a little old lady who had died shortly after take off. Leaving aside the self-pitying reaction of the passenger–”I’m paying £3,000 for this“–parts of the [...]
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Good post and better comments from the Economist on how the free market may change business (esp. air) travel in the future. We are currently 45th in line to take off and running a bit late. However, our handsome pilot has just negotiated, for you, dear passenger, a private insurance waiver with a Nigerian E-Finance minister [...]
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Jotting these down for my own sake, they may be useful for others. Two things I learned in Paris on the short trip I’ve just taken: Taxis In theory, you can’t flag down taxis in the street in Paris, but are supposed to wait and catch them at designated taxi stands, which are usually (a) pretty [...]
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From The Economist comes this amusingly Moleworthian “crib to reel thorts” on airline announcements: “GOOD morning, ladies and gentlemen. We are delighted to welcome you aboard Veritas Airways, the airline that tells it like it is. Please ensure that your seat belt is fastened, your seat back is upright and your tray-table is stowed. [...]
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…and their carriers. The FT carries a report (3 April 2006, subscription required) about the clash between competing reporting standards - US -v- Europe, basically - that threatens to drive auditors to increase the tendency for companies and their auditors to turn the IFRS into a set of narrow compliance rules. Hugh Shields, chairman of the [...]
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