Originally Posted by
DLATL777
The dress irritates me but not enough to actually say anything about it; if people want to be seen in public like that, that is there prerogative, it is not any of my business. But honestly the large, un-showered, safari outfitted, T. Bahama shirt wearing nonrevs on my ATL-BOM and ATL-JNB flights were substantially worse (though still, I said nothing), especially cause their smell had a way of wafting through the whole cabin, as though a reminder that they had not showered in a while and had been running between flights all day. The safari gear clearly had to be kept on the whole flight and not applied nearing arrival into JNB as a reminder to EVERYONE that they are going on Safari for a week
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This may blow your mind but the behavior you describe is in no way limited to nonrevs. What about the nonrevs that are well dressed, board quietly, enjoy the service, and generally blend in. Interesting that you criticize other people for how they dress and yet it bothers you when someone assumes that you, too, are a nonrev because you are dressed casually.
And as critical as you and others are of DL's pricing model, why don't you produce some factual data to support your argument that DL is hurting itself and driving business elsewhere. With DL posting year on year unit revenue gains in the 17-20% range (at parity with UA/CO and outpacing AA nearly 2 to 1) driven largely by international operations and premium traffic, it does not seem that allowing nonrevs in premium cabins is significantly impacting premium traffic flows, other than a few people who seem to be bothered by the idea of someone who uses a time clock at work being allowed into a premium cabin.
I would suggest restricting unaccompanied buddy passes up front is reasonable (as some other U.S. carriers do), but with system load factors approaching 88% in recent quarters and recordbreaking premium cabin load factors, that discussion is for the most part moot.
Hopefully you aren't personally offended by my criticism of your arguments but frankly they are ridiculous and not supported by factual data which tells us whether or not Delta is succeeding in the marketplace.