Originally Posted by
grapegrower
"I don't know if it's just me, but most of my problems have been with the centegenarians from the "illustrious" days of flying yore"
I fly 30-40 hours a year with UA, mostly long haul, and am around the same age as the "centagenarians" and have no problem with them. Maybe I know how to emphasize with those of similar age.
On a recent flight a pax was trying to ram his oversize carry on in the locker above me and managed to drop it on my head. It was more shock than hurt. The two young FAs nearby pretended not to see. It was the centagenarian who raced up to see I was ok and subsequently checked a number of times during the 4 hour flight.
Perhaps like treats like better. Being in my late 30s I'm just relaying my anecdotal experience with ~110 domestic segments annually for the last few years.
Not trying to start an argument. That being said, I try to be a "low maintenance" flyer. I never ring my call button and usually only have a small personal item and no carry on. My main interactions usually involve broken seats, the rare poacher, and maybe once in a while asking for the ol' wifi reset (less of a problem these days.)
I do make sure to leave compliments via 1kvoice or what not when I get a good experience - as I did today. Not sure how much good it does, though.