Fourth Class

 

A.    A. CRITICAL THINKING Based on the Reading and your own ideas discuss the following topics.

 

1.     Why do you think airlines overbook flights?

Answer: I think that the airlines overbook flights because it´s more convenient to them, since, thus they limit the number of empty seats, plus they can getting most money for the same trajectory if they have to the full seats.

2.     Are there some advantages of getting bumped from a flight? What are they?

Answer: Yes, there are. There are many advantages of getting bumped from a flight, as cash, free flights, hotels, and meals. In fact, many passengers getting overbooking flights for getting those benefices.

3.     What are some advantages of GPS systems? What are some disadvantages?

Answer: The main advantage of GPS systems is that it´s mobile and always it´s with you, it helps you to the driving safer into the right way, but sometimes it has some fails like the example, this is the main disadvantage because there could be many accidents or crash. 

4.     Do you prefer GPS systems, online maps with instructions, or paper maps? Explain. 

Answer: I prefer the online maps with instructions. In my opinion they are a type of GPS systems more complete because you have instructions and it´s mobile too. For me it´s a combination between GPS system and paper maps.