Originally Posted by
LTRS
Once the plane arrives in BHM there is absolutely NO urgency on the part of the GA to get the plane boarded. Still no explanation of why the flight is late. Finally board in my F seat then we experience another delay because now we are told that they didn't have power and needed a jump, and that it why the original flight was late.
The lack of power explains the GA's lack of urgency.
... even with my 2 hr connection time I have to sprint from D to C in DFW and just barely get in my seat before the door slams shut.
I'm glad you made your connection. Note that even if you misconnected, they usually have another flight within an hour or two. That's one huge advantage of flying on such a major carrier: frequent flights. If you misconnect on a small carrier you often must wait until the next day.
To add insult to injury, even after we are seated and waiting for another 20 min for the jump to get the engines started the F flight attendent makes herself a cup of tea and proceeds to drink it while chatting with someone she knows in the bulkhead seat without offering any beverages to the F class passengers.
Agreed, this is poor customer service.