DYKWIA | 2019 edition
Jan 25, 2019, 8:39 am
#16
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 90
A few years ago (before I knew of FT otherwise I would have shared it then) I was waiting to board for LGW-RAK, the ground staff had arranged for a tour group to board before they announced boarding for priority/CE/ET etc. I started queuing with other priority/CE passengers on the assumption that boarding process will begin soon. Lady queuing behind me started moaning why this tour group was allowed to board before CE, ground staff simply responded that they were in a large group.
I don't know how this lady missed it because it was obvious that most of tour group were visually impaired and were accompanied by friends/carers who were assisting them. Lady continued to moan to me (or other people in the vicinity) so I just said "I think they just needed some assistance in boarding." Either she just didn't notice or she didn't care.
I don't know how this lady missed it because it was obvious that most of tour group were visually impaired and were accompanied by friends/carers who were assisting them. Lady continued to moan to me (or other people in the vicinity) so I just said "I think they just needed some assistance in boarding." Either she just didn't notice or she didn't care.
Jan 25, 2019, 9:32 am
#17
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Brexile in ADB
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Posts: 7,067
This reminded me of an individual I saw the other day who was so absorbed in his smartphone that he walked straight into, and practically kicked away, the white cane of a visually impaired person. He did have the bare minimum of grace necessary to look mortified by his boorish behaviour, although presumably this was lost on his unfortunate victim. My contribution was to say "nice" in a sarcastic way.
With a real DYKWIA they will have assumed you to be a prol who could not pronounce the name of your destination correctly....
Jan 25, 2019, 11:41 am
#18
Join Date: Nov 2018
Programs: BAEC Blue, EK Skywards Silver
Posts: 5
I used to be ground staff at EDI and my favourite incident wasn’t really a DYKWIA, but a nice illustration of the two kinds of frequent flyer:
Back when we were borrowing QR planes to make up for shortfalls, I was guarding the wing during boarding one of those flights. The QR crew weren’t really used to our turnaround times and took longer than expected to give us clearance, meaning I was holding the passengers in the tunnel (the usual reason behind FT’s favourite activity) when the first person in the queue tapped me on the shoulder and started quizzing me about why it was QR rather than BA.
After explaining that we’d leased another aircraft rather than cancelling, she shot back that “QR were terrible, we should have cancelled the flight”
I wasn’t totally sure how to respond to that, but someone a few places back the line summed it up nicely by shouting “don’t be so bloody dramatic!”
The EDI-LCY flights were at times traumatic to board and disembark due to the level of abuse staff could receive at the gate, but the nightstops on remote stands were another ball game. There were times that I had call in the police meet a coach at the gate due to passenger’s behaviour on a number of occasions, even had a passenger run across the taxiway in front of an aircraft rather than board a coach!
Back when we were borrowing QR planes to make up for shortfalls, I was guarding the wing during boarding one of those flights. The QR crew weren’t really used to our turnaround times and took longer than expected to give us clearance, meaning I was holding the passengers in the tunnel (the usual reason behind FT’s favourite activity) when the first person in the queue tapped me on the shoulder and started quizzing me about why it was QR rather than BA.
After explaining that we’d leased another aircraft rather than cancelling, she shot back that “QR were terrible, we should have cancelled the flight”
I wasn’t totally sure how to respond to that, but someone a few places back the line summed it up nicely by shouting “don’t be so bloody dramatic!”
The EDI-LCY flights were at times traumatic to board and disembark due to the level of abuse staff could receive at the gate, but the nightstops on remote stands were another ball game. There were times that I had call in the police meet a coach at the gate due to passenger’s behaviour on a number of occasions, even had a passenger run across the taxiway in front of an aircraft rather than board a coach!
Jan 25, 2019, 3:43 pm
#19
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Glasgow and Asia
Programs: BAEC Gold, Hotels.com Gold
Posts: 510
This reminded me of an individual I saw the other day who was so absorbed in his smartphone that he walked straight into, and practically kicked away, the white cane of a visually impaired person. He did have the bare minimum of grace necessary to look mortified by his boorish behaviour, although presumably this was lost on his unfortunate victim. My contribution was to say "nice" in a sarcastic way.
He turned and gave me a stare like how dare my leg be in the way of his bag as he barged past. I said, "you just whacked into me with your bag". He then said angrily " you should have looked and you should have got out of MY way, I'm in a hurry to get to beat the queue". What at 4.55 am.
