Mega Club Europe cabins
Sep 7, 2021, 1:21 am
#151
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 451
Are you missing an emoji in that post? Ghetto/Street language can’t be that prevalent in a customer service setting surely? Other than a drive-through McDonalds at 3am perhaps.
I won’t pretend I’m exactly tearing-up the streets of East London but I don’t think I’m that out of touch or naive.
I won’t pretend I’m exactly tearing-up the streets of East London but I don’t think I’m that out of touch or naive.
Sep 7, 2021, 2:57 am
#152
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: London, ARN, HEL, ..... or MAN
Programs: BA GGL / GFL, Mucci Diamond!, HH Diamond, Radisson Premium, IHG Gold, Hertz Gold
Posts: 5,872
New one this morning for me. CE of 7 rows up to MAN. I was in row 10 after a last minute aircraft change effectively kicked me out of exit row.
When I boarded I thought that CE was a bit bigger than I expected and in fact the CE seating was configured to row 9. So I dutifully took my seat in row 10 and watched as rows 8 and 9 filled with up to 3 passenger per side.
CC either oblivious or took a conscious decision and provided the full CE service to both of the extra ET rows. Luckily only a short hop or I might even have got a little jealous 😳
When I boarded I thought that CE was a bit bigger than I expected and in fact the CE seating was configured to row 9. So I dutifully took my seat in row 10 and watched as rows 8 and 9 filled with up to 3 passenger per side.
CC either oblivious or took a conscious decision and provided the full CE service to both of the extra ET rows. Luckily only a short hop or I might even have got a little jealous 😳
Sep 7, 2021, 6:09 am
#153
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold / Hilton Diamond / IHG Diamond Ambassador / Marriot Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 2,527
Sep 7, 2021, 7:23 am
#154
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Buckinghamshire
Programs: BAEC Gold Guest List, Hilton Honours Diamond, Accor Gold
Posts: 2,303
The crew were friendly and professional on last night’s (6/9) 90 minute delayed LHR -ALC service but struggled with 14 rows of Club service on an A321 Neo. With 45-50 minutes to landing I could see rows 13-14 just receiving bar and food service (hurriedly carried down the aisle) at the same time. There was no shortage of bubbles either - as reported on other threads/sites from travellers… row 1 must have consumed 10 bottles of it between the 3 of them at least! I don’t see crew holding back
supplies.
supplies.
Sep 7, 2021, 3:24 pm
#156
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Milton Keynes, UK
Programs: BA Gold (OW Emerald), TK Elite (*A Gold)
Posts: 573
New one this morning for me. CE of 7 rows up to MAN. I was in row 10 after a last minute aircraft change effectively kicked me out of exit row.
When I boarded I thought that CE was a bit bigger than I expected and in fact the CE seating was configured to row 9. So I dutifully took my seat in row 10 and watched as rows 8 and 9 filled with up to 3 passenger per side.
CC either oblivious or took a conscious decision and provided the full CE service to both of the extra ET rows. Luckily only a short hop or I might even have got a little jealous 😳
When I boarded I thought that CE was a bit bigger than I expected and in fact the CE seating was configured to row 9. So I dutifully took my seat in row 10 and watched as rows 8 and 9 filled with up to 3 passenger per side.
CC either oblivious or took a conscious decision and provided the full CE service to both of the extra ET rows. Luckily only a short hop or I might even have got a little jealous 😳
Sep 7, 2021, 3:43 pm
#157
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Programs: Mucci des Hommes Magiques et Magnifiques
Posts: 19,057
All you need is experience and organisation, we used to operate a Tristar with 356 seats in an all CE configuration to GVA, yes it was a push but we always managed to serve everyone.
Sep 7, 2021, 3:51 pm
#158
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Milton Keynes, UK
Programs: BA Gold (OW Emerald), TK Elite (*A Gold)
Posts: 573
Out of interest, did this used to be part of training vs now it’s focused on only a small cabin? Or is it literally habit of learning how to do it for a large number?
Sep 7, 2021, 4:00 pm
#159
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Programs: Mucci des Hommes Magiques et Magnifiques
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We were never trained to serve large numbers but we did daily serve 150 and over to CDG with 8 crew, on a GVA we had 12, each of us knew exactly what we had to do.
And also these were full trays not the smaller trays that are used today.
And also these were full trays not the smaller trays that are used today.
Sep 7, 2021, 10:50 pm
#160
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: RBKC
Programs: AA EXP and Eurostar Carte Blanche
Posts: 3,848
But on that occasion I was quite happy to be "down with the kids" considering the positive, engaged, and eager-to-please attitudes of the MF crew 
Sep 8, 2021, 12:57 am
#161
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ±38,000 feet
Programs: LH HON, BA GGL, AF Plat, EK Plat
Posts: 6,426
I was looking at last minute Corfu trip this weekend - but i see sunday return has 14 rows of CE - it seems like it might end up being not-the-greatest flight. Although it is a long service anyone with experience with huge cabins like that?
Sep 8, 2021, 1:07 am
#162
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: York, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold, Honors Diamond
Posts: 1,183
Drinks were done from back and front with them meeting in the middle.
Sep 8, 2021, 2:01 am
#163
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 451
I'd still highly recommend it.
Sep 8, 2021, 3:06 am
#165
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Programs: Mucci des Hommes Magiques et Magnifiques
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sounds absolutely dreadful to be stuck on such a hideous route airplane!
The crew trained on it were known as “Brown but Broke” because in our 6 day working block we either did a 4 day ATH,LCA,TLV or CAI with two days of mostly CDGs.
