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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 6:15 am
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ffs852
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Originally Posted by LHR/MEL/Europe FF
I'm afraid i agree with the thought that the flight experience doesn't seem too bad. (From an objective perspective - I appreciate subjectively you may not be too pleased.)

The bottle of water - yes I've had that happen to me too (refilling) - I actually prefer it - far more environmentally friendly.

As for visiting First class - I agree that F should visit J - not the other way around. There is a sign that says 'First Class Only' at the divider.

BA allows a visitor into First for a drink. I don't like that.

The water running out is not good. Was that just in the J or F lavatories? Seems more of a mistake rather than cost.

Sorry.

Regards

lme ff
Water Bottle issue: Use a funnel to refill, or fill it in a glass. It is unhygenic to refill "bottle-to-bottle". Do you want a drink from a 1L bottle that has touched few other people's personal bottles - especially when some people tend to bite or suck on bottle openings?

Tap Water issue: No water throughout the plane. Not exactly good during H1N1 times as germs are spread thru unwashed hands.

First Class Visit: I hate to start this since it would open up alot of issues, but seriously, what gives the right of F pax to visit J then? Also, there is a possible social class/racial discrimination issue here.

Please search the forum, there are numerous examples: couples in J asking their Southeast-Asian nannies to come up from Y to help with their screaming children, thats OK. Couples pairs seperated in F/J, completely ok to go to F for a visit. Parents and children split in two classes? OK to visit. These examples seems to be valid reasons when the paxs concerned are of a certain nationality or race.

Average HK Chinese joe dressed in an A&F t-shirt and sneakers (me) taking a very short visit with their travel companion in F class? no, sorry cant do. I regret not wearing my Kiton suit packed in my luggage.

Based on some of the comments here, does that mean next time I shall ask the FAs to kick out nannies or children crossing cabin curtains? Or kick out someone from F heading down to J or Y since he/she is literally not in their paid cabin?
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