[mindcrime]

Goes to show the power of knowing the right people, or in this case, coincidentally meeting them on a plane.

It's funny how air travel, in some regards, actually turns out to be somewhat egalitarian, especially on Southwest where you have no "First class cabin". You can go for "Business Select" but that just means you get in line earlier to get on the plane, but it doesn't put you in any special area.

Amusing anecdote... I was flying back to NC from San Francisco last week and started talking to the guy sitting next to me. He mentioned being in the beer industry, so I asked who he worked for, and he said "Miller-Coors". Later I happened to ask him what his role there was, and he replied "CEO".

Turns out he's from North Carolina and we had a nice talk on the way in. And as it was, I wasn't trying to sell him anything (we mostly talked about beer), but it's funny that I got to sit and chat for an extended period of time with a big-shot CEO that I never could have gotten a meeting with otherwise.

So yeah, air travel can definitely result in some interesting chance encounters.

[mendelk]

This is the premise of "Delta Innovation Class"[0].

[0] http://www.deltainnovationclass.com/