Again, not an April Fools joke. British airline Flybe is paying 172 people to fly all over England in order to meet a quota of delivering 15,000 passengers to Norwich Airport. The point? If Flybe can meet that goal, they'll receive a 280,000 pound ($550,000) rebate from the airport. When the airport rejected the idea of a partial rebate if Flybe was close to the goal, the airline went out and found people they could pay 30 to 40 pounds each to fill these flights and meet the goal. They even through in free in-light bar and entertainment. Needless to say, airport management at Norwich is less then thrilled. Managing Director Richard Jenner called the move "ludicrous" and said the target had to be met by "paying passengers". Well isn't that what Flybe is doing? Paying passengers? We'll see who wins this one.
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Tuesday, April 1, 2008
At Flybe, we'll pay you to fly!
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Hey! I'm planning a day trip to Norwich tomorrow. Seriously! Think they'd fly me the 31 miles from my town to there?
Also, why is it no one is ever looking to meet these kinds of quota for flights back to the US? I'd be game to be paid to fly back home!
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