Comments on: Emirates ditch their in-flight magazine http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/08/04/emirates-ditch-their-in-flight-magazine/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Talleyrand http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/08/04/emirates-ditch-their-in-flight-magazine/#comment-149334 Talleyrand Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:33:55 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1283#comment-149334 Inflight mags often have some good articles in them, because they rely on freelancers who tend to know what they are writing about rather than staffies who have fallen asleep on the job or shills who are paid to boost some other idiotic destination. I have written and photographed occasionally for the inflights and they were a good outlet until the Internet killed photography and writing by giving everyone who needed to see his/her name in lights a chance to do just that. On the other hand, yes, there are statistics about how much fuel is saved with each kilo less... That's the idea behind arrival duty free (you order the stuff you want before boarding and pick it up on arrival) . What would really save fuel though is less flighing around for three days. I have friends who just fly somewhere because it's cheap. For Pete's sake! Inflight mags often have some good articles in them, because they rely on freelancers who tend to know what they are writing about rather than staffies who have fallen asleep on the job or shills who are paid to boost some other idiotic destination.

I have written and photographed occasionally for the inflights and they were a good outlet until the Internet killed photography and writing by giving everyone who needed to see his/her name in lights a chance to do just that.

On the other hand, yes, there are statistics about how much fuel is saved with each kilo less…

That’s the idea behind arrival duty free (you order the stuff you want before boarding and pick it up on arrival) . What would really save fuel though is less flighing around for three days. I have friends who just fly somewhere because it’s cheap. For Pete’s sake!

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]]> By: JSL http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/08/04/emirates-ditch-their-in-flight-magazine/#comment-117218 JSL Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:48:45 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1283#comment-117218 I personally am not a big fan of travel magazines on most of the carriers. I travel around the world for Jet Set Life filming videos so I tend to have exposure to a lot of the major airline magazines (bad and good). I just bought an Amazon kindle that holds 400 books and is the size of a paper back. I've used it in a bunch of countries and it travels very well. I personally am not a big fan of travel magazines on most of the carriers. I travel around the world for Jet Set Life filming videos so I tend to have exposure to a lot of the major airline magazines (bad and good). I just bought an Amazon kindle that holds 400 books and is the size of a paper back. I’ve used it in a bunch of countries and it travels very well.

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]]> By: James http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/08/04/emirates-ditch-their-in-flight-magazine/#comment-116363 James Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:20:40 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1283#comment-116363 The flight magazines are usualy full of rubish anyway. The flight magazines are usualy full of rubish anyway.

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]]> By: sanchez parecido http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/08/04/emirates-ditch-their-in-flight-magazine/#comment-114401 sanchez parecido Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:04:21 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1283#comment-114401 all it is, is a really clever publicity stunt for an airline to get some green points. at the end of the day, if a passenger is going to travel on an airline which has no inflight magazine what are they most likely to do ? buy some magazines at the airport to read on the plane, hence no weight saving ! inflight magazines do not weigh 2 kg each as they claim and most of them are printed on recycled paper. as for all the ads and content in the inflight magazines, i think they're quite relevant and quite often help you discover your destination far better than without. i think some people just prefer to watch tv but personally i enjoy and get a lot out of inflight magazines and prefer that they stay ... or at least turn into electronic versions of the same content. all it is, is a really clever publicity stunt for an airline to get some green points. at the end of the day, if a passenger is going to travel on an airline which has no inflight magazine what are they most likely to do ? buy some magazines at the airport to read on the plane, hence no weight saving ! inflight magazines do not weigh 2 kg each as they claim and most of them are printed on recycled paper.

as for all the ads and content in the inflight magazines, i think they’re quite relevant and quite often help you discover your destination far better than without.

i think some people just prefer to watch tv but personally i enjoy and get a lot out of inflight magazines and prefer that they stay … or at least turn into electronic versions of the same content.

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]]> By: Tim http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/08/04/emirates-ditch-their-in-flight-magazine/#comment-113808 Tim Sat, 09 Aug 2008 06:48:47 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1283#comment-113808 @nick - Skymall is hours of inflight entertainment on US domestic. Only thing I look forward to. Food flaky (if you get any), service surely (if you get any), movie mediocre (if you get one) but the skymall is always entertaining. My favourite item - the personalised branding iron for putting your initials onto steaks before serving to mates at a bbq http://www.skymall.com/shopping/detail.htm?pid=69646908&c= Hours of entertainment @nick – Skymall is hours of inflight entertainment on US domestic. Only thing I look forward to. Food flaky (if you get any), service surely (if you get any), movie mediocre (if you get one) but the skymall is always entertaining. My favourite item – the personalised branding iron for putting your initials onto steaks before serving to mates at a bbq http://www.skymall.com/shopping/detail.htm?pid=69646908&c=
Hours of entertainment

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