AC FT Rants: What is the stupidest, least substantive thing you can complain about?

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Nov 7, 2017, 10:40 pm

#301

LoveHateRelationship

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jumper Jack

When five families of 20 people block up the zone 2 boarding line. #Triggered

You've obviously never flown to business centers. I was coming out of AMS and probably 3/4 of the flight was in the priority line. There was literally 15 or 20 people in the economy line up. It's the same out of BRU, LUX, and GVA. In Europe everyone is priority

Nov 8, 2017, 2:23 am

#302

quantumofforce

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jumper Jack

No, my problem is when I see zone above 2 on their boarding pass. I mean I see this happen on every flight and usually not triggered by it.. But when there's like literally 10+ people who is not zone 2 in front of me.....

Your first post did not mention you checked everyone's boarding passes. My bad!

Nov 8, 2017, 8:04 am

#303

GlobalMatt

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 24left

@meunger11
That's outrageous. I'd write in.

Straight to the CEO's office using quill pen on parchment, with a wax seal, by raven!

I think I got my comma placement right on that...?

Nov 8, 2017, 8:05 am

#304

GlobalMatt

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Quote:

Originally Posted by LoveHateRelationship

In Europe everyone is priority

Do they get participation trophies at the conclusion of their flights, too?

Nov 8, 2017, 10:20 am

#305

LoveHateRelationship

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Quote:

Originally Posted by meunger11

Do they get participation trophies at the conclusion of their flights, too?

This would be brilliant, it would probably sell plane tickets because it makes them feel so special and important!

Nov 8, 2017, 2:45 pm

#306

yyznomad

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jumper Jack

LOL. This stuff belongs in the zoned boarding thread, and this is certainly not some obscure and least substantive thing to be complained about.

This happens
All.
The.
Time.

Nov 8, 2017, 4:18 pm

#307

canopus27

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It annoys me when the seatbelt is clipped into the seat backwards, and so the belt itself needs a 180 twist in order to be done up.

Nov 8, 2017, 4:26 pm

#308

Jumper Jack

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Quote:

Originally Posted by yyznomad

LOL. This stuff belongs in the zoned boarding thread, and this is certainly not some obscure and least substantive thing to be complained about.

This happens
All.
The.
Time.

Well on another note, maybe they do have zone 2 boarding privilege. I guess even if one person has status, all the family members can board with him/her, even if the boarding pass says Zone 2+

So perhaps I am the one in the wrong here.
Thinking back I probably should not have made such assumptions. Though at the same time, do families with babies get to use Zone1/2 boarding line automatically?

Nov 8, 2017, 4:38 pm

#309

RangerNS

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jumper Jack

Though at the same time, do families with babies get to use Zone1/2 boarding line automatically?

Zone 2.5

Nov 8, 2017, 5:05 pm

#310

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jumper Jack

I know people who include the zone 2 folks in your complaint.

Nov 8, 2017, 5:07 pm

#311

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Quote:

Originally Posted by canopus27

It annoys me when the seatbelt is clipped into the seat backwards, and so the belt itself needs a 180 twist in order to be done up.

This one has to be the title award winning post.

longtimeflyin likes this.

Nov 8, 2017, 6:18 pm

#312

canopus27

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Quote:

Originally Posted by YEG_SE4Life

This one has to be the title award winning post.

Oh, don't laugh.

One time I actually reached between the seats, unclipped the (reversed) seatbelt, and attempted to clip it back in with the correct orientation. That was when I discovered why the belts get clipped in backwards ... because they are a bear to clip in with the correct orientation.

I was too embarrassed to say anything to the crew, so I just left the belt sitting on my lap when they did the safety checks. We pulled away from the gate, and as we taxied around the airport I was frantically reaching between the seats, trying to clip the belt back in again ...

As we got closer to the runway, I gave up worrying about the correct orientation, I just wanted to have a functional belt before we started rolling. I didn't make it, it was only a minute or so after takeoff before I finally got the stupid thing connected again.

If we'd of crashed on takeoff, I would have been a leading candidate for a Darwin award

Nov 8, 2017, 6:24 pm

#313

Bohemian1

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Aisle amrests that don't swing up.

A few a/c I've been on don't have any of the usual buttons or levers.

Makes for a lot of contortions when going to the W/C with a tray table full of post-meal detritus.