Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 21st January 2007

Dilbert//6490, first published nineteen years ago on Sunday 21st January 2007

Tags

albanian airlines bad airlines baggage cheapest flights corporate travel website food security travel must be booked osama bin laden

Official transcript

"From now on, all travel must be booked through the corporate travel web site."

"Our travel web site is terrible."

"It only lets you book the cheapest flight, and that's always on Elbonian Airlines."

"Don't be such a snob. What's wrong with using a discount airline?"

"Well, they list their destination airports as 'whatever looks soft'."

"The meals in first class are made of anyone who dies in coach."

"Their entire security screening process involves shouting at each passenger 'Are you Osama bin Laden?!!!'"

"And I once saw a baggage handler wearing my dress."

"Whiner."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

FROM NOW ON, ALL TRAVEL MUST BE BOOKED THROUGH THE CORPORATE TRAVEL WEB SITE.

OUR TRAVEL WEB SITE IS TERRIBLE.

IT ONLY LETS YOU BOOK THE CHEAPEST FLIGHT, AND THAT'S ALWAYS ON ELBONIAN AIRLINES.

DON'T BE SUCH A SNOB.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH USING A DISCOUNT AIRLINE?

WELL, THEY LIST THEIR DESTINATION AIRPORTS AS "WHATEVER LOOKS SOFT.

THE MEALS IN FIRST CLASS ARE MADE OF ANYONE WHO DIES IN COACH.

THEIR ENTIRE SECURITY SCREENING PROCESS INVOLVES SHOUTING AT EACH PASSENGER "ARE YOU OSAMA BIN LADEN?!!!" AND I ONCE SAW A BAGGAGE HANDLER WEARING MY DRESS.

WHINER.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Discount Airline"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic humor, as he encounters a "Discount Airline" that offers the cheapest flights but with questionable amenities.
• The airline's website lists its destination airports as "whatever looks soft," implying a lack of concern for passenger comfort.
• The meals in first class are described as "made of anyone who dies in coach," adding to the airline's unappealing reputation.
• The security screening process involves shouting at each passenger, "Are you Osama bin Laden?!", further highlighting the airline's unconventional approach.
• Despite these drawbacks, the airline's baggage handler is seen wearing a dress, which Dilbert finds amusing.
• Overall, the comic strip satirizes the airline industry's focus on cost-cutting measures, often at the expense of passenger comfort and safety.

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