Jan 26, 2019, 7:09 am
#20
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC, Eurostar
Posts: 3,284
The EDI-LCY flights were at times traumatic to board and disembark due to the level of abuse staff could receive at the gate, but the nightstops on remote stands were another ball game. There were times that I had call in the police meet a coach at the gate due to passenger’s behaviour on a number of occasions, even had a passenger run across the taxiway in front of an aircraft rather than board a coach!
Not to the point of trying to leg it though 😂
But sometimes you get to a stand+bus with BA and see Easyjet or Wizz at an airbridge and fell like the LCC thing has been a bit too far..
Jan 26, 2019, 1:06 pm
#21
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 606
Who "owns" armrests
Not exactly DYKWIA, but I've seen that subject discussed quite heatedly across FT.
Correct answer is - to the person sitting behind you. In current case, to lovely gentleman in 12C on BA799 today. I wouldn't even had minded that much if wasn't accompanied by overwhelming aroma bouquet.
And what also puzzles me is how is that comfortable? I physically wouldn't be able to do that even if I wanted to.
Correct answer is - to the person sitting behind you. In current case, to lovely gentleman in 12C on BA799 today. I wouldn't even had minded that much if wasn't accompanied by overwhelming aroma bouquet.
And what also puzzles me is how is that comfortable? I physically wouldn't be able to do that even if I wanted to.
Jan 26, 2019, 1:18 pm
#22
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: JAX
Posts: 84
Holy cow, that is alarmingly poor behavior 
Too bad security makes you hand over sharp items...
Too bad security makes you hand over sharp items...
Jan 26, 2019, 1:37 pm
#23
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 7,215
That foot photo brought back memories of when I brought my old man to Israel to see long-lost relatives.
We were on one of those green Egged buses and I had my elbow resting on the armrest when it was nudged away by something. That something was the naked foot of the babushka sitting behind who, in a very Soviet-zero-f**ks-given-way, had decided that she had to fashion a footrest out of where my arm had been lying. Class.
We were on one of those green Egged buses and I had my elbow resting on the armrest when it was nudged away by something. That something was the naked foot of the babushka sitting behind who, in a very Soviet-zero-f**ks-given-way, had decided that she had to fashion a footrest out of where my arm had been lying. Class.
Jan 26, 2019, 1:49 pm
#24
Join Date: Nov 2012
Programs: BA Bronze, United 1K, HH Gold, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 3,477
Not exactly DYKWIA, but I've seen that subject discussed quite heatedly across FT.
Correct answer is - to the person sitting behind you. In current case, to lovely gentleman in 12C on BA799 today. I wouldn't even had minded that much if wasn't accompanied by overwhelming aroma bouquet.
And what also puzzles me is how is that comfortable? I physically wouldn't be able to do that even if I wanted to.
Correct answer is - to the person sitting behind you. In current case, to lovely gentleman in 12C on BA799 today. I wouldn't even had minded that much if wasn't accompanied by overwhelming aroma bouquet.
And what also puzzles me is how is that comfortable? I physically wouldn't be able to do that even if I wanted to.
Jan 26, 2019, 8:42 pm
#25
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,748
Not exactly DYKWIA, but I've seen that subject discussed quite heatedly across FT.
Correct answer is - to the person sitting behind you. In current case, to lovely gentleman in 12C on BA799 today. I wouldn't even had minded that much if wasn't accompanied by overwhelming aroma bouquet.
And what also puzzles me is how is that comfortable? I physically wouldn't be able to do that even if I wanted to.
Correct answer is - to the person sitting behind you. In current case, to lovely gentleman in 12C on BA799 today. I wouldn't even had minded that much if wasn't accompanied by overwhelming aroma bouquet.
And what also puzzles me is how is that comfortable? I physically wouldn't be able to do that even if I wanted to.
Jan 26, 2019, 10:19 pm
#26
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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One in a similar note happened to me about 2 years ago. Off the train from LHR T5 C gates to A and up in the lift. On exiting the lift I'm first off and go straight to the corner of the lift exit and the corridor to turn left. This guy, dragging a big heavy cabin max bag (EG TUMI), sprints from behind, cuts the corner, and his heavy bag goes right over my foot (yes the one that had just had a toenail ripped off in a sporting incident) and I voiced Ouch.
He turned and gave me a stare like how dare my leg be in the way of his bag as he barged past. I said, "you just whacked into me with your bag". He then said angrily " you should have looked and you should have got out of MY way, I'm in a hurry to get to beat the queue". What at 4.55 am.
