Originally Posted by
lazyboy
I have noticed that if one is flying long haul flight, the crew does "care" to greet you in person, ask if anything else is needed before take off.. lots of pleasantries etc...
while on the short haul (DXB- DEL or BOM and back), no one cares.. they dont even bother to stop by to hello... you are just a passenger...
Oddly enough I used to be greeted as Gold but have not been greeted once in any class as a Platinum. In fact the purser yesterday even asked me after take off if I had flown with them before and when I nodded he then asked if I was familiar with Dine on Demand. Go figure ...
FWIIW when I was in F to VCE yesterday I checked with purser (for the first time on any flight) how may plats and golds were on board and to my surprise he said 3 Plats and 20 or so Golds - I had expected fewer of each as I did not think it was a service that would be used much by regulars. Anyhow, with my last name beginning with a T I don't think I will be risking flying J and hoping for opups based on Platinum status anytime soon.