darthlemsip

Deary me. This will be my last response to you, because you are beyond reason and I have much better things to do on a Friday night than feed your delusions.

I clearly said that I have had the occasional grumpy crew (as has everyone on this board). The vast, vast majority are fine.

I also clearly said that I asked if there was somewhere else they could move it to, and at the end of boarding. I didn’t demand this, and I certainly wouldn’t expect them to inconvenience other passengers - and nor did I ask this, despite what you seem to have assumed. I was only anything less than polite, and even then only slightly, if someone responded badly to me.

Now you are fabricating that I’m looking for a mythical storage place. Pathetic

And that is the last I have to say to you

itsmeitisss

When I was a retail manager, and yes, I was a successful one who turned around several failing stores, would never think of a customer as being DYKWIA for it being an expectation that consideration should be given to them as a customer. I also backed up staff when met with rude entitlement that sometimes verged on the abusive - on one occasion a disabled member of staff was threatened by a customer to have her crutches wrapped around her head because she wouldn't refund something that wasn't refundable. He was a nasty piece of work married to someone working in the shop next door. Centre security wouldn't remove him amazingly so I called the police and he was done for aggressive behaviour.

There has to be fairness and consideration and yes somewhere for the crew to put their bags. But it doesn't need to be where customers have no option to put their things. The customer should come first where possible. Why is putting crew bags above row 4/5 an impossible or unreasonable task? Asking to be treated like a customer is not DYKWIA. That is the basic standard.

Row9

How do you know who is paying the most? A last minute economy ticket will be more than an early booking CE.

Steve in Olympia

I can't seem to find that in the Conditions of Carriage. Perhaps it is in the Declaration of Entitlement.

KeaneJohn

I think the if it meets with resistance and you get an eye roll when you remind the crew you are a fare paying passenger it does give of an air of entitlement and people will not unnaturally assume that you appear to be more importantly than others.

JayeJ

Perhaps another baggage tag and what it says about the need for recognition thread?

T8191

OK, I’ll say this ONLY once.

* I’m a bloody Gold, I’m in Row 1 for the legroom, and I want to put our bags in an overhead near us.
* I do NOT want to have to fight my way back through the rest of the disembarking pax to recover our bags from somewhere further back.
* I have some sympathy for the CC, BUT.... put your bags somewhere else. There’s already enough essential flight gear in the front overheads. Not their fault, but BA’s for not giving them somewhere to put their stuff.

And bloody harrumph, and DYKWIA, and I don’t care if someone doesn’t like that.. So there!

Carry on handbagging ,,, GO!

darthlemsip

Did you read what I said? Please don’t misquote me to make a point that isn’t valid

JayeJ

You forgot to say, "And get off my lawn!"

Steve in Olympia

The record speaks for itself.

T8191

I don't have one! There’s a grassy 35° slope up to the woodland, and that starts one floor up from street level.

Crampedin13A

I don't even bother with Row 1 anymore because of just this nonsense. CE row 3 or 4 or even further back is fine with me and as a Gold most of the time TS usually keeps the adjoining seat empty, I also find I actually have more legroom under the seat in front and somewhere to put my smaller bag under the middle seat and my 20" carry on above me.

T8191

I Spy ... thread death. Move on, guys!

biztraveler2007

Jagboi

Given how row 1 is the only one without underseat stowage, that is the worst possible place for the crew to put their bags. Any other row would have less impact on customers. Mind you, it doesn't reflect well on BA's confidence in their baggage handlers and the entire checked baggage system if they don't believe it's reliable enough to let employees use it.