He turned and gave me a stare like how dare my leg be in the way of his bag as he barged past. I said, "you just whacked into me with your bag". He then said angrily " you should have looked and you should have got out of MY way, I'm in a hurry to get to beat the queue". What at 4.55 am.
Coming back from a B2B to OTP, I had just picked up my bag at T5 Left Luggage, on my way to an elevator to access the Tube, I got a phone call, and having only one usable hand, I stopped to answer. Along comes a man, soon to be my Mr DYKWIA man of the year. He is half-sprinting with a phone in his right hand, talking loudly into that, and also almost screaming to other people to "Move away, I need to check in for a flight!" In his left hand a seemingly heavy loaded black plastic roller, wiggling behind him as he zig-zags between all living obstacles he's facing on his way. Making a leftish turn just in front of me, he manages to run over my right foot, bag wriggles out of his hand, falls over to the front and slides about half a meter.
Mr D turns around to pick up bag, an is now rather close to where I'm standing. Was expecting an excuse, but got abuse, starting when he saw the bag (surely by co-incidence, also a TUMI) and found scratches on the front. "What the h-ll do you think you're doing? You have damaged my expensive bag!" My reply of "So sorry for your inconveniance, but I was standing still, when you ran your bag over my undamaged foot" encouraged him to step close up to me and say "In case you don't recognise me, better have a good look, so the next time you better get the f-ck out of my way". Before I had the possibility to counter with "Thank you, I wish you the same", he had run away and was about to enter the elevator.
Jan 27, 2019, 4:05 am
#27
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: City of Kingston Upon Hull
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 4,940
Short of 2 years ago, a falling accident left me with 3 fractures on the left side, foot (5th metatarsal), wrist (scaphoid) and shoulder (glenoid). So, one week before a 16 day trip OTP-PHX r/t, with EU positioning to/from OTP, some domestic US positioning flights together with a nested JFK-LHR-MCT return, I faced travelling reality with an uncomfortable partial armour of a plastic boot, a custom made plastic cast for the arm leaving little movement of the fingers and covering the elbow, together with the same arm package in a sling around the neck.
Coming back from a B2B to OTP, I had just picked up my bag at T5 Left Luggage, on my way to an elevator to access the Tube, I got a phone call, and having only one usable hand, I stopped to answer. Along comes a man, soon to be my Mr DYKWIA man of the year. He is half-sprinting with a phone in his right hand, talking loudly into that, and also almost screaming to other people to "Move away, I need to check in for a flight!" In his left hand a seemingly heavy loaded black plastic roller, wiggling behind him as he zig-zags between all living obstacles he's facing on his way. Making a leftish turn just in front of me, he manages to run over my right foot, bag wriggles out of his hand, falls over to the front and slides about half a meter.
Mr D turns around to pick up bag, an is now rather close to where I'm standing. Was expecting an excuse, but got abuse, starting when he saw the bag (surely by co-incidence, also a TUMI) and found scratches on the front. "What the h-ll do you think you're doing? You have damaged my expensive bag!" My reply of "So sorry for your inconveniance, but I was standing still, when you ran your bag over my undamaged foot" encouraged him to step close up to me and say "In case you don't recognise me, better have a good look, so the next time you better get the f-ck out of my way". Before I had the possibility to counter with "Thank you, I wish you the same", he had run away and was about to enter the elevator.
Coming back from a B2B to OTP, I had just picked up my bag at T5 Left Luggage, on my way to an elevator to access the Tube, I got a phone call, and having only one usable hand, I stopped to answer. Along comes a man, soon to be my Mr DYKWIA man of the year. He is half-sprinting with a phone in his right hand, talking loudly into that, and also almost screaming to other people to "Move away, I need to check in for a flight!" In his left hand a seemingly heavy loaded black plastic roller, wiggling behind him as he zig-zags between all living obstacles he's facing on his way. Making a leftish turn just in front of me, he manages to run over my right foot, bag wriggles out of his hand, falls over to the front and slides about half a meter.
Mr D turns around to pick up bag, an is now rather close to where I'm standing. Was expecting an excuse, but got abuse, starting when he saw the bag (surely by co-incidence, also a TUMI) and found scratches on the front. "What the h-ll do you think you're doing? You have damaged my expensive bag!" My reply of "So sorry for your inconveniance, but I was standing still, when you ran your bag over my undamaged foot" encouraged him to step close up to me and say "In case you don't recognise me, better have a good look, so the next time you better get the f-ck out of my way". Before I had the possibility to counter with "Thank you, I wish you the same", he had run away and was about to enter the elevator.
