Book lending for air travellers

I was thinking of creating a book lending business in airports for travelers on long flights. Instead of buying the book in the airport bookshop the passenger can borrow it only for the course of the flight by having the credit card charged full retail price of the book. Upon arriving in the destination airport the passenger returns the book and gets full refund in their credit card. The book can then only be re-lent to passengers traveling back to the country airport the book originally came from.

If a passenger really likes the book they will have the option to buy it by simply keeping it. In this case a new order to re-stock the book will be automatically made via the system and a small profit realized from having sold it retail price. People can also donate books in this business and if their used-book is sold they get to keep a portion of the profit.

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cannonball fly

we need a big human-cannonball style cannon to shoot people to other cities - airfare costs too much these days and the stress of flying caused by accidents has increased. a big net could catch the fliers. before you embellish me with synonyms to the word 'insensitive' i will tell you i am taking the same air france flight that crashed in the ocean tomorrow and i already feel very jittery about it. rationally i am not afraid but irrationally i am. it's spooky but can't help it. i know. what are the chances of it happening again so soon. i am nervous and a cannonball would be really nice. my condolences to the families of the victims. mom. dad. love you.

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Recline/Sleeping Chair Lounge

This thought was posted on Thinkaloo on 13 March 2008 by member jingyi

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I've seen it at Singapore airport. It is free for everyone to use and get a good rest or sleep from a long flight. I think they should have them at every major airport with the option of reserving your chair online either when you book your ticket or anytime before you arrive at the airport. This way you will not have to wait to get a chair when the airport is crowded.

More power plugs needed in airports

This thought was posted on Thinkaloo on 11 March 2008 by member jen.lee

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Why aren't there more plugs in airports to power your laptop longer while you wait for your flight? What's the point of offering wireless internet service everywhere in an airport when there aren't enough plugs around to power it longer?

This is bad business for companies that offer wireless internet service in airports. If I only had 1 hour of battery left in my laptop, I would only pay for 1 hour of internet service even though I could have paid more to stay online longer had there been more plugs around!