DWKWIA ELAL Style, or "It's not Just an Airline, It's Israel"
Mar 24, 2015, 4:25 am
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DWKWIA ELAL Style, or "It's not Just an Airline, It's Israel"
Given the recent "chocolate incident" on Israir http://bcove.me/3qy3szdg It seems like we could use a thread like what exists on other airline forums about over-entitled passengers on ElAl and the other Israeli airlines.
I'll go first:
Last night a woman is the last passenger to board from MXP (seated one row behind me) and demands to the crew that they find a place for her roller bag in the already full overhead bins. There is no space at all near us so they offer to check the bag. She insists that they put it in the overhead and so, while she just sits there and the flight attendants after much searching finally find a space in a bin towards the back of the plane, she screams at them for being "chutzpaniot" because it's so many rows behind her.
I'll go first:
Last night a woman is the last passenger to board from MXP (seated one row behind me) and demands to the crew that they find a place for her roller bag in the already full overhead bins. There is no space at all near us so they offer to check the bag. She insists that they put it in the overhead and so, while she just sits there and the flight attendants after much searching finally find a space in a bin towards the back of the plane, she screams at them for being "chutzpaniot" because it's so many rows behind her.
Mar 25, 2015, 7:27 pm
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The fact that similar threads exist in other parts of FlyerTalk is not a reason to believe that the existance of such threads has value. The dynamics of each forum are different. For now, we will let this thread run for a bit and see how it goes. Posts which dwell on political, ethnic, religious topics will be deleted. If this becomes a trend the thread will be closed.
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Mar 30, 2015, 4:31 am
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Unfortunately, no different. Though I must say that I've seen less DYKWIAs in TLV than at most hubs for large global airlines (EWR, JFK, SFO, LHR, and FRA)
Mar 30, 2015, 7:19 pm
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I'll add to this
Flying LHR-TLV just over a week ago (though on BA, so slightly OT), 5 Israeli females in their late 20's, sitting ABC/BC (in the row behind).
Amazing number of bags, both in terms of size and weight. They must have hit up the Duty Free, as no way that they'd have been able to get through Central Search with them.
Bags are left in the aisle (as they boarded later on), and also underneath their legs.
Cabin crew comes along, and offers to put them in spare storage in Business Class, also pointing out that they couldn't keep the ones under their legs there due to safety.
Their response? We need them with us - Business Class is far away, and how do we know we'll get them back at the end of the flight?
Crew pointed out that they wouldn't take off unless the bags were moved. Reluctant agreement, and then frantic panic at the end of the flight to get their bags, including the amazing line of 'My bags are in Business, so you need to let me (and my friends) through to get them, before you get up to get off the plane!)
Flying LHR-TLV just over a week ago (though on BA, so slightly OT), 5 Israeli females in their late 20's, sitting ABC/BC (in the row behind).
Amazing number of bags, both in terms of size and weight. They must have hit up the Duty Free, as no way that they'd have been able to get through Central Search with them.
Bags are left in the aisle (as they boarded later on), and also underneath their legs.
Cabin crew comes along, and offers to put them in spare storage in Business Class, also pointing out that they couldn't keep the ones under their legs there due to safety.
Their response? We need them with us - Business Class is far away, and how do we know we'll get them back at the end of the flight?
Crew pointed out that they wouldn't take off unless the bags were moved. Reluctant agreement, and then frantic panic at the end of the flight to get their bags, including the amazing line of 'My bags are in Business, so you need to let me (and my friends) through to get them, before you get up to get off the plane!)
Jun 16, 2015, 10:38 pm
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A Rabbi races to the gate while davening and says to the agent" Hold on I'm just about to say the Amidah so can everyone just hold the boarding process and keep quiet". The gate agent says" Sorry sir we need to board this flight at the scheduled time Amidah or not you better be onboard".
The Rabbi feeling quite tense says "I've got a dilemma I need to be at a Rabinical Seminar in Crown Heights and I'm flying in Business Class with you", You can tell I am one of your top tier Matmid frequent fliers. The gate agent says "How many people are praying the Amidah". The Rabbi says" Enough for Hashem to hold the flight".
The Gate agent continues and says" Yes but everyone but you has boarded".
The Rabbi says" The real reason why I wanted you to hold the plane was so that I could get something to eat at the El AL King David B"H Club before boarding with a drink" I just used the Amidah to make you listen.
"Do You Know Who I am motek". The Gate agent says" No should I know who you are". The Rabbi says Yes" I am Rabbi King Matmid David and need some nosh before my flight at the so called King David B"H lounge so hold on and I'll return in a New York Minute" Nu".
LOL
The Rabbi feeling quite tense says "I've got a dilemma I need to be at a Rabinical Seminar in Crown Heights and I'm flying in Business Class with you", You can tell I am one of your top tier Matmid frequent fliers. The gate agent says "How many people are praying the Amidah". The Rabbi says" Enough for Hashem to hold the flight".
The Gate agent continues and says" Yes but everyone but you has boarded".
The Rabbi says" The real reason why I wanted you to hold the plane was so that I could get something to eat at the El AL King David B"H Club before boarding with a drink" I just used the Amidah to make you listen.
"Do You Know Who I am motek". The Gate agent says" No should I know who you are". The Rabbi says Yes" I am Rabbi King Matmid David and need some nosh before my flight at the so called King David B"H lounge so hold on and I'll return in a New York Minute" Nu".
LOL
Last edited by danielonn; Jun 16, 2015 at 10:46 pm
Jun 17, 2015, 2:12 am
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Don't find it offensive, but nor did I find that "joke" in the least bit funny - seriously didn't get it.
Last edited by clubman; Jun 17, 2015 at 2:22 am
Jun 17, 2015, 2:18 am
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Let's not comment on whether it should have been posted or not... as mod noted above "Posts which dwell on political, ethnic, religious topics will be deleted. If this becomes a trend the thread will be closed." ... Unless you want it closed 
