DYKWIA | 2019 edition
Mar 12, 2019, 5:25 am
#181
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LON
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I'm sure a Monday at 9am or Sunday at 6pm must be different, but then I tend not to travel at those times.
Mar 12, 2019, 6:56 am
#182
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Dubai
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 396
La Cox had a rant on Twitter about Heathrow immigration on twitter last week. A couple of people pointed out it was better than most hubs and that scientists shouldn't be extrapolating from one case, but to no avail.
He seems to be a proper DYKWIA diva behind the cuddly public persona.
He seems to be a proper DYKWIA diva behind the cuddly public persona.
Mar 12, 2019, 7:03 am
#183
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Surrey, UK
Programs: BA Gold, *A Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 654
In the lounge as LYS a few days ago, a group of fairly loud middle aged women enter. One starts going on about how frequently they fly, the others lapping it up. Then the BA plane lands, and the frequent flyer of the group bursts out "doors to manual" as it taxies past, shortly followed by "did you know, the pilot let me say that once" and follows on by saying "Oh yes he saw I was on board so said come on [whatever her name was] you know the line".
I won't mention the fact they had all paid to get into the lounge (I could see the front desk from where I was sat) and appeared to be their first time in one going by all the oooh's, ahhhh's and countless "this is perfect" shortly after they entered. Anyone familiar with the lounge in Lyon will know its ok, but hardly anything ground breaking.
I won't mention the fact they had all paid to get into the lounge (I could see the front desk from where I was sat) and appeared to be their first time in one going by all the oooh's, ahhhh's and countless "this is perfect" shortly after they entered. Anyone familiar with the lounge in Lyon will know its ok, but hardly anything ground breaking.
Mar 12, 2019, 7:57 am
#184
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: HPN
Posts: 352
travelling through US preclearance in Dublin the other day, I have a CBP officer stamp my passport.
This is despite having GE. When asked he replied “because you not a US citizen”
I informed him that in the last 6 years since getting GE this was the first stamp I got. His face was priceless, as he was convinced he was right.
Mar 12, 2019, 4:13 pm
#185
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: IAD
Programs: BAEC Gold, Hilton Gold, SPG Gold
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Mar 12, 2019, 4:43 pm
#187
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: London
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Mar 12, 2019, 7:37 pm
#188
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: CX (elite) and a few others (non-elite)
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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.
Mar 12, 2019, 8:46 pm
#189
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BKK
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I had this happen too, and more than once. One time on an SK flight, where I must admit that I was a bit bored, I pointed out the smelly foot to the crew and asked if I could have a blanket to cover it while I was eating. Blanket was then topped up by the news paper accidentally left in the seat pocket. Funnily enough, the pax got the point and that foot stayed on the floor for the remainder of the flight 
Mar 13, 2019, 1:27 am
#190
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The same way that I know that old chestnut about the passenger pushing his way to the front of the queue saying ‘I must get through, do you know who I am,’ over and over, only to be met with the agent asking the group ‘can anyone help, this man appears to have forgotten who he is’ isn’t true, even though it seems to be retold all the time as a ‘real’ story. I believe there was at least one entry in FT in the very early days. You mustn’t believe everything you read!
Mar 13, 2019, 3:28 am
#191
Join Date: Dec 2014
Programs: BA (silver)
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The same way that I know that old chestnut about the passenger pushing his way to the front of the queue saying ‘I must get through, do you know who I am,’ over and over, only to be met with the agent asking the group ‘can anyone help, this man appears to have forgotten who he is’ isn’t true, even though it seems to be retold all the time as a ‘real’ story. I believe there was at least one entry in FT in the very early days. You mustn’t believe everything you read!
Mar 13, 2019, 3:37 am
#192
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She sighed. ‘Let me explain. There is a big difference in the price of an economy and a business class ticket. The latter costs almost two and a half times more than . . .’I think it is three times more,’ her friend interrupted. ‘Exactly,’ said the woman. ‘So there are certain privileges that are associated with a business class ticket.’
Mar 13, 2019, 3:45 am
#193
Join Date: Dec 2014
Programs: BA (silver)
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Did you read the whole passage? For me it the BS radar goes off at this point:
...and just stays on high alert for the rest of the exchange. Do you really believe that the conversation unfolded that way? I'm not saying that something along the lines of 'are you sure you're in the right queue, this is for B U S I N E S S class passengers' didn't take place, but not what she wrote.
...and just stays on high alert for the rest of the exchange. Do you really believe that the conversation unfolded that way? I'm not saying that something along the lines of 'are you sure you're in the right queue, this is for B U S I N E S S class passengers' didn't take place, but not what she wrote.
Mar 13, 2019, 4:27 am
#194
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Yes, that I agree with. In the spirit of this thread, I can tell you that I'm friends with some very entitled Indians here who will regularly say things like 'it's such a shame, we Indians are the biggest racists on Earth! It really would be good if we could all be a bit more modern about these things,' before uttering something like 'can you believe I noticed a [insert some slang expression of lower caste Indians here] in the first class cabin when I cam back from Delhi yesterday, what is this world coming to?'
Mar 13, 2019, 9:21 am
#195
Join Date: Apr 2016
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I was checking into a hotel in Manchester behind him a few years back and he was asking for an upgrade, mentioning he usually gets upgraded when he stayed there and he was disappointed he wasn't getting one this time, very diva from him, he mentioned he worked for the BBC also, quite DYKWIA.