Rant Here.......

In this respect, the US is far superior to Europe and that is flying. Yes folks, in the US I can show up any hours before my flight, check in, even get on an earlier flight automatically if there is one and there are free seats and all done quickly and efficiently. Here in Europe, you have to check in 2-hours before meaning wait until 2-hours before and then lining up with the vast sea of humanity that is on your flight. What is with that?

Half the problem in Europe is those low cost airlines. First, they don't appear on Expedia and other travel sites meaning you have to troll through tons of poorly designed websites. Second, you never actually know how much it is really going to cost until you show up and get checked in. What with extra fees for priority boarding, food and drinks on the flight, extra charges for having one too many bags or a heavy bag than planned and then all those taxes and surcharges... no wonder the EU is looking at airlines and their advertising practices here.

Frankly, European air travels stinks and stinks bad. Its a beaurocratic, incomprehensible system of airlines, routes, fees and add on charges and it needs to change. What about the poor consumer here eh? Is customer service and ease of doing business really just an American sentiment?