We came across this column from the Orlando Sentinel by Steven Cole Smith. We have to agree with him. Flying isn’t as fun as it used to be. You have to wait on a line for a disinterested government employee to rifle through your possessions. If you try to bring a bottle of water, then you are violating safety regulations. If you want to beat the lines, you have the option of subjecting yourself to excessive scrutiny, paying money, and thus speeding through those lines.
Airline employees, both on the ground and in the air, have made so many labor concessions and taken so many pay cuts that they are hardly happy people. In many cases, the Friendly Skies have Become the Surly Skies. We are happy when we find people who do their job pleasantly and efficiently despite the sacrifices they’ve had to make. They are carrying the airline in our opinion.
We’ve considered the thought of trying to be happy and cheery on plane travel…to force it, so to speak…but that, as our Security Roundup seems to suggest, only makes you look suspicious and gets your plane diverted to the nearest airport for a talk with the FBI.
But, if you are feeling adventurous, try heading to the airport with a smile on your face and a song on your lips…As the song goes…Come Fly With Me.
