Originally Posted by
strikerbird
My journey always starts with everyone trying to seat at the Extra Leg Space, and then moved due to weight and balance reasons. Once the plane is in the air, I normally take my bag down from the storage so I can get my stuff to work. But then... comes 5 people normally from Economy with all their baggage and take up all the remaining seats in the rows, while the rest of the plane is still quite empty.
That must be very annoying. None of that has every happened to me (in fact, I did see FAs kicking people out of self-proclaimed EC seats). I'm not saying it hasn't happened to you; just that it's not always the case. I understand why you would be annoyed with this though.
On another note, I take the whole "more personal space, blah blah blah" as marketing talk. Yes, you do get a bit of extra space but it's not nearly as cool as they make it sound. It's just marketing gimmicks. I'm not saying it's ok (in fact, I think marketing should be much more strictly regulated), but it is what it is. It's like AF saying that EC gives you more privacy, which is simply laughable.
Originally Posted by
strikerbird
Lastly, when flying KLM 737-800, the crew is with 4. Two start in the front and two in the back with their service. WHAT IS THIS?! That means they reach the emergency exits last, since its in the middle. It normally happens then that they run out of food. I am truly amazed how they never thought this through.
Food? On a KL 738?
The reasoning behind it is to speed up the service. It's more efficient that way. Personally, I prefer to have the carts out of the aisle as quickly as possible. That or do another round of drinks.
On my last flight on a KL 738 (2 days ago), they were pretty generous with the "food" (the guy behind me was joking with the FAs and at one point said he was hungry; they offered to give him more but he declined as it was only a joke). I've also seen quite a few pax refuse the "food" (a mini-pizza). I'm surprised they run out. Again, I'm not doubting you; it just surprises me.