If these 2 videos don't make you want to jump on an airplane, then nothing will!

[Tobra]

Those commercials leave me feeling very meh. Maybe because I would not fly Delta if they paid me to use them. I used to like flying, it is no longer an enjoyable experience and I only do so when I have to.

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by legion

I loved flying when I was younger, but the TSA and the Comcast levels of customer service from the airlines have killed the romance. I'm apparently supposed to be happy about surrendering my civil rights and being treated like crap with no recourse.

I'm with Chris on this one... have not flown in years.

Mind you there is a practical point, some places I want to go are 6-8 hour drive and at that point I will bite the bullet and jump on a plane... and of course there is Hawaii, but generally speaking you get a certain kind of passenger on those flights.

When we were doing the long distance relationship (LAX-PDX) flew a lot of Alaska Air and JetBlue and never had a really bad flight.

I presume the videos are of first class... express line through security, big leather seats and free drinks, nice gig if you can get it... us normal people have to sit in the back of the plane.

[Tervuren]

Originally Posted by legion

I loved flying when I was younger, but the TSA and the Comcast levels of customer service from the airlines have killed the romance. I'm apparently supposed to be happy about surrendering my civil rights and being treated like crap with no recourse.

I haven't flown in 3 years. Between the cost, the time, and harassment at the airport; if I can't drive, I don't go. I have driven between Atlanta and Bloomington 5 times in those three years, and once between Orlando and Bloomington.

I feel you, I've driven Charlotte to LA multiple times for races, just got tired of the "I could go to jail for nothing" vibe that commercial airports give off. That is about 32-34hr's if you do not stop for sleep.

Driving I-40 cross country, its *very* interesting, that all the time of days match the scenery from Pixar's cars movie, just as if you'd left a night race at Bristol. One of those details a person might never notice, unless they did the trip themselves.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Journey or destination?

As a one-time United 1K for years, I love flying. Getting off the plane somewhere completely new, it's a fresh start and you can do anything.

That said I would rather drive from Boston to Chicago or Boston to NC and have had some fantastic long distance road trips with friends in which the journey was definitely better than the destination.

The two videos, especially the first, are meh at best though.