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Originally Posted by jimrpa
(Post 15854145)
Please tell me you're joking?! I can't imagine that Delta (or any other airline) would insist that random pax "bunk together" :eek:
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Originally Posted by jimrpa
(Post 15854145)
Please tell me you're joking?! I can't imagine that Delta (or any other airline) would insist that random pax "bunk together" :eek:
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What State Is Washington, DC In?
Originally Posted by Gargoyle
(Post 15853385)
good thing the OP wasn't from New Mexico or the District of Columbia. The ground staff wouldn't let him board without a passport and visa from one of those foreign countries.
Every so often in my travels, I run into a person that does not accept the fact that the District of Columbia has a government that performs the same functions as state governments (the District government has something like 35,000 full time employees)--my professional license is conferred by them; and some people just can't get over the fact that DC licenses people to perform different professions. |
There are still people who think that Hawaii is a foreign country and you need a passport to fly there.
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Originally Posted by STBCypriot
(Post 15859495)
There are still people who think that Hawaii is a foreign country and you need a passport to fly there.
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Originally Posted by rpjepson
(Post 15851872)
I approach the desk, an am greeted by a very young man. I ask if I can standby on the earlier flight. (I should say that I am English.) The young man looks terrified for a moment, and then shouts to the back :- "Garth, there's some foreign guy here, I don't know what he wants." - "speak American" (causing her to dissolve in laughter ... though the person with whom I am dealing never seems to notice and just picks up, now understanding), or - just look at her and, bless her, she takes over. TATL lawyer |
There are so many stories, but most of them do not fit the PG rating of this Forum.
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Originally Posted by STBCypriot
(Post 15859495)
There are still people who think that Hawaii is a foreign country and you need a passport to fly there.
Originally Posted by delter
(Post 15859530)
I do
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Originally Posted by TATL lawyer
(Post 15859728)
OMG. As a Brit in this US this nearly killed me. Fortunately Mrs TATL is a native American (not a "Native American" .. just to clarify) and so when I get locked into one of these scenarios either I:
- "speak American" (causing her to dissolve in laughter ... though the person with whom I am dealing never seems to notice and just picks up, now understanding), or - just look at her and, bless her, she takes over. TATL lawyer |
Originally Posted by secretsea18
(Post 15854762)
I do know for a fact that Delta will insist that random passengers "bunk" together. My mother flew home from San Jose, Costa Rica two summers ago. The plane was not refueled in San Jose and they made an unscheduled stop in Nicaragua to refuel. This caused her to miss the last flight to her final destination. DL then gave her and another lady a room together. The hotel stunk and on top of it they insisted that two people who did not know each other to room together.
Once they had to overnight us, however, suddenly, it was ok to give us one room, even though we were on separate PNRs. |
To the OP, thanks for the hilarious tale! BTW, are you British of European/white descent, or, heaven forbid, are you of some mysterious and exotic "ethnic" blend?! :D
In any case, this sounded like one of those "Little Britain" fat-fighter skits. Also, check out their latest "Come fly with me". There's already a thread or two about this somewhere on flyertalk. |
Small DL Stations
Originally Posted by rpjepson
(Post 15851872)
This amused me greatly.
I was flying out a small station earlier this week, a place where DL flies to two destinations a couple times a days. Anyway, I arrive early, and want to transfer to an earlier flight. I approach the desk, an am greeted by a very young man. I ask if I can standby on the earlier flight. (I should say that I am English.) The young man looks terrified for a moment, and then shouts to the back :- "Garth, there's some foreign guy here, I don't know what he wants." (I've changed the names, to protect the silly :) ) 'Garth' comes out, ask what I want, and I repeat my request. The following exchange occurs :- "Delta don't allow stand-by on earlier flights, it's illegal." Me - "Yes, you do, I've done it here many times before." "Oh, we only allow it for frequent fliers." "I am a frequent flyer." "I mean people who fly a lot, and have status." "I do have status." "I mean who are gold." "I am a platinum." "I said gold." "Gold is above platinum, isn't it?" "I don't think it is, but anyway, we don't do stand-bys." "You just said you do." Garth then turns to the back - "Martha, some foreigner guy is out here causing trouble!" "Martha" appears, asks what I want, and, hey presto, 30 seconds later I have a boarding pass for the earlier flight. "Garth" and his young side-kick look astonished :) It was almost as much fun as the time my younger Brother flew out of ISP, and (when describing what gate he needed at PHL) the helpful US employee drew him a picture of a gate :) |
Dela Where?
Originally Posted by STBCypriot
(Post 15859495)
There are still people who think that Hawaii is a foreign country and you need a passport to fly there.
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Originally Posted by pbiflyer
(Post 15860140)
Obviously, this was the OP's short coming. He didn't try to speak the native language, using that fancy English stuff. Bet he couldn't even pronouce schedule right. :p
DL FA - would you like anything to drink? TATL - just water please? DL FA - say what?! TATL - water please. DL FA - uh? [thinks ..."what has he been smoking?"] TATL - water please. you know, H20. Like what comes out of a tap? MRS TATL - he means "faucet". :rolleyes: and he means "wah-der" DL FA - oh, fine! Here you go, TATL. TATL - thank you. "Have a nice day"! That was BEFORE I learned to speak American. Which sadly always comes out with me sounding either like a Brooklyn cabbie or Larry the Cable Guy. I was hoping for Cary Grant :rolleyes: |
Originally Posted by pbiflyer
(Post 15860140)
Obviously, this was the OP's short coming. He didn't try to speak the native language, using that fancy English stuff. Bet he couldn't even pronouce schedule right. :p
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