“Do You Know Who I Am?”: The Definitive Thread of DYKWIA Stories
Jul 25, 2014, 8:45 am
#3677
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I heard someone yelling at a gate agent last winter that she needs to reopen MKE airport after the FAA/DOT (not sure who's call it is) shut it down due to weather, because he needs to get home! As though everyone else on that flight didn't really need to travel.
Jul 25, 2014, 9:40 am
#3678
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That would be giving the GA a lot of power!
Jul 25, 2014, 9:44 am
#3679
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While this thread has little educational value, it's great on "entertainment." I don't know what's better, reading about what dumb people do, or reading about how some people react to what perfect strangers do.
Jul 25, 2014, 9:53 am
#3681
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Judging by the posts in this thread, I'd think that these strangers are not exactly perfect.
Jul 25, 2014, 5:38 pm
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Aug 3, 2014, 6:57 pm
#3684
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Long time lurker, first time poster here with a DYKWIA story from earlier this year.
Was on a 7:30 a.m. Monday morning flight from ATL-TPA (it's the first flight of the day). Flight gets into TPA at 8:50 a.m. right on time.
After the FA made the normal arrival announcement, she came back with a second announcement. She said that there were three businesspeople sitting in the last row of coach that were late to a very important meeting. They had asked her to let everyone know that they wanted to de-plane first. Pretty sure that no one remained seated to let them off first from the back of the plane.
People never cease to amaze me sometimes.
Edited for a couple of clarifications:
1. This flight was the 1st flight of the day. If the flight wasn't going to get them to their meeting on time, they should have flown in the night before, or scheduled their meeting for a later time.
2. They could have purchased EC seats, and been first off the plane after F.
Was on a 7:30 a.m. Monday morning flight from ATL-TPA (it's the first flight of the day). Flight gets into TPA at 8:50 a.m. right on time.
After the FA made the normal arrival announcement, she came back with a second announcement. She said that there were three businesspeople sitting in the last row of coach that were late to a very important meeting. They had asked her to let everyone know that they wanted to de-plane first. Pretty sure that no one remained seated to let them off first from the back of the plane.
People never cease to amaze me sometimes.
Edited for a couple of clarifications:
1. This flight was the 1st flight of the day. If the flight wasn't going to get them to their meeting on time, they should have flown in the night before, or scheduled their meeting for a later time.
2. They could have purchased EC seats, and been first off the plane after F.
Last edited by DYKWIA2014; Aug 3, 2014 at 8:29 pm
Aug 3, 2014, 8:04 pm
#3685
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Long time lurker, first time poster here with a DYKWIA story from earlier this year.
Was on a 7:30 a.m. Monday morning flight from ATL-TPA (it's the first flight of the day). Flight gets into TPA at 8:50 a.m. right on time.
After the FA made the normal arrival announcement, she came back with a second announcement. She said that there were three businesspeople sitting in the last row of coach that were late to a very important meeting. They had asked her to let everyone know that they wanted to de-plane first. Pretty sure that no one remained seated to let them off first from the back of the plane.
People never cease to amaze me sometimes.
Was on a 7:30 a.m. Monday morning flight from ATL-TPA (it's the first flight of the day). Flight gets into TPA at 8:50 a.m. right on time.
After the FA made the normal arrival announcement, she came back with a second announcement. She said that there were three businesspeople sitting in the last row of coach that were late to a very important meeting. They had asked her to let everyone know that they wanted to de-plane first. Pretty sure that no one remained seated to let them off first from the back of the plane.
People never cease to amaze me sometimes.
Aug 3, 2014, 8:19 pm
#3686
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But the right way to empty the plane fast is to tell people not to stop for others to get into the aisle, but that if you're in the aisle keep going and get off the plane. Let the people who aren't in the aisle yet wait; if you stop, you're being polite to one person and rude to the 50 behind you (who don't really exist because you can't see them).
When done properly, the plane empties in under half the time.
Aug 4, 2014, 12:51 am
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Edited for a couple of clarifications:
1. This flight was the 1st flight of the day. If the flight wasn't going to get them to their meeting on time, they should have flown in the night before, or scheduled their meeting for a later time.
2. They could have purchased EC seats, and been first off the plane after F.
Aug 4, 2014, 5:02 am
#3688
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When a flight is late, I can see accommodating people with tight connection.
But the right way to empty the plane fast is to tell people not to stop for others to get into the aisle, but that if you're in the aisle keep going and get off the plane. Let the people who aren't in the aisle yet wait; if you stop, you're being polite to one person and rude to the 50 behind you (who don't really exist because you can't see them).
When done properly, the plane empties in under half the time.
But the right way to empty the plane fast is to tell people not to stop for others to get into the aisle, but that if you're in the aisle keep going and get off the plane. Let the people who aren't in the aisle yet wait; if you stop, you're being polite to one person and rude to the 50 behind you (who don't really exist because you can't see them).
When done properly, the plane empties in under half the time.
I hate being in a window seat where the aisle person hogs the space. When the flow dtarts the people behind push forward, preventing me from accessing the aisle and my bags. I find this means to be very rude. Those pushing forward are likely the same people who do not believe in a proper line while boarding.
Aug 4, 2014, 5:19 am
#3689
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I tend to disagree, and it is this attitude that sways me against window seats in FC. If I am on the aisle, I am up and grab my bags within a minute of the seatbelt sign going off. I then make room if possible so others may do the same. As the flow begins, I let those out in front, as long as they seem ready and capable of keeping the flow going. Obviously families with a lot of kids and older people who were preboarded are excluded. I often even offer to grab the window person's bag for them to speed up the process. .
I hate being in a window seat where the aisle person hogs the space. When the flow dtarts the people behind push forward, preventing me from accessing the aisle and my bags. I find this means to be very rude. Those pushing forward are likely the same people who do not believe in a proper line while boarding.
I hate being in a window seat where the aisle person hogs the space. When the flow dtarts the people behind push forward, preventing me from accessing the aisle and my bags. I find this means to be very rude. Those pushing forward are likely the same people who do not believe in a proper line while boarding.
ROW it's a free for all of course. I use my defensive back skills to assert my space into the flow if needed. Or fly FC....
Aug 4, 2014, 5:55 am
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In the west, most of us were socialized to stay in line in kindergarten. Engineers are socialized in a separate workshop at approximately age 30.
ROW it's a free for all of course. I use my defensive back skills to assert my space into the flow if needed. Or fly FC....
ROW it's a free for all of course. I use my defensive back skills to assert my space into the flow if needed. Or fly FC....
Flying FC solves nothing if in the window as mentioned earlier. If anyone believes that FC pax are more polite than Y pax, I have oceanfront property in South Dakota for sale
