DYKWIA | 2023 edition
Jan 7, 23, 10:16 am
#16
Join Date: Feb 2022
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, TP Gold
Posts: 475
Originally Posted by FT01
Just had my first, that I can recall, DEKWWA (Does EVERYONE Know Who We Are) experience.
Arriving into the lounge in Dublin, doing my usual of finding the darkest, quietest spot available. My hatred of phones not on silent is something I'm unable to describe with words, but this is my reason for avoiding everyone. I digress.
Arriving into the lounge in Dublin, doing my usual of finding the darkest, quietest spot available. My hatred of phones not on silent is something I'm unable to describe with words, but this is my reason for avoiding everyone. I digress.
Have you considered noise-cancelling headphones?
Jan 7, 23, 10:26 am
#17
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL (98% to Lifetime Gold), SPG convert from IHG (and Marriott fan now!)
Posts: 4,965
Originally Posted by firstlight
I'm assuming it wasn't you doing the Q jump being in group 0.5 :-)
Jan 12, 23, 7:55 am
#18
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,001
This could go in so many threads…
She said: "He told me he had a problem, that he was being harassed by other passengers, that he was famous and asked did I know who he was." Ryan asked to be upgraded from economy to business class but was refused as the plane was full, it was said. The flight attendant said: "He was angry, saying he was a gold card holder and that he needed to be moved because of this." The singer, 39, was "slurring his words and staggering around" after drinking a whole bottle of port before a British Airways flight from Glasgow to London City Airport on July 31 last year.He said he drank a whole bottle of port and ate cheese in the BA lounge after the flight was delayed.
The trial continues.
Will he still be eligible forcompensation for the delayed flight?
She said: "He told me he had a problem, that he was being harassed by other passengers, that he was famous and asked did I know who he was." Ryan asked to be upgraded from economy to business class but was refused as the plane was full, it was said. The flight attendant said: "He was angry, saying he was a gold card holder and that he needed to be moved because of this." The singer, 39, was "slurring his words and staggering around" after drinking a whole bottle of port before a British Airways flight from Glasgow to London City Airport on July 31 last year.He said he drank a whole bottle of port and ate cheese in the BA lounge after the flight was delayed.
The trial continues.
Will he still be eligible forcompensation for the delayed flight?
Jan 12, 23, 8:33 am
#19
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Devon, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver; Matmid Silver, Accor Silver
Posts: 485
Originally Posted by muscat
This could go in so many threads…
She said: "He told me he had a problem, that he was being harassed by other passengers, that he was famous and asked did I know who he was." Ryan asked to be upgraded from economy to business class but was refused as the plane was full, it was said. The flight attendant said: "He was angry, saying he was a gold card holder and that he needed to be moved because of this." The singer, 39, was "slurring his words and staggering around" after drinking a whole bottle of port before a British Airways flight from Glasgow to London City Airport on July 31 last year.He said he drank a whole bottle of port and ate cheese in the BA lounge after the flight was delayed.
The trial continues.
Will he still be eligible forcompensation for the delayed flight?
She said: "He told me he had a problem, that he was being harassed by other passengers, that he was famous and asked did I know who he was." Ryan asked to be upgraded from economy to business class but was refused as the plane was full, it was said. The flight attendant said: "He was angry, saying he was a gold card holder and that he needed to be moved because of this." The singer, 39, was "slurring his words and staggering around" after drinking a whole bottle of port before a British Airways flight from Glasgow to London City Airport on July 31 last year.He said he drank a whole bottle of port and ate cheese in the BA lounge after the flight was delayed.
The trial continues.
Will he still be eligible forcompensation for the delayed flight?
Jan 12, 23, 8:39 am
#20
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: UK
Programs: BA Silver, IHG Platinum
Posts: 730
https://news.sky.com/story/lee-ryan-...light-12785121
Convicted of three offences in total.
Blue singer Lee Ryan has been found guilty of the racially aggravated assault of a female cabin crew member on a British Airways flight. It comes following an incident on a journey from Glasgow to London in July last year. The court heard that the singer was "slurring his words and staggering around" after drinking a whole bottle of port before the flight.
