OK if I use the space under the seat in front of you??
Sep 27, 2011, 8:45 pm
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OK if I use the space under the seat in front of you??
Interesting occurrence the other day, in F (2A) and settled in, headphones on and generally oblivious to the usual last-minute roller bag shuffle. Unbeknownst to me, the woman seated next to me (2B) has taken pity on a late-arriving customer with a roller bag, and pulls down a large duffel from the overhead and sticks it into the space under the seat in front of me... she may have asked and I didn't hear her, but I doubt it. She had a small briefcase under her seat, so it wouldn't have fit in front of her. It barely fit in front of me (I was secretly hoping the FA would say "that doesn't fit there," but no such luck).
At this point I take off the headset. Of course, the woman with the roller is thanking me profusely... and I just didn't have the heart or energy to argue. But the wry smile from the lady next to me who instigated did annoy me a bit.
Here is the punch line - I ended up having a nice conversation with my seatmate... who turned out to be a Delta executive. I won't mention her title because I'm sure there is only one of her in the company. But, the whole incident took on a new meaning for me when I realized she was scoring points for Delta.
Has this happened to anyone else? I've never seen it in 150+ flights per year over many years, but maybe I'm just lucky
. I can't imagine just randomly doing this to someone next to me...
At this point I take off the headset. Of course, the woman with the roller is thanking me profusely... and I just didn't have the heart or energy to argue. But the wry smile from the lady next to me who instigated did annoy me a bit.
Here is the punch line - I ended up having a nice conversation with my seatmate... who turned out to be a Delta executive. I won't mention her title because I'm sure there is only one of her in the company. But, the whole incident took on a new meaning for me when I realized she was scoring points for Delta.
Has this happened to anyone else? I've never seen it in 150+ flights per year over many years, but maybe I'm just lucky
. I can't imagine just randomly doing this to someone next to me...
Sep 27, 2011, 10:40 pm
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Something similar happened to me once. My seatmate couldn't fit her briefcase under the seat in front of her due to the size of the electronics box, so she started to put it under the seat in front of me. Didn't ask. I offered to switch seats so she'd have the room she needed, but she refused. When I then said I didn't want her bag in front of me, she was quite miffed, but found overhead space for it instead.
Sep 28, 2011, 5:30 am
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So now, not only are the non revs taking U/G's, now they are taking other pax underseat storage!!!! Where does this madness end?
Seriously, I am not sure I would be too happy if someone did this to me. I dislike when the person in the window uses the middle well of the seats in front on a A319/320, thus eliminating my aisle seat foot space in FC...
Seriously, I am not sure I would be too happy if someone did this to me. I dislike when the person in the window uses the middle well of the seats in front on a A319/320, thus eliminating my aisle seat foot space in FC...
Sep 28, 2011, 6:07 am
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So now, not only are the non revs taking U/G's, now they are taking other pax underseat storage!!!! Where does this madness end?
Seriously, I am not sure I would be too happy if someone did this to me. I dislike when the person in the window uses the middle well of the seats in front on a A319/320, thus eliminating my aisle seat foot space in FC...
Seriously, I am not sure I would be too happy if someone did this to me. I dislike when the person in the window uses the middle well of the seats in front on a A319/320, thus eliminating my aisle seat foot space in FC...
Sep 28, 2011, 6:12 am
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I'm always in the window on these flights, and I can't tell you how pissed it makes me when the person in the aisle seat sticks their bag in the middle well. Maybe you should ask, or put it in your space, or in the overhead. I know "your" space is small, but don't assume I'm ok with your giant bag taking up the entire well. On the flip side, they do make really nice footrests for my right foot during the flight
Sep 28, 2011, 6:38 am
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Sep 28, 2011, 6:43 am
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I'm always in the window on these flights, and I can't tell you how pissed it makes me when the person in the aisle seat sticks their bag in the middle well. Maybe you should ask, or put it in your space, or in the overhead. I know "your" space is small, but don't assume I'm ok with your giant bag taking up the entire well. On the flip side, they do make really nice footrests for my right foot during the flight
There is plenty of leg room for the window pax under their seat if there is a bag in the middle. I do not know of any bag or briefcase that fits in that small space to the right.
It is more annoying that a pax puts a bag in the OH that would easily fit there especially in row 2 when the bulkhead folks have no choice but to put all their stuff in OH.
Sep 28, 2011, 6:45 am
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There is no real debate here. If someone asks you if it's OK to do something to which you don't have to agree, it's your option to say "yes" or "no." Same thing as someone asking you to grab something from the OH, switch seats, or anything else. If it's OK with you, say "yes." If it's not, say "no." But, there's nothing wrong with asking.
As to the question of DL execs taking "Upgrades," they aren't. Someone at a presumably senior level is flying non-rev in positive space, e.g., confirmed F. It's likely in her contract and it's perfectly appropriate. No different than the CEO who has a car and driver while the peons take Super Shuttle. Upgrades are that, freebies for the lucky at the end of the food chain. There's no entitlement and those who think that DL shouldn't do this are free to fly UA, but will find the same.
As to the question of DL execs taking "Upgrades," they aren't. Someone at a presumably senior level is flying non-rev in positive space, e.g., confirmed F. It's likely in her contract and it's perfectly appropriate. No different than the CEO who has a car and driver while the peons take Super Shuttle. Upgrades are that, freebies for the lucky at the end of the food chain. There's no entitlement and those who think that DL shouldn't do this are free to fly UA, but will find the same.
Sep 28, 2011, 7:39 am
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As to the question of DL execs taking "Upgrades," they aren't. Someone at a presumably senior level is flying non-rev in positive space, e.g., confirmed F. It's likely in her contract and it's perfectly appropriate. No different than the CEO who has a car and driver while the peons take Super Shuttle. Upgrades are that, freebies for the lucky at the end of the food chain. There's no entitlement and those who think that DL shouldn't do this are free to fly UA, but will find the same.
Sep 28, 2011, 8:22 am
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I'm always in the window on these flights, and I can't tell you how pissed it makes me when the person in the aisle seat sticks their bag in the middle well. Maybe you should ask, or put it in your space, or in the overhead. I know "your" space is small, but don't assume I'm ok with your giant bag taking up the entire well. On the flip side, they do make really nice footrests for my right foot during the flight
Sep 28, 2011, 9:03 am
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I'm pretty sure that poster would put his bags in the middle well as well if he/she was in the aisle seat...