Greetings on CX/KA
May 30, 2016, 7:29 am
#61
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 259
FA in-flight greeting - specific MP statuses only?
I was flying PEN - HKG in KA Y, and HKG - TPT (in CX J) today (MP Gold), and was pleasantly surprised to have FAs stop at my seat and greet me a chirpy "welcome on board". On both flights. Mere coincidence?
I wonder if this 'in flight greeting' is only reserved for specific tiers, say Gold and Diamond only?
Today was the 2nd time I flew in Gold since hitting GO status earlier in the quarter. In all my years of flying CX in Silver, I never once had a FA stop in-flight, greet me by name and welcome me on-board...
I wonder if this 'in flight greeting' is only reserved for specific tiers, say Gold and Diamond only?
Today was the 2nd time I flew in Gold since hitting GO status earlier in the quarter. In all my years of flying CX in Silver, I never once had a FA stop in-flight, greet me by name and welcome me on-board...
May 30, 2016, 9:30 am
#65
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Singapore
Programs: MPC, KF, Accor, SPG, HH
Posts: 902
In my humble experience, greetings for SL are not frequent. Had only been greeted on 3 flights in my current year as SL: once proactive, once with an ISM whom I flown with before and the final occurrence with an ISM whose greeting was to check out my very cute t-shirt.
Beginning my first year on GO 1st June, let's see if this is going to be more consistent.
Beginning my first year on GO 1st June, let's see if this is going to be more consistent.
May 30, 2016, 9:47 am
#66
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: ORD [formerly] + HKG
Programs: CX Diamond, AA exExPlat, BAEC exGold, HH Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Starriott Titanium, GE
Posts: 2,966
These greeting yes or nos are probably worth a wiki :P
Once I was flying in PEY, as OWS I got (very warm) greeting from FP but no bottled water after takeoff, but saw that an MPC D got greeting from another FP with the symbolic 'big plastic bag' before pushback. He was not greeted by ISM/SP however...
Once I was flying in PEY, as OWS I got (very warm) greeting from FP but no bottled water after takeoff, but saw that an MPC D got greeting from another FP with the symbolic 'big plastic bag' before pushback. He was not greeted by ISM/SP however...
May 30, 2016, 9:57 am
#67
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: PNW
Programs: FreeAgent; DL Silver; IHG Diamond/ Ambassador
Posts: 704
I was always under the impression the crew for that cabin would only select the *top* one, two or three elite flyers in the cabin and greet them (mostly just for the sake). So you may be Go, but if there are DMs around, they would *ignore* you in that cabin.
As SL, I would only be greeted by the FP when in Y. I was invisible whenever I flew PEY and up. As GO, it depends whether there is a DM around, as mentioned above.
As SL, I would only be greeted by the FP when in Y. I was invisible whenever I flew PEY and up. As GO, it depends whether there is a DM around, as mentioned above.
May 30, 2016, 11:41 am
#68
Join Date: May 2015
Location: London
Programs: QF Platinum, BA Gold, HH Diamond, Raffles Ambassador
Posts: 152
In the dozen or so J flights I've taken on CX in the past few months as a OWE (BA), I've had an in-flight greeting probably 75% of the time.
The handful of Y flights got nothing.
The handful of Y flights got nothing.
May 30, 2016, 4:41 pm
#72
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: LCA/KUL/RGN
Programs: RJ Gold, AZ E+, Air Asia Platinum
Posts: 2,189
These greeting yes or nos are probably worth a wiki :P
Once I was flying in PEY, as OWS I got (very warm) greeting from FP but no bottled water after takeoff, but saw that an MPC D got greeting from another FP with the symbolic 'big plastic bag' before pushback. He was not greeted by ISM/SP however...
Once I was flying in PEY, as OWS I got (very warm) greeting from FP but no bottled water after takeoff, but saw that an MPC D got greeting from another FP with the symbolic 'big plastic bag' before pushback. He was not greeted by ISM/SP however...
May 30, 2016, 6:28 pm
#73
Join Date: Dec 2010
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 178
I'm OWE with BA, out of 6 flights on CX in F, J and Y these past few months I got a 100% welcome on board rate + a bottle of water.
It makes a nice difference, I connected from a BA Y flight to a CX Y flight and went from being ignored to a valued customer. I now bump CX up my list when looking at premium fares.
It makes a nice difference, I connected from a BA Y flight to a CX Y flight and went from being ignored to a valued customer. I now bump CX up my list when looking at premium fares.
May 31, 2016, 12:01 pm
#74
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: NW London and NW Sydney
Programs: BA Diamond, Hilton Bronze, A3 Diamond, IHG *G
Posts: 6,344
My wife and I are both BA OWS.
On recent longhauls from Europe-HK or HK-Europe:
In Y - greeted 2 out of 2 flights, and meal served personally, also saw the crews had written all status pax seats on a post-it and I was marked as GO - dunno if this is just shorthand or whether they knew I'm not MPC
In PEY - greeted 1 out of 4 flights. Was flying with my wife on one of these four - she was greeted and I wasn't
(and wife was in A and me in C, so the ISM had to lean over me!!)
On recent longhauls from Europe-HK or HK-Europe:
In Y - greeted 2 out of 2 flights, and meal served personally, also saw the crews had written all status pax seats on a post-it and I was marked as GO - dunno if this is just shorthand or whether they knew I'm not MPC
In PEY - greeted 1 out of 4 flights. Was flying with my wife on one of these four - she was greeted and I wasn't
(and wife was in A and me in C, so the ISM had to lean over me!!)
