Observing a first time flyer
 

So last night me and a friend went on a spur-of-the-moment trip to chicago, MSP-MDW. totally empty flight on a 320, me and companion upgrades clear instantly.

About 10 min before departure a mother and younger daughter board and take seats in 1C/D, guessing they bought the upgrade at the gate as they were pushing it for only $50. They were marveling at being in first, which i found very cute :) The FAs did a great job of making them feel welcome, got them both Delta pins took coats talked and joked with them, offered them a drink and the mom leaped at the red wine. The mom takes a good couple minutes to figure out how the seat belts work (my first clue this isnt just a first time in first, but prob a first time flyer) She intently follows along with the safety briefing, studies the safety card. as the plane pushes back, she clasps her hands and starts praying, then crosses herself, then CHUGS the rest of the wine.

we taxi out with no one ahead of us, pilot punches it and she lets out an audible "oh lord" and digs her hands into the arm rests. We speed up for a min and then pull up, at which point she screams and buries her face in the magazine she is holding.

rest of the climb, cruse, and decent are uneventful until we land and when the brakes slam on she screams again.

This totally makes up for no AVOD ;) best in flight entertainment in years!!

Too funny! Thanks for sharing!^

Agreed! Thanks for sharing!

Oh Lord! I love this story!

Yes thanks, I like to see newbies to flying and first.

They sound like what my friend who recently moved from Chicago calls the DGOMCs, for don't get out much crowd. They are the ones blocking foot traffic along Michigan Avenue pointing upwards saying oooooh, look Mommy, tall buildings!

Regardless of how they ended up in F, glad to hear they got the full, first-class treatment. ^

I had no idea my mother was taking her first flight last night. Now what the hell was she doing in MSP heading to MDW? :D

If you REALLY wanted to be entertained you would have picked opportune times (land gear deploying/retracting sounds) to say things like "THAT! Doesn't sound right"

or

"In all my years I've never heard a plane make that sound before!"

:)

Great story! :D

Wonder what would have happened if it were a 757...

-J.

I'm just happy to hear there are still A320's from MSP-MDW! Great news! I used to go to MDW from MSP often just for the day, its one of the best flights ever, quick, easy!

This is only funny if you're not next to them.

A few months ago I was in 2A and a nervous flyer was in 2B. She spent all flight grabbing me at every bump of turbulence. I found it annoying to say the least.

Well, we just recruited two new FT members.

First trip? In F no less.

I honest to God laughed out loud reading this one!:D

Funny.

The other day I was in 1C and this couple entered the plane and the woman asked th FA - "can we take off in this wind?"

As an FYI the wind was not that bad AND coming straight out of the North and we will be taking off directly into it...

FA misses the question - so I say - "actually we will take off alot faster - the wind is good for lift...."
Then I add slightly quieter - "Oh and the wind will make us going down go faster too(which is obviously irrelevant)."

Anyway her man just started laughing and she gave me that - "oh great - thanks" look...

Yea it was kinda fun.

They didn't freak out with the Airbus classic "barking dog" hydro pump?