Both AC and WS are waxing nostalgic about their humble beginnings, Pumpkins. (Although I’ve never thought of the dinkettes as trendsetters, after witnessing them blow their 10 year-old horns, people are obviously inspired to emulate the ignominy.)
On Friday, Air Canada marked 75 years with a public display of aging – old uniforms, old planes, and soft food. And WestJet’s Gregg Saretsky wants to bring back the happy days of pyjama parties and toilet paper.
You may say it’s nostalgia for simpler times -- mad men and pointy bras. But honestly, dahrlings, yesterday is so last week. I say “move on, people!”
This is no time to be resting on our laurels, Pumpkins. Take Google. Are they letting their 20 year old motto - Do No Evil - stop them from taking over the world? Their tentacles reach so far up travel’s back end, soon we won’t even recognize our laurels, much less rest on them.
And what about Sabre? It’s practically an institution. And are they sitting around glorifying the clunky green screens of yesteryear? Of course they are! Wouldn’t you? Hey Sabre! Want to go back to ruling the roost? It’s called i-n-n-o-vation.
Point is, the good old days are not coming back. We all have to deal with that. And I no longer look hot in a micro-mini. Fortunately, only a select few have to deal with that.
