Business | Where do you sit?
A plane’s aisle seat is for cynics
The window seat is for dreamers
By B.R.
GULLIVER was just reading about Ryanair’s decision to shorten the window of time in which customers can check in before a flight, from a week to four days. The idea is to give those who are prepared to pay to reserve a particular seat more chance of success. (Pony up, and four days’ check-in time becomes a week again.)
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