When it comes to airfare sky is the limit. I wonder how the complicted fare chart will look like. Even the simple ticket used to look too complicated. Instead of being like a railway ticket where they give the fare and reservation charges, air ticket gives fare, then fuel charges then taxes the airport charges and what not. Why this fuel charges? Railways or buses and all runs on fuel. There they don't split the price like this. Cant the airlines do this. Or the otherway. Why not railways also start to do like this. Basic fare. Seat berth charges. Airconditioning charges. Not to forget fuel charges. Then fan charges, light charges. Of course the Lavatory charges. Don't laugh. Actually it is done in some airlines I think. If you want to go the loo you have to pay like the pay and use loos in railway stations and other public places. Here also airlines can do it. No-frill airlines can start with it. After all anyone who have no stomach problem can hold it till the planes touch down. The passenger in urgent need can elbow others and run to the one in airport praying that it is not occuppied. I used to do it in cinema theatres before the intervel.
A report had come in TOI and year or so back. Someone from South America ( I have forgotten which country there) to US. He likes his food and enjoys it. Mexican food was his favourite. Quite spicy. Not bland. Before boarding the flight he had been to one of those places where they were serving his favourite dishes. Food was very nice and he filled up to the maximum. He got into the plane in the economy class. After a nap he started to have some uneasiness in his stomach. It was not that bad and thought that it will be okay after some time. But it did not subside as he had hoped it will. He wantd to go to the loo. He looked towrds the loo in the middle of the plane and saw that it was occuppied. He turned to look back and saw that too was busy. He waited anothe five minutes and looked at the signs again. Still no chance. Both were red. Few more minutes passed. His need became very urgent. But both loos showed no green sign. His franatic eyes saw the the loos in First Class section was free. the green signal beckoned him. The only drawback was one of the cabin crew was standing at the passage door between the two. The passenger realised the old maxim that 'one can hold a battalion but not one's bottom'. He got up from his seat and went First Class-wards. When he tried to pass into that section the cabin crew who was guarding the entrance objected his intrusion mean for the better offs. Since the need was urgent and due to lack of time to explain everything, he elbowed the lady and rushed loo-wards and since there was no more obstructions he achieved his aim. But the women was not someone who pardoned someone who forcefully questioned her authority and promptly lodged a complaint with airlines and law authorities. What happened afterwards TOI did not give any details.
