puddinhead

She was doing it under the 'Alec Baldwin exemption'

DLATL777

Two good ones today. Reminds me why I hate traveling in the US.

1. Check in at SFO this morning around 8am-giant tagged DM (the kind that puts the charter member tag in front of the new tag to prove to everyone that he has been a DM more than once and was part of the original clan) gets to the SP check in agent and exclaims he missed his 745am to ATL and he would like to get a seat on the 11am. As though this were a given.

The check in agent responds that the next two flights to ATL were full. He then responded "I have flown 200,000 miles this year and you're telling me you cant get me a seat?! Ridiculous. Fix it".....Im sorry, when did the amount you flew have anything to do with Delta kicking another passenger off a flight for you? And most importantly, why does anyone care?

2. Boarding begins and I am comfortably in the window seat last row of F on the ol' A320. Passenger comes up and turns to the other last row across the aisle and exclaims "Um, 3D is my seat". Now, to his credit, his seat had been poached by a women who was the other half of a 60 something year old couple, which is frustrating and this kind of entitlement is infuriating. I get that....but so is this entitlement: "Fine, ill take the other Aisle, ill give in." Then as the FA approaches, as if sensing the palpable tension in the air-he says the following loud and in the direct of the seat poacher "You know, unlike all these people, I'm a Platinum who pays for First. I should get what I deserve. Id like people to do what they are supposed to do". You mean help you remove your head from you A**?


Fly those friendly entitled skies people!

FlyDeltaJets87

Had a similar situation six years ago on AirTran. I upgraded to Biz Class since AirTran had the cheap upgrades you could purchase day of travel. I had 2C for my first leg. I was one of the last to board for Biz Class and when I arrived, there was someone in my seat. Whenever this occurs, I refrain from accusing the person of seat poaching, because I do know sometimes double seat assignments happen. So I said to him "I'm in 2C. Did they assign us to the same seat?" His response was immediate and sarcastic "Are you sure you're on the right flight?!?" I responded "This is Flight XXX to Atlanta, right?" He said "Yea!" He then pulled out his boarding pass and realized 2C was his seat assignment for his second flight and that he was supposed to be in 3F. Since I prefer the window (and none were available when I purchased my upgrade so I was given an aisle seat), I said I'd take the window, but looking back I regret not making him move since he was such a jerk about it, even after I tried to be polite. Should have made him make the "Walk of Shame" in front of everyone to his correct seat.

AKC6

Answered your own question .

Threadbare

After reading parts of this thread, I need to revise my idea about what "DYKWIA" means.

I had thought it meant someone who invoked a sense of his/her importance (which may or may not be real) to get some kind of special treatment.

But this seems incorrect; although some of the stories in this thread do indeed involve people who feel it necessary to mention how often they fly, how much they spend on the airline, what their status in the frequent-flyer programme is, what their job is, etc., some seem to involve people who did not make any effort to communicate, verbally or non-verbally, with another person at all. (Maybe they're too important to talk to other people?) Apparently, anyone who takes any action at all, that an observer suspects, without a shred of evidence, might possibly be motivated by a sense of self-importance, is a DYKWIA.

In fact, it seems even more general than that. You don't actually need to do anything to be a DYKWIA. If someone suspects that you might think you're an important person, then you're a DYKWIA.

I've seen so many DYKWIAs. One person asked the flight attendant for a second drink! What a DYKWIA. At the gate once, I saw someone ask the GA if the flight would be boarding soon - what a DYKWIA! The last airplane I was on, there were several dozen DYKWIAs who thought they were too important to fly in economy. Can you believe it? One I saw a person asleep in his seat, but I'll bet that DYKWIA was dreaming about what an important person he was. And why was he asleep anyway? Too important to pay attention to the other passengers?

Come to think of it, why do you people fly on airplanes anyway? Are you too important to take the bus? And even if you've never even flown, you've probably thought about it, you DYKWIA.

FlyDeltaJets87

I know. But it was a night flight so having the window was less of an issue, and with the way the clown tried to embarrass me in front of the Biz Class cabin (he was not quiet in his tone at all and instead announced it in a way that brought attention to the entire cabin), I sometimes regret not making him make the Walk of Shame in front of all the passengers he tried to embarrass me in front of. Oh well... I took the window seat and life went on.

pharmalady

I have had the same "coach to first poach" on many occasions when traveling by myself.

My favorite is the spouse who is standing right in your seat, hands you a boarding pass saying "you'll be sitting back there because this is my (husband/wife/whatever)" and proceeds to sit down. Another is the "parents" who expect you to give up your first class seat so that L'il Snookums can join daddy or mommy up front. Then comes the Boarding Pass KGB operatives who keep trying to look at your boarding pass like they are going to enforce the rules instead of the gate agent. Another favorite subspecies of DYKWIA's are the kettles who heard the word "upgrade" once in an article from a May 1963 "Look" magazine and think they can lie their way to first class by telling the gate agent it's their anniversary, honeymoon, fifth time they have flown in 38 years, whatever. The final ones are the DYKWIA's who are flying standby and glare into everyone's eyes while boarding into first class, insulted and screaming to someone on their cellphones that the gate agent just doesn't realize how important his/her business is to the airline.

stils

This blows my mind. I haven't seen it happen but I can't believe anyone EVER would think you would go back to economy from first so they can sit together. No... if you want to sit together then send the hot blonde in economy up here to sit with me. That should get you an extra seat to sit together back therel

eturowski

I had a reverse DYKWIA on my flight today.

DTW-SLC. A very, shall I say, "rough around the edges" couple boarded into FC behind me with a miniature Schnauzer in tow. They sat in the bulkhead CD seats, and I was in A, and I could smell the cigarette smoke rolling off of them. I was really happy when the FA moved them because they had the dog. Every other word out of this guy's mouth was "f*** this" or "G** d*** plane" or "bullsh**." I'm from Boston, and it was more cursing than I've heard in awhile!

This is only a DYKWIA situation because the guy walked onto the plane complaining, "First class used to be worth something." Well, sir, when they let people with your sailor's vocabulary and your general attitude sit there, the worth of FC is greatly diminished. Please try to act like you've been there before.

Bowgie

I thought dogs (in a carrier) are allowed in either cabin, but just not in exit row seats. (There is a limit on the NUMBER of dogs in the first-class cabin, I think.)

Howste

I believe the dog has to fit under the seat in front of them, but there is nowhere to put a pet in a bulkhead row.

eturowski

Right. I should have clarified. The FA put them in row 2 instead of the bulkhead.

tikiboy

I was on a 5:45AM flight last week when someone brought 2 small dogs...the smell of the dog food was unbearable. Maybe not a DYKWIA, but certainly unconsiderate.

sbjnyc

Be thankful that's all you smelled.

PRWeezer

Not a DYKWIA case but to your point...a few years ago I was flying ATL-FCO on an I fare, traveling alone, seated in 2C. FA approaches after I boarded saying "hello, nice lady!," my first thought is they want to move me for people traveling together...I like my aisle-next-to-aisle TATL. Turns out, 1 C/E were traveling w their cat, they needed to stow him in front of my seat for takeoff & landing. No problem! The cat was a great traveler, he 'spoke' English & Italian (I tried both on him) & seemed fairly well medicated enough once in flight that we never heard a peep from him. Many travelers could learn a lot from him and from his cat parents who were gracious to other pax and caring to the cat.