Not sure if anybody else on here was on it but I encountered a blast of nostalgia, well so to speak!
The flight was delayed 40 minutes or so and when I arrived at the gate, the captain was wandering around A9, openly apologising to punters and explaining whilst it was late.
He then gets on the gate PA and addresses everyone and again explains why the flight is late. Again, a nice touch.
Once onboard, he appears again at the front of the plane, gets on the PA and does the normal cockpit welcome from the aisle.
It made me remember the days before 9/11 when this was much more common practice. I didn't get the name of the skipper but I thought that was excellent. Really added a personal touch and even some humour.
Maybe you had to be there but it certainly was refreshing to see and made me smile!
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