True or False?
Jan 24, 2005 | 10:29 am
#17
Join Date: Sep 2004
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i say TRUE...as it has happened to someone i know...ME!
from my understanding from past posts, a deadheading flight attendant only is confirmed in economy class and is subject to business class providing seats are available. but my understanding, is that unless all the flight attendants have exact same seniority, would the gate agent ask them for volunteers to sit in the back.
when i arrived at the gate to board the flight, they were paging my name, and i gotten an op upg. soon after, the announcement came that buisness was full, and to please board. then came the 5 or so flight attendants in uniform.
from my understanding from past posts, a deadheading flight attendant only is confirmed in economy class and is subject to business class providing seats are available. but my understanding, is that unless all the flight attendants have exact same seniority, would the gate agent ask them for volunteers to sit in the back.
when i arrived at the gate to board the flight, they were paging my name, and i gotten an op upg. soon after, the announcement came that buisness was full, and to please board. then came the 5 or so flight attendants in uniform.
Jan 24, 2005 | 11:46 am
#19
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Canada
Programs: AC Elite. 1MM with AC. Another million miles with everybody else.
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I vote for true
The only time I noticed this was in YOW on the way to YYZ. There were approximately a half dozen uniformed staff (pilots and fa's) waiting somewhat close to the gate.
As I was working to get my upgrade at the counter, I overheard the staff conversation saying that there was a chance that all would not make it on the flight as it was pretty full. Sure enough, one of the FA's did not make it on board. Two pilots and two fa's made it up front, one was sent to the back of the bus. I did sit in front!
I expect that given that there are hourly flights between YOW and YYZ that the last fa made it back later on.
As I was working to get my upgrade at the counter, I overheard the staff conversation saying that there was a chance that all would not make it on the flight as it was pretty full. Sure enough, one of the FA's did not make it on board. Two pilots and two fa's made it up front, one was sent to the back of the bus. I did sit in front!
I expect that given that there are hourly flights between YOW and YYZ that the last fa made it back later on.
Jan 24, 2005 | 4:52 pm
#20
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: YYZ/YOW
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Originally Posted by Cloud Lounger
As I was working to get my upgrade at the counter, I overheard the staff conversation saying that there was a chance that all would not make it on the flight as it was pretty full. Sure enough, one of the FA's did not make it on board. Two pilots and two fa's made it up front, one was sent to the back of the bus. I did sit in front!
If the OP was using certs, I would agree that this sh/would happen.
Simon
Last edited by Simon; Jan 24, 2005 at 4:57 pm
Jan 25, 2005 | 12:03 am
#24
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On the other hand...
AC149 Jan 20 during boarding, dude sitting in 1D was almost bumped by an FA. The gate agent came in and told the dude he would have to deplane and he was confirmed on the next YYZ YVR flight. There was an FA who was assigned his seat and there was some mixup. After he started to retrieve his belongings (and grumbling under his breath, rightly so), he was given 1C but the FA who originally had 1D let the dude just take it back as a swap.
Anyway, I still stick to my answer of "true" since I've seen gate agents do things differently on a consistent basis.
Edited to add: This scenario happened because of the wildcat strike and we had alot of people backlogged onto AC149... so there seems to be some legitimacy.. but the correct thing was to at least put the dude in Y and bump some non-status low-fare pax... OR put the FA in Y and bump some non-status low-fare pax... so many better outcomes.
AC149 Jan 20 during boarding, dude sitting in 1D was almost bumped by an FA. The gate agent came in and told the dude he would have to deplane and he was confirmed on the next YYZ YVR flight. There was an FA who was assigned his seat and there was some mixup. After he started to retrieve his belongings (and grumbling under his breath, rightly so), he was given 1C but the FA who originally had 1D let the dude just take it back as a swap.
Anyway, I still stick to my answer of "true" since I've seen gate agents do things differently on a consistent basis.
Edited to add: This scenario happened because of the wildcat strike and we had alot of people backlogged onto AC149... so there seems to be some legitimacy.. but the correct thing was to at least put the dude in Y and bump some non-status low-fare pax... OR put the FA in Y and bump some non-status low-fare pax... so many better outcomes.
Last edited by yyznomad; Jan 25, 2005 at 12:05 am
Jan 25, 2005 | 9:12 am
#28
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Originally Posted by Q Shoe Guy
Could be true , could be false , I'm sitting on the fence for this one !
Does anyone know where Empress is?
Does anyone know where Empress is?
My exact thoughts on Empress.Somethings up,just cannot pin it down.
I say true to the question. ^
Jan 25, 2005 | 11:05 am
#29
Company Representative - Air Canada
Join Date: May 1999
Location: Canada
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I am well and alive, thanks for the concern. Have been very busy with work and will continue to be. Been bumping into quite a few FTers lately though, had a nice chat with mtachhi last Sun on a flight to YYZ. 
