DYKWIA | 2019 edition
Jan 27, 2019, 6:50 am
#32
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 6,349
Dusting himself down he again set off again at a trot. About 5 mins later he was stood at baggage reclaim as we waited on the bags and he was still there 10 mins later when I collected my bag and exited the hall. All that was achieved was about a dozen people looking at him and thinking 'what a kn*b'.
Great entertainment though.
Jan 27, 2019, 6:55 am
#33
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,576
Well I'm sure I won't be alone here when I say it's much nicer if you get to disembark via a jetbridge than faff around with a bus. One of my grudges against LH is when the late Friday evening LCY-FRA planes get parked as far away as possible from the terminal so you get a 10-15mn bus ride back which negates the time you gained by using LCY rather than LHR...
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..
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..
Yes we've probably all been there and done that.
Understanding the semantics that the aircraft has been directed there by the airport because the aircraft is nightstopping and not because the airline is too tight to shell out a few more Euros for a jetbtidge and is not the fault of the cabin crew. Saw one guy berate a crew member about this at Milan once at which point the crew member turned to him and say "and in other news hundreds of people died in the earthquake not too far from here last week". Not the most professional response I would say but it was sobering enough to shut remote stand complainer up and into touch.
Jan 28, 2019, 4:27 am
#34
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC, Eurostar
Posts: 3,276
Or seeing empty jet-bridges at the terminal while you're waiting to disembark on to busses at a remote stand.
Yes we've probably all been there and done that.
Understanding the semantics that the aircraft has been directed there by the airport because the aircraft is nightstopping and not because the airline is too tight to shell out a few more Euros for a jetbtidge and is not the fault of the cabin crew. Saw one guy berate a crew member about this at Milan once at which point the crew member turned to him and say "and in other news hundreds of people died in the earthquake not too far from here last week". Not the most professional response I would say but it was sobering enough to shut remote stand complainer up and into touch.
Yes we've probably all been there and done that.
Understanding the semantics that the aircraft has been directed there by the airport because the aircraft is nightstopping and not because the airline is too tight to shell out a few more Euros for a jetbtidge and is not the fault of the cabin crew. Saw one guy berate a crew member about this at Milan once at which point the crew member turned to him and say "and in other news hundreds of people died in the earthquake not too far from here last week". Not the most professional response I would say but it was sobering enough to shut remote stand complainer up and into touch.
Anyway, mini-rant over. And you're right, there are much worse problems in the world, this one is very much a #firstWorldProblem . I actually like that answer from the FA, puts things into perspective.
Jan 28, 2019, 4:47 am
#35
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Provincie Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
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Posts: 2,512
Jan 28, 2019, 4:54 am
#36
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland / Estonia
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You're right about the overnight piece, except... In HEL last weekend on a TP run, the plane which was overnighting was at a jetbridge gate, but the plane turning around at 4pm was stand+bus. So I can't really get a logic here.
Anyway, mini-rant over. And you're right, there are much worse problems in the world, this one is very much a #firstWorldProblem . I actually like that answer from the FA, puts things into perspective.
Anyway, mini-rant over. And you're right, there are much worse problems in the world, this one is very much a #firstWorldProblem . I actually like that answer from the FA, puts things into perspective.
Jan 28, 2019, 5:34 am
#37
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Brexile in ADB
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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 28, 2019, 7:41 am
#39
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 610
Me too. Because it would be even better if you didnt.
Jan 28, 2019, 9:55 am
#40
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Flatland
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Posts: 6,103
Cold water can be brought on board from the terminal, or procured from helpful onboard crew members, and sometimes one's grip on the container may become weak while it is being held over such feet...
Too bad security makes you hand over sharp items...
Jan 28, 2019, 11:47 am
#41
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: UK
Programs: BA Exec Club Bronze, Hilton Diamond, Virgin Flying Club Red
Posts: 1,257
Former England cricketer Alan Lamb having a bit of a meltdown in his twitter about BA first class bag delivery having arrived on BA12 this morning...
It’s a series of tweets, I’ve just linked the first one.
It’s a series of tweets, I’ve just linked the first one.
Jan 28, 2019, 11:49 am
#42
Ambassador: Emirates Airlines
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 18,586
Not really a DYKWIA... BA always manage to get the crew bags off first, so why not First bags (or any priority bags for that matter).
Jan 28, 2019, 12:28 pm
#43
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: UK / NZ
Programs: NZ*G, BAEC Gold
Posts: 20
Former England cricketer Alan Lamb having a bit of a meltdown in his twitter about BA first class bag delivery having arrived on BA12 this morning...
It’s a series of tweets, I’ve just linked the first one.
https://twitter.com/allanlamb294/sta...908503553?s=21
It’s a series of tweets, I’ve just linked the first one.
https://twitter.com/allanlamb294/sta...908503553?s=21
Jan 28, 2019, 2:34 pm
#44
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Jan 28, 2019, 7:08 pm
#45
Join Date: Nov 2018
Programs: BAEC Blue, EK Skywards Silver
Posts: 5
However, there wasn’t always enough buses to go around... that being said, there were just as many times that I’d picked up my bus and had to wait 10 minutes after the aircraft was on stand for the ramp to produce some steps!
Last edited by chinagrove; Jan 28, 2019 at 7:18 pm
