My Jet Is Bigger Than Yours
13th September 2007
Read it. Of course, they mention — but don’t dwell on — the real reason: Flying commercially these days is like volunteering to be processed for Dachau.
A first-class ticket no longer promises a first-rate travel experience: shoeless walks through security checkpoints and quart-size baggies of toiletries are just the latest indignities. Average flight delays at the busiest airports have doubled in the last five years. Meanwhile, routes are being cut back.
While a commercial passenger waits hours to go through ticketing and security lines, business-jet travelers don’t even have to walk through a metal detector. They can drive straight up to their plane, hand their bags to the crew, and climb aboard.