So I bought a ticket last minute to Frankfurt from IAD. Sitting in Business class on the upper deck emergency exit. First we are delayed by over an hour due to weather. We are all sitting in the plane already....
- The FA's didn't turn on entertainment (in fact, it was turned on 1.5 hours into the flight!!!)
- The FA's/Pilot didn't tell us we could use our phone
So after the meal-service (which was done by 2 ex-CDG based crew and took INCREDIBLY long) I was trying to get some sleep (after watching you, me, and dupree
), when all of a sudden the cabin temperature goes up.
And I mean it increased dramatically! So much so, that I (who was dressed with light clothing and usually never sweat) started to perspire.
So it was HOT!
At first I thought it was just me, but it wouldn't get any better! So I went to the FA and told her about my predicament - she said that she has already turned it up all the way. I then ask her why it is that it is so warm and she says "because someone is making a fire in the cabin below" (in German - but still, it's this type of sarcasm that I don't appreciate).
So it gets colder, and then all of a sudden hot, and then cold, and then hot, and then cold, and then - you get the picture.
Obviously the flight attendants were trying to get people to fall asleep, but due to these sudden fluctuations in temperature my body was never able to acclimatize to the cabin. Needless to say, as soon as 'breakfast' 'service' started the cabin temperature was back to a normal, consistent level.
The biggest problem is that not only did this disrupt my sleep cycle, but I had to drive from Frankfurt to Munich, and then to Geneva all in the same day - I almost fell asleep behind the wheel.
Needless to say, I am shocked at this - absolutely rediculous.
Oh, and there was an FTer in 16F (I think) - I wonder who it is!