[May 16@11:31 MDT]
So here I am – on an airplane with no prospect of sleeping anytime soon. I've never been able to sleep on an airplane… ever. The kids are asleep, Mommy is asleep, and so is everyone else. Today has been uneventful and we already are reaping the benefits of packing light.
A nice surprise was that the plane was less than half full. It made me think of a person I took road trip with who works for Westjet. In between almost getting into a fight with a bunch of Justin Beiber look-alikes [another story over some beers], I asked him what the price point for Westjet was to turn a profit. Averaging all flight segments across the board, he said as long as a person pays $62 and the plane was half full he was making a profit. WTF? You’re kidding me right? Here the airlines give these sob stories about rising fuel costs etc, and your price point is $62? Makes me think about what the Air Canada price point is for the flight I’m on right now…
