“Do You Know Who I Am?”: The Definitive Thread of DYKWIA Stories
Jul 18, 2017, 11:10 pm
#8356
Join Date: Nov 2015
Programs: DL, Marriott & IHG Platty; HH Diamonte
Posts: 861
If I ever take any Chinese airline flight, I'm gonna try to see if I can go up and smoke with them. I promise that.
Jul 19, 2017, 6:50 am
#8357
Join Date: May 2015
Location: DCA
Programs: AA EXP, DL FO, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 6,712
So glad that DL and KE finally worked out their issues. A JV with a Chinese airline was never going to work. DL should have known that from the beginning.
Jul 19, 2017, 7:42 am
#8358
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
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It's funny how the stand up and try to leave as soon as wheels touch the ground custom is route (or passenger national origin) dependent. IME the worst are the Chinese flights, with SVO and TLV being bad too. Of the Chinese flights, it's worse on Chinese carriers or on their domestic flights. I don't know whether CZ versus MU makes a difference, but CZ in principle should be somewhat more focused on southern China and especially CAN versus PVG/PEK.
Jul 19, 2017, 10:17 am
#8359
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: NYC
Posts: 937
Only upon getting to my seat did the FA come by and ask me not to smoke once we're in the air.
Jul 19, 2017, 10:27 am
#8360
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: LAX, LGB, SNA
Programs: AA EXP OWE, DL DM ST+, AS MVPG, UA, BA, WN CP, Hyatt E, Ritz Plat, HH GM
Posts: 3,185
2009, flying Guilan to Shenzen on China Southern. A long delay meant I was pretty drunk (ok, VERY drunk) when we boarded. You could smoke in terminal then and I thought it would be a good idea to finish my cigarette while boarding the plane.
Only upon getting to my seat did the FA come by and ask me not to smoke once we're in the air.
Only upon getting to my seat did the FA come by and ask me not to smoke once we're in the air.
Jul 19, 2017, 10:31 am
#8361
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 3,394
Buying a piece of MU keeps the options open in the future without looking like they're just there once the party is in full swing.
I thought FlyerTalk had a smoking ban?!? 
Jul 19, 2017, 11:26 am
#8363
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Brooklyn, NYC
Programs: DL DM
Posts: 785
I was on a flight a few years ago which had a several middle-aged Japanese passengers who didn't appear to speak English seated a few rows ahead of me. There were no announcements in Japanese.
Upon landing, the plane came to a halt well before the gate. The pilot requested in English that everyone stay seated. As I feared, the Japanese folks rose en masse. So I called out in Japanese asking them to remain seated. Some of them started to sit down but looked back in bewilderment -- I really don't look like the typical Japanese speaker. Then a flight attendant arrived.
Upon landing, the plane came to a halt well before the gate. The pilot requested in English that everyone stay seated. As I feared, the Japanese folks rose en masse. So I called out in Japanese asking them to remain seated. Some of them started to sit down but looked back in bewilderment -- I really don't look like the typical Japanese speaker. Then a flight attendant arrived.
Jul 19, 2017, 11:58 am
#8366
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
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There's this newish forum called something like The Smoking Lounge about where smoking is permitted while traveling. Dovster participates there and IIRC was one of the people lobbying for TB to create the forum.
Jul 19, 2017, 12:16 pm
#8369
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Brooklyn, NYC
Programs: DL DM
Posts: 785
In other news: "I have nipples, Greg. Can you milk me?"
Jul 19, 2017, 12:38 pm
#8370
In memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2005
Location: PIT
Programs: DM life is over 2MM PM now & NW MillionAir Wyndham Rewards Plat -Hotels.com Silver -Accor Silver
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