Originally Posted by
Pinky
I am actually friends with both of them although my opinion has pissed him off... Yes, I think he should have given her the F seat or sat with her, not because she's female but because he gets to fly in F all the time and she doesn't get to experience it and because it would be a nice effort on his part to show how he feels about her. However, my opinion and my saying that FT members would agree with me has gotten me into a lot of trouble. If they don't both get upgraded on the way back and she has to sit in back again, I recommended she print out these posts and show him how wrong he is...
Incidentally, on a recent flight from EWR to SFO in F on CO, a FA was berating a gentleman for having his wife sit with the kids in the back. He kept maintaining that she didn't want to sit in F. The FA wouldn't let him have his sundae and brought it to his wife. Then she said I'll go ask her if she wants to come sit up front and have a break from the kids in a more comfortable seat. Apparently she did because she did switch seats - and everyone applauded. So apparently no meant yes - or he was not being too honest...
WOW - FAs are now certified licensed official marriage counselors too. Their list of skills never cease to amaze me....
Seriously, what right does an FA has to interfere with whatever dispositions a couple may have made, and make the gentleman uncomfortable by having the whole plane (apparently) take the wifes' side and make a fuss of it? NONE. She should get into very big troubles over this -- I know that any kind of such invasion into my private sphere would not be taken gently.
(I'd never have taken an F seat if my SO was not also in F, and I'd either decline an upgrade or give it to my SO. In other words, I'd not have done what the gentleman in this story did -- but I'll also defend his right to do as he wants without a nosy FA overstepping his/her boundaries.
Makes one almost wish that they meant it when they say that they're "primarily there for your safety, but will also be looking after your comfort on board"....I bet this gentleman didn't feel too comfortable.
Despicable interference on the part of the FA -- unprofessional through and through.