Jan 27, 2019, 4:24 am
#28
Join Date: Dec 2018
Programs: BA Blue
Posts: 12
The EDI-LCY flights were at times traumatic to board and disembark due to the level of abuse staff could receive at the gate, but the nightstops on remote stands were another ball game. There were times that I had call in the police meet a coach at the gate due to passenger’s behaviour on a number of occasions, even had a passenger run across the taxiway in front of an aircraft rather than board a coach!
Jan 27, 2019, 4:27 am
#29
Join Date: May 2018
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 219
Short of 2 years ago, a falling accident left me with 3 fractures on the left side, foot (5th metatarsal), wrist (scaphoid) and shoulder (glenoid). So, one week before a 16 day trip OTP-PHX r/t, with EU positioning to/from OTP, some domestic US positioning flights together with a nested JFK-LHR-MCT return, I faced travelling reality with an uncomfortable partial armour of a plastic boot, a custom made plastic cast for the arm leaving little movement of the fingers and covering the elbow, together with the same arm package in a sling around the neck.
Coming back from a B2B to OTP, I had just picked up my bag at T5 Left Luggage, on my way to an elevator to access the Tube, I got a phone call, and having only one usable hand, I stopped to answer. Along comes a man, soon to be my Mr DYKWIA man of the year. He is half-sprinting with a phone in his right hand, talking loudly into that, and also almost screaming to other people to "Move away, I need to check in for a flight!" In his left hand a seemingly heavy loaded black plastic roller, wiggling behind him as he zig-zags between all living obstacles he's facing on his way. Making a leftish turn just in front of me, he manages to run over my right foot, bag wriggles out of his hand, falls over to the front and slides about half a meter.
Mr D turns around to pick up bag, an is now rather close to where I'm standing. Was expecting an excuse, but got abuse, starting when he saw the bag (surely by co-incidence, also a TUMI) and found scratches on the front. "What the h-ll do you think you're doing? You have damaged my expensive bag!" My reply of "So sorry for your inconveniance, but I was standing still, when you ran your bag over my undamaged foot" encouraged him to step close up to me and say "In case you don't recognise me, better have a good look, so the next time you better get the f-ck out of my way". Before I had the possibility to counter with "Thank you, I wish you the same", he had run away and was about to enter the elevator.
Coming back from a B2B to OTP, I had just picked up my bag at T5 Left Luggage, on my way to an elevator to access the Tube, I got a phone call, and having only one usable hand, I stopped to answer. Along comes a man, soon to be my Mr DYKWIA man of the year. He is half-sprinting with a phone in his right hand, talking loudly into that, and also almost screaming to other people to "Move away, I need to check in for a flight!" In his left hand a seemingly heavy loaded black plastic roller, wiggling behind him as he zig-zags between all living obstacles he's facing on his way. Making a leftish turn just in front of me, he manages to run over my right foot, bag wriggles out of his hand, falls over to the front and slides about half a meter.
Mr D turns around to pick up bag, an is now rather close to where I'm standing. Was expecting an excuse, but got abuse, starting when he saw the bag (surely by co-incidence, also a TUMI) and found scratches on the front. "What the h-ll do you think you're doing? You have damaged my expensive bag!" My reply of "So sorry for your inconveniance, but I was standing still, when you ran your bag over my undamaged foot" encouraged him to step close up to me and say "In case you don't recognise me, better have a good look, so the next time you better get the f-ck out of my way". Before I had the possibility to counter with "Thank you, I wish you the same", he had run away and was about to enter the elevator.
Or is just an utter d*ck?
Jan 27, 2019, 6:33 am
#30
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Jan 2009
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Not exactly DYKWIA, but I've seen that subject discussed quite heatedly across FT.
Correct answer is - to the person sitting behind you. In current case, to lovely gentleman in 12C on BA799 today. I wouldn't even had minded that much if wasn't accompanied by overwhelming aroma bouquet.
And what also puzzles me is how is that comfortable? I physically wouldn't be able to do that even if I wanted to.
Correct answer is - to the person sitting behind you. In current case, to lovely gentleman in 12C on BA799 today. I wouldn't even had minded that much if wasn't accompanied by overwhelming aroma bouquet.
And what also puzzles me is how is that comfortable? I physically wouldn't be able to do that even if I wanted to.
