Originally Posted by
phlwookie
There are some occasionally good GAs there, but most aren't and it seems to be a training ground. Goes to hell quickly in IRROPS.
At any given time, a female GA (when present) is surrounded by multiple male baggage handlers laughing and talking. When male BH are not present, female GA is talking on her cell phone or texting.
Waiting for a flight at the very end of F (F19-23, where muliple gates are crammed together), female GA is busy talking with multiple male BHs. She was standing at the podium at gate F22 where my flight was to depart. My flight is already delayed about 30 minutes awaiting the flight crew. Flight crew approaches, looks around and walks through the open door at gate
F23. GA doesn't have a clue. About 15 minutes later, one of the pilots comes walking out of F23 and asks the GA for the paperwork for the Richmond flight. GA looks at the pilot and says, "Oh, that flight is leaving from F22 not F23." Pilot starts to say something, bites his tongue and goes walking back to F23 to get the others. They were real happy when they walked past the GA to get on the correct plane.
Originally Posted by
phlwookie
Aside from the food, the lack of cleanliness, useless employees, and misery followed by misery in a miniature seat when you actually board a plane, my other complaint is the remarkable lack of seating at gates. It's like the architects were expecting no more than 50% loads on any flight when they designed the waiting areas.
Waiting for a flight from the gate right next to security (1st gate on the left). All seats were completely full and no place to stand. I was standing next to the table in the walkway and put my computer bag on the table. PHL cop standing at the podium quickly walks over to me and tells me to remove it from the table as this table was only for those people clearing security. As I looked around, there was no one in the security line and no one needing to use the table. PHL cop told me if I didn't "move away from the table or you'll be escorted out of the airport." Philadelphia: The City of unBrotherly Love!
And now the construction is removing even more seats!! Outstanding!
More than once, this has happened:
Original departure - 9:15PM Gate F22
Monitor in F -Depart 10:00pm Gate F22
Monitor in USAir Club - Depart 10:30pm Gate F23
USAir Website - Cancelled