fti

Couldn't have said it better myself. DYKWIA??

davetravels

What about business types flying for work who are required to buy Y - and are sitting in Y wearing a suit and tie, while, wealthy "today types", for lack of a better description, are sitting in F on paid F tix wearing t-shirts or sweat suits. Is THAT acceptable behavior?

Mr. Tickets

From the Delta web site and I also saw this just before or after the safety video on Tuesday.

Are customers using PEDs required to wear headsets?
While customers are not required to use headsets for their portable electronic device, passengers using devices that make sound will be encouraged to use a headset so that customers around them are not disturbed in the cabin.

StayingHomeIsBetter

Good point! We need a dress code.





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davetravels

I flew recently from JFK/ATL in F, and sat next to a twenty-something, who, based on our conversation, came from a fairly wealthy family, and just flew into JFK from TLV in BE. He was wearing a basic grey zip-up sweatshirt. During boarding, FA says to him:

FA: Can I hang up your hoodie for you?

Me: Now THERE'S something ya don't hear every day

I now return you to the VERY IMPORTANT original topic

Frogbone

FYI, Bubba claims to be flying on paid F, however since this is the Internet he can claim whatever he wants.
I say he himself is flying on RU and just acts like a wanna be and his WFBF BS is just a schtick to try impress the impressionable here.

davetravels

You could be right. Why else would someone be watching the UG list?

The offending noisemaker, OR the OP could also be a GUC or RUC UG. I guess that's still kinda free.

Frogbone

^^^ THIS !!

StayingHomeIsBetter

One thing that I find very irritating is those folks who enable their smart phone to sound a click every time they enter a key stroke.

I certainly hope those who post from FC whining about others making noise do not have their smart phone so enabled.

That would be close to the end of civilization as we know it.

ILovetheReds

Even though it's a "freeloader" upgrading, he flies at least 25K miles a year for status for the upgrades, and there is a possibility he flies more than the OP if he is also a diamond and received an upgrade for free instead of possibly paying a lot more for it.

There is also a chance that the person in 4A paid a higher fare than the OP. I'm sure the OP didn't buy a true F fare and bought an A,G, or P fare. I have flown before last minute on an M or B that was more than a lower price first class ticket could have been purchased for a couple months earlier.

It is odd that a person who flies enough for status wouldn't use headphones or use a device he couldn't figure out how to mute.

But it's also weird that someone that flies over 125,000 miles a year doesn't have the common sense to politely ask the person behind him to turn the device off and if they refuse doesn't know about the FA call button. I also find it weird someone on a paid F ticket would be watching the GIDs board instead of staying in one of the many SC's at DTW until the flight was ready for boarding

Poopdeck90210

Oh my, really? Flying a red eye flight this weekend, I witnessed a 20 something (Generation-ME) male PAX board our plane late. When he arrived in the front of FC, all of us could not help but notice his deformity; he had an open, live cell phone permanently stuck to his left hand and his left ear! That was the only logical explanation I could come up with as I witnessed him trying to "sling" his thick roller bag over his right shoulder with his free hand into the overhead bin as he talked on this cell phone... the end result was that he almost "beaned" the head of a female FC PAX sitting in 1B. Thankfully, the lead FA dutifully sprang into action from the galley and helped this person overcome their handicap and get their rollerbag put up into the overhead. Sadly, there was almost a repeat incident as the man tried to then sling his thick, heavy nylon brief case up into another part of the overhead - making the PAX in 2B duck for his life. The same FA tried to assist again, but this time the handicapped cell phone guy decided to just put his briefcase under the seat in front of him in 2A.

I am sure this HAS to be the explanation. It certainly couldn't have been due to his being inconsiderate, selfish, imature and rude enough to not end his phone conversation long enough to use both of his hands to put up his roller bag and briefcase. No.. I am sure it MUST be the former explanation. Confirmation for me came when I could hear him jawing away on his phone implant as he deplaned in MSP on Saturday morning. Poor man... that's a shame!

-A

SCEflyer

Where is Bubba?

Nothing from him since his first post.

SuperG1955

No - he posted again in post #13.

I figure that he's just too busy sending PM's to all of those who supported him in this thread and thanking all who made suggestions that would help him have the kind of experiences he wishes to enjoy in paid F. Then again, he might be working his travel schedule up with Delta Jets or even making arrangements to have the Porsche Cayenne that DTW just got to pick him up at home at drive him to his final destination.

Crazyhotelguy

..not a stalker, and really do not care enough to dig, but I seem to remember some posts by the OP in the past where he claimed to take advantage and applaud such A, G,& P fares.

Based on DL'S current FCM, the only real paying FC pax are those that buy an actual F Fare. All others are just up fares, so just a slightly better class of Y pax

The funny part is that there are A/G/P pax who claim to be HVC because of such purchases.

BusTrav8yrs

The problem is with FCM riff raff can afford to buy F and feel superior to everyone else on the plane.