Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for May 01, 2017

Solving a man made problem at the expense of the customer is usually bad for business.

At least they got to fly with their luggage.

Life is a carousel.

At least you know where you’re luggage is going

The luggage was more then likely in a 1st class seat…

Hey now Wiley, don’t be giving them any ideas.

There are some more dropping out of the plane’s toilets…

Eventually, this form of air travel will be obsolete. It will be taken over then by the government. Flights will be supported by taxes and have low fares, but will be mostly empty. Programs will be devised to improve use of the airlines. Ultimately, the airports will be closed and converted to skate parks, BMX tracks, tire dumps and senior citizen residence areas.

I can see it coming….. no luggage, no clothes, no toilet facilities, all standing and more (or less).

“The Mrs. Grace L. Ferguson Airline and Storm Door Company.” Classic old Bob Newhart routine…

And there will be a guy rolling a luggage trolley with his wife on it. Or someone checking a tag tied to a nose.

The 3 classes of air travel

First class

Cattle car

Steerage. This is steerage

The new slogan will be “United we suck at air travel”

I appreciate the subtle way in which Wiley used color to highlight the major players in this little vignette — the speaker, the listener, and the nearest object of their attention — a nice service to the reader.

Some guy in Europe actually tried to stow away on a plane by hopping on the belt that takes the luggage to the plane. Didn’t make it.

At the far right of the carousel is what looks like a huge rabbit in clothes.I wonder if Wiley updated it because of United’s latest disaster?

What’s so difficult? You buy a ticket, you get a seat. You don’t show up, no refund.

At least it wasn’t in the wheel wells, without air or temperature control. BTW, apikoros has a valid point; bus drivers have traffic two feet, not two MILES away to worry about, and the number of drunk or texting drivers is great, and the passengers have access to their driving positions, MUCH more stressful than being a commercial pilot! And of course, for “short haul” under a few hundred miles, high speed rail makes a lot more sense than airplanes, cars, or buses.

I’m doing my bit to help! I’m never going on an airplane again, so anyone who wants my seat can have it! Assuming my hubby will stay home with me, there you go! Two whole seats!

@strictures: magnify it to 300%. It’s a woman whose face is turned toward the viewer instead of the usual profile.