DYKWIA | 2018 edition
#782
Join Date: Oct 2015
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Also, congratulations on geeky post number 777
#784
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Edinburgh, UK
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Posts: 59
LCY - EDI a week ago...
A long queue for group 1 at the gate, but when boarding starts a chap leaps up from the seating area shouting “excuse me I’m Group 1” and then proceeds to knock an elderly gentleman out of the way as he pushes his way to the front of the queue.
The gate agent told him to get to the back of the queue, but he shouted again “I’m Group 1” at which point I said “so are we!”.
He then boards the plane to find himself sat next to the man he knocked out of the way (very red faced) - I heard a half hearted apology, though his excuse was that boarding was moving way too slowly (something he made worse).
What an idiot!
A long queue for group 1 at the gate, but when boarding starts a chap leaps up from the seating area shouting “excuse me I’m Group 1” and then proceeds to knock an elderly gentleman out of the way as he pushes his way to the front of the queue.
The gate agent told him to get to the back of the queue, but he shouted again “I’m Group 1” at which point I said “so are we!”.
He then boards the plane to find himself sat next to the man he knocked out of the way (very red faced) - I heard a half hearted apology, though his excuse was that boarding was moving way too slowly (something he made worse).
What an idiot!
#785
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: GLA
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 2,963
More than one person in group 1 on a LCY-EDI? Who’d have thought!
#786
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Glasgow and Asia
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Posts: 510
Yay.
Back to DYK who I am and not DYK what I ate :-)
Back to DYK who I am and not DYK what I ate :-)
#787
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 5,596
Be careful with that.I had my Marmite confiscated by Saudi customs because the jar revealed it contained yeast extract, and they thought it could be used to make wine. Anybody ever tried Marmite wine?
#788
Moderator: Qatar Airways
Join Date: Jan 2014
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Golly LCY-EDI is a popular route for trouble
I flew yesterday, and noticed when I did OLCI that I'd been shifted from 5A to 11A due to a curtain move. Not a major issue, and I'd still be able to take photos on takeoff.
I turned up at the joy that is LCY, and within 3 minutes of arriving was at a very busy gate. I stood in line, despite no Groups being called, and we slowly moved forward.
The pace of the queue was hampered however, by a man shouting, quite loudly, about why he should be upgraded. I (all of us in the queue) learnt that he had been moved from 5B to 14D, and he was very upset about it. He had been a Gold card holder for many years, flew regularly, and had paid a lot of money for his ticket.
The gate-staff handled things quite well, and moved him to one side to process other passengers while he moaned and made a phone-call.
Now, I've seen anger in peoples eyes. I've been hit by those who are frustrated, but nothing compares to the look the chap offered me when he noticed that my 11A, had become 1B!
I thanked the agent, smiled at the angry chap who I'm pretty sure burst a blood vein, and walked down the stairs.
He was the last passenger onboard, and from the looks of things, he was somewhere down the back (likely in his original seat!).
LCY is a happy place!
M
I flew yesterday, and noticed when I did OLCI that I'd been shifted from 5A to 11A due to a curtain move. Not a major issue, and I'd still be able to take photos on takeoff.
I turned up at the joy that is LCY, and within 3 minutes of arriving was at a very busy gate. I stood in line, despite no Groups being called, and we slowly moved forward.
The pace of the queue was hampered however, by a man shouting, quite loudly, about why he should be upgraded. I (all of us in the queue) learnt that he had been moved from 5B to 14D, and he was very upset about it. He had been a Gold card holder for many years, flew regularly, and had paid a lot of money for his ticket.
The gate-staff handled things quite well, and moved him to one side to process other passengers while he moaned and made a phone-call.
Now, I've seen anger in peoples eyes. I've been hit by those who are frustrated, but nothing compares to the look the chap offered me when he noticed that my 11A, had become 1B!
I thanked the agent, smiled at the angry chap who I'm pretty sure burst a blood vein, and walked down the stairs.
He was the last passenger onboard, and from the looks of things, he was somewhere down the back (likely in his original seat!).
LCY is a happy place!
M
#789
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 756
LCY - EDI a week ago...
A long queue for group 1 at the gate, but when boarding starts a chap leaps up from the seating area shouting “excuse me I’m Group 1” and then proceeds to knock an elderly gentleman out of the way as he pushes his way to the front of the queue.
The gate agent told him to get to the back of the queue, but he shouted again “I’m Group 1” at which point I said “so are we!”.
