Self-upgrading Okay for Kids?
Mar 8, 2018, 10:48 am
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Self-upgrading Okay for Kids?
Onboard AC757 YYZ-SFO right now.
There are a few unoccupied seats in J today. I moved from 2C to 2D.
After lunch service, 2A went to the back and brought his (I presume) son (ca. 5-6 years old) up to the front. The son has been here for ~10 minutes now and the SD has definitely seen him. A bit surprised she seems to be condoning this as she was quite strict about enforcing J lavatory usage by Y passengers earlier.
I imagine cow (and others) would not be pleased.
There are a few unoccupied seats in J today. I moved from 2C to 2D.
After lunch service, 2A went to the back and brought his (I presume) son (ca. 5-6 years old) up to the front. The son has been here for ~10 minutes now and the SD has definitely seen him. A bit surprised she seems to be condoning this as she was quite strict about enforcing J lavatory usage by Y passengers earlier.
I imagine cow (and others) would not be pleased.
Mar 8, 2018, 1:07 pm
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One wonders what possible effect a well-behaved child would have on the inner sanctum of AC's opulent J. I understand the opposition to an adult companion moving forward, but to a 6yr old child?
There's rules, and there should also be latitude for discretionary judgements.
There's rules, and there should also be latitude for discretionary judgements.
Mar 8, 2018, 1:13 pm
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One wonders what possible effect a well-behaved child would have on the inner sanctum of AC's opulent J. I understand the opposition to an adult companion moving forward, but to a 6yr old child?
There's rules, and there should also be latitude for discretionary judgements.
There's rules, and there should also be latitude for discretionary judgements.
Mar 8, 2018, 1:13 pm
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One wonders what possible effect a well-behaved child would have on the inner sanctum of AC's opulent J. I understand the opposition to an adult companion moving forward, but to a 6yr old child?
There's rules, and there should also be latitude for discretionary judgements.
There's rules, and there should also be latitude for discretionary judgements.
Pops in J if he was an SE can nominate him and burn his E-ups. Or Pay for an upgrade. Or buy the kid paid J.
If he's too cheap to do so, his own issue. Kick him to the back like the rest of the self upgrading pleebs.
Mar 8, 2018, 1:21 pm
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Travelling once in Premium Rouge, it was half full and woman across the aisle from the empty seat next to me wanted her preteen son to be able to come up to one of the empty J seats. SD acquiesced but made it clear that there would be no meal and no, he could not sit next to me. The SD knew I knew this was theoretically not allowed, but at the time I gave him credit for keeping a couple of slightly inebriated passengers under control while making sure I was not inconvenienced.
Mar 8, 2018, 1:22 pm
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One wonders what possible effect a well-behaved child would have on the inner sanctum of AC's opulent J. I understand the opposition to an adult companion moving forward, but to a 6yr old child?
There's rules, and there should also be latitude for discretionary judgements.
There's rules, and there should also be latitude for discretionary judgements.
Mar 8, 2018, 1:22 pm
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Why?
Because self-upgrading is stealing.
It matters not if the person doing it is 2 or 92. if they did not pay for the seat in the premium cabins, they don't get to sit there for free.
Because self-upgrading is stealing.
It matters not if the person doing it is 2 or 92. if they did not pay for the seat in the premium cabins, they don't get to sit there for free.
Mar 8, 2018, 1:37 pm
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Mar 8, 2018, 2:04 pm
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Most FlyerTalkers operate under Black vs White. Life is not like that.
Mar 8, 2018, 2:09 pm
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote "I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things". Evidently, few here fly for the same reason.
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Mar 8, 2018, 2:12 pm
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