Originally Posted by
Kant1979
Don't understand me wrong, that's all I expect and I do not complain. I'm happy with these benefits (of course I would not complain if there was something more, like more lotion everywhere). It's just that sometimes reading you all (more frequent travelers than me), I'm under the impression that some of you know how to squeeze the juice out of it and I don't.
The jacket thing isn't really a Gold or Plat thing, it's a, "I fly on EK so much I know where all the storage places are on a a plane" thing
The menu - I fly in Y so often that I try not to look at the menu on board so I can be surprised by the type of potato preparation it is this month (cubes or mash). I'm only half joking...the crew don't know that I am plat though, so that has no bearing on it.
The "juice" as it were, doesn't really come from being Gold or Platinum, it's being familiar with (EK) crew terminology and the life of travelling (and crew life - if only through exposure, rather than living it) which makes chatting to them easier and smooths over potential problems. Not to say things are perfect, but with EKs consistency problem, I feel I end up with good crew more often than not because of it. I am a low maintenance, jaded traveller though and my expectations are set accordingly.