Holy_COW Posted October 5, 2007 Report Posted October 5, 2007 No-fly jet takes off Budget airlines take note: An Indian entrepreneur is giving people who cannot afford to fly the chance to experience air travel for just four dollars. But here's the catch — Bahadur Chand Gupta's Airbus 300 in Delhi never actually leaves the ground, The Times of London reported this week. Apparently passengers are willing to pay for the experience of just sitting on a plane, listening to announcements and being waited on by flight attendants. A first class experience it's not. The jet has only one wing, no lighting and the bathrooms don't work. Air conditioning is powered by a portable generator. But about 40 passengers turn up each Saturday to line up for boarding passes. In a country where 99 percent of the population have never experienced air travel, the "virtual journeys" have proved to be popular, Gupta said. Customers fasten their seatbelts and watch a safety demonstration. But when they look out of the windows, the view never changes. "Captain" Gupta's regular announcements include "We will soon be passing through a zone of turbulence," and "We are about to begin our descent into Delhi". The Indian Airline logo on the fuselage has been replaced by the name Gupta. Passengers are looked after by a crew of six, including Gupta’s wife, who go up and down the aisle serving drinks and meals in airline trays. Some of the flight attendants hope to get jobs on a real airline one day and regard it as useful practice. "Some of my passengers have crossed the country to get on this plane," said Gupta. At least they don't have to worry about air sickness. Fuente[/urk] Aprovechando un avion destartalado, este empresario ofrece la experiencia de volar a gente que nunca podria montarse a un avión debido a sus ingresos. Dicho "vuelo" a bordo de un Airbus 300 cuesta solo $4 y por lo visto se ha vuelto popular... Al avion esta hecho leña pero a la gente por lo visto les hace gracia el sentir la experiencia aunque el avion ni se mueve... Una idea "tonta o rara" que da frutos y gente q paga por tener una experiencia a medias (bueno talvez a decimas) que no podria pagar normalmente... Lo deja pensando a uno...
[BK]Xentar Posted October 13, 2007 Report Posted October 13, 2007 Es a lo que le llaman "la colonización de la subjetividad", el deseo inmenso de formar parte de algo que no se es y de lo que posiblemente -dadas las condiciones de vida de estas personas- nunca se podrá tener acceso, más allá de las necesidades reales de estos sujetos. Para algunos esto es particularmente perverso por el caracter enajenante que tienen esa clase de negocios para las personas que viven la realidad de la exclusión, y especialmente si los beneficiarios reales son los que están lucrando 'oportunistamente', una interpretación que no deja de ser interesante, por fuerte que sea. Es algo similar al efecto del "consumo simbólico" que ofrece la TV, podrás tener una casa que se está cayendo a pedazos pero ahí está la antena de Direct TV que ni se sostiene en las latas herrumbradas. Triste.
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