Jan 12, 23, 11:47 am
#23
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Surrey, UK
Programs: BA Gold, *A Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 607
Originally Posted by lorcancoyle
Ah, first DYKWIA of 2023 for me - nothing quite like someone sweeping past the 20+ people in groups 1-3 queue for boarding (through the empty groups 4+ queue) by saying they’re group 1 and being waved through
BA, consistently inconsistent - a core brand value!
BA, consistently inconsistent - a core brand value!
Jan 14, 23, 1:31 pm
#24
Join Date: Mar 2020
Programs: British Airways GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond & Marriott Gold
Posts: 2,378
Originally Posted by muscat
This could go in so many threads…
She said: "He told me he had a problem, that he was being harassed by other passengers, that he was famous and asked did I know who he was." Ryan asked to be upgraded from economy to business class but was refused as the plane was full, it was said. The flight attendant said: "He was angry, saying he was a gold card holder and that he needed to be moved because of this." The singer, 39, was "slurring his words and staggering around" after drinking a whole bottle of port before a British Airways flight from Glasgow to London City Airport on July 31 last year.He said he drank a whole bottle of port and ate cheese in the BA lounge after the flight was delayed.
The trial continues.
Will he still be eligible forcompensation for the delayed flight?
She said: "He told me he had a problem, that he was being harassed by other passengers, that he was famous and asked did I know who he was." Ryan asked to be upgraded from economy to business class but was refused as the plane was full, it was said. The flight attendant said: "He was angry, saying he was a gold card holder and that he needed to be moved because of this." The singer, 39, was "slurring his words and staggering around" after drinking a whole bottle of port before a British Airways flight from Glasgow to London City Airport on July 31 last year.He said he drank a whole bottle of port and ate cheese in the BA lounge after the flight was delayed.
The trial continues.
Will he still be eligible forcompensation for the delayed flight?
Think:
Premier
GGLfL
GGL (HVC)
GGL
GFL
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Blue
Jan 14, 23, 1:46 pm
#25
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: UK - South Coast & London
Programs: Mucci de Guardian des Celliers des Grands Crus 1e Classé, plus BAEC.
Posts: 2,377
Originally Posted by PGberkshire
I find it funny when people flex being Gold, in reality its a a mid tier status. Lots of people higher up do not get upgrades.
Think:
Premier
GGLfL
GGL (HVC)
GGL
GFL
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Blue
Think:
Premier
GGLfL
GGL (HVC)
GGL
GFL
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Blue
Jan 14, 23, 4:22 pm
#27
Join Date: Jan 2023
Location: ORK
Posts: 45
Originally Posted by South London Bon Viveur
I very much enjoyed post number 7. I can assure the poster that Mr and Mrs Brag are not FT'ers because if they were I doubt any of them would have been so confident as to utter the words "DO YOU WANT SOME FOOD? REMEMBER WE'LL BE FED ON THE FLIGHT - WE'RE FLYING CLUB"
Jan 14, 23, 5:34 pm
#29
Join Date: Aug 2022
Programs: United GS, BAEC Gold, IHG Diamond, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 161
Originally Posted by lorcancoyle
Ah, first DYKWIA of 2023 for me - nothing quite like someone sweeping past the 20+ people in groups 1-3 queue for boarding (through the empty groups 4+ queue) by saying they’re group 1 and being waved through
BA, consistently inconsistent - a core brand value!
BA, consistently inconsistent - a core brand value!
I'd much rather (and it would be much more efficient) if they actually boarded the groups in order. On Friday morning there was a gent with his proudly displayed silver bag tags who tried to push Infront of the 4 pax in wheelchairs to get in front of the queue.
Jan 15, 23, 12:49 pm
#30
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: SEA
Programs: BA GGL, HH Diamond, Marriott Gold, AS
Posts: 129
After calling the GGL line recently I got a survey to fill in. This was one of the questions and it exactly shows what PGberkshire calls out 
The real top is the top 1% of the 1% of the 1%
Where GGL really sits
The real top is the top 1% of the 1% of the 1%
Where GGL really sits
Originally Posted by PGberkshire
I find it funny when people flex being Gold, in reality its a a mid tier status. Lots of people higher up do not get upgrades.
Think:
Premier
GGLfL
GGL (HVC)
GGL
GFL
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Blue
Think:
Premier
GGLfL
GGL (HVC)
GGL
GFL
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Blue
