AA FAs start peddling credit cards like US
#152
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Personally the most obnoxious announcement is the connecting gate information. Half the time (especially at DFW), the gate has changed by the time we land. As a result, it is loud and useless.
Does anyone walk off a plane and not check the monitors/the AA app for their next flight?
Does anyone walk off a plane and not check the monitors/the AA app for their next flight?
#153
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: LAX
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Personally the most obnoxious announcement is the connecting gate information. Half the time (especially at DFW), the gate has changed by the time we land. As a result, it is loud and useless.
Does anyone walk off a plane and not check the monitors/the AA app for their next flight?
Does anyone walk off a plane and not check the monitors/the AA app for their next flight?
#154
Join Date: Feb 2008
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#155
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Posts: 493
If they wanna hard pitch credit cards do you think it would fair for pax to sell Tupperware to the FAs? ... Maybe next we do an inflight aisle garage sale? And would it then be reasonable for my creative neighbor to sell her homemade jewelry seat-by-seat by walking up and down the aisle once we reach a safe cruise altitude?
#157
As for the credit card.. noooooo... how did AA stoop so low. Time for en mass complain (like the meals) to customer service. Sad how things are going after the merger that AA is becoming so much like US Airways and not the other way round. Makes me now afraid what they might do to the Aadvantage program.
Cheers!
#158
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: SFO
Posts: 1,746
Peddling hath occurred just now on AA 1113 PIT-DFW. And it's SO GOD DAMN LONG. 3 minute spiel.
#160
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: MCI
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I just use my AA app, either in the air (connects to WiFi for free) or immediately upon landing. Much better (and more accurate) than the info the FA's give.
A few weeks ago in DFW we left 30 minutes late because the gate info was wrong and, for whatever reason, "could not be changed". Everything around the airport, as well as the announcements on inbound flights, said a gate in D terminal. However, my app said C terminal. Of course, C was right, and all info in the airport and inbound flights was wrong. That proved to me to always trust the app, even above airport monitors.
#161
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Thanks.
#162
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#163
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Coffee, Coke, Credit Card...?
It's here!
Today on my flight from ORD the 4 FA's were hawking credit card applications. Seems like the message went on forever!
I'm sure glad this US Air service standard was brought to AA. Makes me feel like I am on cheap low budget carrier (my apologies to offending low budget carriers!).
Will I live--- yes but it sure seems tacky.
Today on my flight from ORD the 4 FA's were hawking credit card applications. Seems like the message went on forever!
I'm sure glad this US Air service standard was brought to AA. Makes me feel like I am on cheap low budget carrier (my apologies to offending low budget carriers!).
Will I live--- yes but it sure seems tacky.
#164
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I never understood why this is a big deal. It can be annoying, but I ignore it. Most of the time I'm doing something else like playing a game, reading, etc that I tune it out.
#165
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: DCA
Posts: 7,769
I wouldn't mind this it all...if it meant that I could have even more AA credit cards...