He then boards the plane to find himself sat next to the man he knocked out of the way (very red faced) - I heard a half hearted apology, though his excuse was that boarding was moving way too slowly (something he made worse).
What an idiot!
A long queue for group 1 at the gate, but when boarding starts a chap leaps up from the seating area shouting “excuse me I’m Group 1” and then proceeds to knock an elderly gentleman out of the way as he pushes his way to the front of the queue.
The gate agent told him to get to the back of the queue, but he shouted again “I’m Group 1” at which point I said “so are we!”.
He then boards the plane to find himself sat next to the man he knocked out of the way (very red faced) - I heard a half hearted apology, though his excuse was that boarding was moving way too slowly (something he made worse).
What an idiot!
#790
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Unlikely but I suspect it might make a fascinating study for some anthropologist. What would be especially interesting would be looking at changes in brain chemistry and particularly stress hormones and comparisons among tiers to the same event.
#791
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: BOS/UTH
Programs: AA LT PLT; QR GLD; Bonvoy LT TIT
Posts: 12,755
LCY - EDI a week ago...
A long queue for group 1 at the gate, but when boarding starts a chap leaps up from the seating area shouting “excuse me I’m Group 1” and then proceeds to knock an elderly gentleman out of the way as he pushes his way to the front of the queue.
The gate agent told him to get to the back of the queue, but he shouted again “I’m Group 1” at which point I said “so are we!”.
He then boards the plane to find himself sat next to the man he knocked out of the way (very red faced) - I heard a half hearted apology, though his excuse was that boarding was moving way too slowly (something he made worse).
What an idiot!
A long queue for group 1 at the gate, but when boarding starts a chap leaps up from the seating area shouting “excuse me I’m Group 1” and then proceeds to knock an elderly gentleman out of the way as he pushes his way to the front of the queue.
The gate agent told him to get to the back of the queue, but he shouted again “I’m Group 1” at which point I said “so are we!”.
He then boards the plane to find himself sat next to the man he knocked out of the way (very red faced) - I heard a half hearted apology, though his excuse was that boarding was moving way too slowly (something he made worse).
What an idiot!
#792
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club, easyJet and Ryanair
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Similar thing happened to me a number of years ago. Link to post. I can't help but think that these people must be embarrassed. Or maybe I just hope that they are.
#793
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Jan 2009
Programs: Battleaxe Alliance
Posts: 22,127
I agree, and further, I suspect they are simply too flaming furious that others are MORE important than they thought they were to feel embarrassed
Last edited by LTN Phobia; Oct 28, 2018 at 9:21 am
#794
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Join Date: Aug 2000
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But there are individuals so thick skinned, so self unaware and so impervious to the opinions of others, that they may well suffer from some form of sociopathy. Think of some politicians, Sir P Green and the bloke who yesterday joined he head of the queue to board my flight to Manchester yesterday, just as it started to move.
#795
Join Date: May 2016
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, Accor Gold
Posts: 1,430
Another minor one, after I'd turned around at NCL on Saturday lunchtime and was heading back to LHR.
Aussie guy sat in 1D, mid 50's. First of all sat berating the 'faux business class' he'd 'paid good money for' (mainly to himself, no-one was paying him any attention) then during the meal service asked for a red wine and took a mouthful and screwed up his face and left the rest.
CC clearing the trays asked him if he didn't like it, his comment 'French red wine is awful, and that one in particular is right up there with the worst I've tasted. You should be serving New World Reds rather than this French crap. Anyone who likes French red doesn't know any better and needs to educate themselves'
I just sat and looked out of the window trying not to laugh (whilst siping my Fanta Orange, a partcilarly good vintage) and the CC remarked that he was certainly entitled to his opinion.
Aussie guy sat in 1D, mid 50's. First of all sat berating the 'faux business class' he'd 'paid good money for' (mainly to himself, no-one was paying him any attention) then during the meal service asked for a red wine and took a mouthful and screwed up his face and left the rest.
CC clearing the trays asked him if he didn't like it, his comment 'French red wine is awful, and that one in particular is right up there with the worst I've tasted. You should be serving New World Reds rather than this French crap. Anyone who likes French red doesn't know any better and needs to educate themselves'
I just sat and looked out of the window trying not to laugh (whilst siping my Fanta Orange, a partcilarly good vintage) and the CC remarked that he was certainly entitled to his opinion.