From: "Paul Trusten, R.Ph." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> CC: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:33808] Re: Airlines use kilometres Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 19:48:47 -0500I've written to KLM about why that airline would have a frequent-flyer miles(sic) program, when that airline is obviously European, and has no WOMBATtradition, but never got a satisfactory answer to my question. Such a "miles"tradition must come from us Americans. Quoting David King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > At my place of work, I see various documents relating to various > companies and industries. For legal reasons, I cannot divulge any > specific information, but, I did notice today that in a document > relating to airlines, that they measure distances in kilometres. No > mention of miles or nautical miles. It was mostly about costs of seats > and how many kilometres the airlines fly. The airlines were British and > from other countries. > > I wonder if perhaps the American airlines also use kilometres in their > calculations and accounting, and dumb down to miles for communication > with their passengers? > > David King > > Paul Trusten, R.Ph. Editor, "Metric Today" U.S. Metric Association, Inc. www.metric.org 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apartment 122 Midland TX 79707-2872 USA [EMAIL PROTECTED]"There are two cardinal sins, from which all the others spring: impatience andlaziness." ---Franz Kafka
As I understand it (from an Australian colleague) a big Australian carrier
(Qantas?) used to do air-kilometres but then changed to airmiles.
