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Old Sep 25, 2024 | 6:59 am
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Originally Posted by Red_01
But this is what I don’t get though - are the gate agents simply scared to confront him, or does he have some arrangement with BA that allows him to bring on board whatever he likes? Others get done for bringing more than the allowance, and this chap brings what he wants.
How many celebs in F do get done? Is it because we are FTers and are more aware of a previous episode and therefore are more aggrieved by this particular individual.

First and celebrity go hand in hand when it comes to DYKWIA behaviour and no doubt there is some discretion from staff that are far more likely to be lenient around “rules” to a well known person in F than a lowly blue in Y that thinks they can flout rules. When I say behaviour I mean general acceptable behaviour, I certainly condone any behaviour that’s aggressive, rude or inappropriate. But ultimately there are probably lots of common examples of celebs taking far more than their share of hand luggage and more than the set allowance.

I’m not saying it’s right but in this case, whilst it bothered the OP, it seems it didn’t cause much issue and overall the celeb in questions behaviour was normal. No doubt if the extra baggage was a genuine logistical problem, the crew would have dealt with it appropriately.
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