Redeye Rudeness - Pilot as Passenger
Nov 1, 2011, 8:44 pm
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Sooo... a passenger was talking while on board the airplane, you glared and made rude gestures, and you are surprised he ignored you?
Believe it or not, when people are glared at and rudely gestured at, perhaps the least noxious reaction is going to be to ignore the rude gestures.
Believe it or not, when people are glared at and rudely gestured at, perhaps the least noxious reaction is going to be to ignore the rude gestures.
while I am not particularly surprised that I got no response, I am venting about the general lack of courtesy (sorry, I guess my 1950s-1960s upbringing is showing)
I am also starting to get a bit annoyed at the number of stick-in-the-eye responses to rants of this nature in many threads throughout FT, but that's another story (same parenthetical as above)
Nov 1, 2011, 9:07 pm
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I get over jet lag just fine my way. Flying back from Asia to ATL, I arrive on the redeye, go straight to work and 0 lost time.
But please tell me how I can book EVERY window seat to keep people like you from being jerks about respecting others.
Seriously, if you can not understand why you are being a total a**, I am almost sorry for you.
Nov 2, 2011, 12:01 am
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another passenger -- an admitted DL pilot on leave -- was talking at an inconsiderately high volume on a late-night flight ... I could clearly hear him from four rows away, and he carried on for at least 20 min at a time when I could not do anything about it directly
while I am not particularly surprised that I got no response, I am venting about the general lack of courtesy (sorry, I guess my 1950s-1960s upbringing is showing)
I am also starting to get a bit annoyed at the number of stick-in-the-eye responses to rants of this nature in many threads throughout FT, but that's another story (same parenthetical as above)
while I am not particularly surprised that I got no response, I am venting about the general lack of courtesy (sorry, I guess my 1950s-1960s upbringing is showing)
I am also starting to get a bit annoyed at the number of stick-in-the-eye responses to rants of this nature in many threads throughout FT, but that's another story (same parenthetical as above)
My only point here is that maturity and courtesy flows both ways.
Nov 2, 2011, 3:15 pm
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With all due respect, the courteous response to someone perhaps speaking too loudly is to say, "Excuse me, sir, would you mind speaking a bit more softly?" If you could hear him, he could have heard you.
My only point here is that maturity and courtesy flows both ways.
My only point here is that maturity and courtesy flows both ways.
Nov 2, 2011, 3:42 pm
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Just wanted to point out that just because a Delta employee is flying and not in uniform doesn't make them non-rev.
I would have let the FA handle it. A polite "could you please ask the passenger back in row 10 to speak a little softer, please?" would probably have gotten it taken care of quickly. Most employees I've met are very aware of what courtesy on a flight means.
If someone gestured to me the way the OP did, they'd probably get to watch me scratching my forehead with my middle finger extended and a snide grin on my face as I kept talking. Not that I try to be obnoxious and bother other pax.
I would have let the FA handle it. A polite "could you please ask the passenger back in row 10 to speak a little softer, please?" would probably have gotten it taken care of quickly. Most employees I've met are very aware of what courtesy on a flight means.
If someone gestured to me the way the OP did, they'd probably get to watch me scratching my forehead with my middle finger extended and a snide grin on my face as I kept talking. Not that I try to be obnoxious and bother other pax.
Nov 2, 2011, 3:47 pm
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Nov 2, 2011, 6:56 pm
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Just wanted to point out that just because a Delta employee is flying and not in uniform doesn't make them non-rev.
I would have let the FA handle it. A polite "could you please ask the passenger back in row 10 to speak a little softer, please?" would probably have gotten it taken care of quickly. Most employees I've met are very aware of what courtesy on a flight means. ...
I would have let the FA handle it. A polite "could you please ask the passenger back in row 10 to speak a little softer, please?" would probably have gotten it taken care of quickly. Most employees I've met are very aware of what courtesy on a flight means. ...
1- I said "on leave" ... not "non-rev"
2- all my non-verbal communication occurred during taxi, takeoff, and the first 5-10 min of flight, and I ultimately DID let the FAs handle it at the first opportunity after they got out of their seats to begin service
Nov 2, 2011, 7:53 pm
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