Originally Posted by
LondonElite
2230 is not 'late evening'. It's night time. You really shouldn't have been talking, but the pilot's behaviour was not appropriate. He probably should have said: "excuse me, it's late, we'd all like to get some sleep, maybe you can continue your conversation at the other end."
I guess late evening is relative, but I undoubtedly have the right to have a conversation -
especially without fear of facing abuse from other passengers or employees. We're in a commercial airliner, not a library.
Originally Posted by
justforfun
I feel this pilot's pain. Usually it's the FAs who won't stop yapping. I've thought his exact same words, but obviously never out loud.
Flip the situation. Had you done this to two traveling employees (whether in uniform or flying NRSA), do you think this would've ended differently?
Originally Posted by
mcrw00
Not taking a side on the etiquette question (obv the pilot's actions were outrageous regardless), but when did this flight land local time? Shortly after midnight, or at dawn?
To me, this is an important point to consider before passing judgement on the acceptability/lack thereof of talking during the flight.
Flight was arriving around midnight (no time change).
Originally Posted by
Mickidon
Agree....some people are traveling on different time zones and others need/want to read or do work. Asking for lights to go off is ridiculous.
My experience is that the FA chatter disturbs my sleep more than any other talking done by passengers. I put in earplugs and deal.
Exactly. Not everyone is on the same schedule. Should you be expected to be silent to accommodate night shift workers or Asian/European inhabitants who wish to get some sleep on a domestic flight that departs at 1:30pm?
Originally Posted by
george 3
Pilot was rude. However, was the conversation so important that it couldn't be completed after landing or the next day? You should be aware of your surroundings, particularly if you are the only group talking on a late night flight where everyone was chilling. Also, you may not think you were loud, but my wife always asks me to talk more softly
when I think I'm speaking quietly.
Whether or not the conversation is important is irrelevant. Completely irrelevant.
Originally Posted by
200nites
+1...a 10:30 PM flight qualifies as a late night flight.....Perhaps this pilot just completed a full day of fights with jet lag and was exhausted and needed some shut eye.
That is absolutely, positively, not my problem.
Someone that exhausted would have no problem sleeping in a room with quiet conversation.
Originally Posted by
Catbert10
My $0.02 worth. The pilot was unprofessional and his behavior should not be condoned. It was good that he was reported. The pilot should have merely alerted you to the fact that your conversation was loud enough to bother him and asked nicely for the conversation to be toned down.
That said, it was clear that the OP's conversation was bothering someone in the cabin yet they continued the conversation at the same loudness. What was the thought there? They were entitled to have conversations at night even though it was bothering others? Where's the consideration for others? What would the OP have done if the pilot asked nicely? Responded "Sorry, we have the right to keep others from sleeping"?
I have the right to have a inside-voice conversation if I feel like it, that's for sure. We were apparently not "keeping others from sleeping" since people equidistant to the pilot were sleeping uninterrupted.
Originally Posted by
AANYC1981
There's no reason an employee/NRSA should be addressing a customer like this......not at all.
As I said earlier, flights have been diverted for much less.