BA flight attendant rude beyond belief
Oct 4, 2015, 3:58 am
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I was once missed out completely for afternoon tea while in F = I wasn't asleep or watching a movie. I was in 1A and the crew member got involved in a long ooooh and aaah session with the lady behind who had a baby and that was it.
I didn't write a blog though. Clearly it was all my fault for not having a cute baby in tow.
I didn't write a blog though. Clearly it was all my fault for not having a cute baby in tow.
Oct 4, 2015, 4:04 am
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Oct 4, 2015, 4:51 am
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I may not be too happy if I am woken up for drinks/food.
(P.S. I know what you mean by 'on purpose', i.e. deliberately and not for the reason of not wanting to wake a sleeping passenger, just pulling your leg, sorry!
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Oct 4, 2015, 5:12 am
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The only time I ever wake up someone for food is if it is a long range flight and for the first meal service. It is going to be another 7 or 8 hours till we serve a meal again, and the tuck box in the galley or the mid flight snack is not a meal substitution. I gently wake someone and just say that we are serving dinner/lunch, and it is going to be quite a long time before we serve food again, so I don't want them to miss out if they are hungry, and also apologise at the same time for waking them, but don't want them to go without food for the next how ever many hours.
Oct 4, 2015, 5:46 am
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Oct 4, 2015, 6:29 am
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For short-haul flights, I would do what you suggested and OP's FA did. Meaning just by-pass the sleeper.
But if the sleeper wakes up at any time, and request for a drink/snack. I can't see how this is in anyway rude, boorish or even something to be embarrassed about (you paid for this).
Oct 4, 2015, 6:47 am
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Oct 4, 2015, 6:51 am
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BA flight attendant rude beyond belief
Can't remember what airline it is, but they have this card to tag on the seat of someone doesn't want to be woken up. Maybe BA.
Oct 4, 2015, 6:53 am
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Oct 4, 2015, 6:55 am
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Not sure about this, but is there a do-not-disturb sticker on BAs flight?
For short-haul flights, I would do what you suggested and OP's FA did. Meaning just by-pass the sleeper.
But if the sleeper wakes up at any time, and request for a drink/snack. I can't see how this is in anyway rude, boorish or even something to be embarrassed about (you paid for this).
For short-haul flights, I would do what you suggested and OP's FA did. Meaning just by-pass the sleeper.
But if the sleeper wakes up at any time, and request for a drink/snack. I can't see how this is in anyway rude, boorish or even something to be embarrassed about (you paid for this).
I've been on flights as a passenger where I'm really tired but don't want to miss out on the meal. I just let the crew know I'd like to be woken up. If a sleeper wakes up and asks for a drink/meal I'll happily give it to them. If they storm into the galley shouting "you missed me out!" I'm likely to ask them if they were asleep. Simply because we don't miss out people to be awkward and I don't like being shouted at. This happens more often than you think.