Pleasant Surprise
Apr 16, 2013, 1:57 pm
#1
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Join Date: May 2001
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Pleasant Surprise
I was flying ATL-IND last Saturday and missed the upgrade by one. So I took my EC aisle bulkhead seat on the A320. Felt quite spacious, actually, and had underseat storage to boot. Possibly the best coach seat on this aircraft.
Anyway, while still at the gate, one of the first class FA's stops at my seat and thanks me for being a Platinum Medallion. Nice touch. Then a little later, in the middle of a baggage loading delay, she comes back and asks what I'd like to drink. CC and Sprite will do fine, thank you! We finally depart about half an hour late and during the flight, following coach beverage service, she stops by again and I ask if she could add some JD to my coke. Sure, no problem! The most pleasant flight that I've had in coach in a long time!
Anyway, while still at the gate, one of the first class FA's stops at my seat and thanks me for being a Platinum Medallion. Nice touch. Then a little later, in the middle of a baggage loading delay, she comes back and asks what I'd like to drink. CC and Sprite will do fine, thank you! We finally depart about half an hour late and during the flight, following coach beverage service, she stops by again and I ask if she could add some JD to my coke. Sure, no problem! The most pleasant flight that I've had in coach in a long time!
Apr 16, 2013, 2:01 pm
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: SAN
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I've been #1 on the list with no seats left a few times JFK-LAX (sitting in EC, of course) and have been amazed by the personal attention received by the FAs on nearly every one of these occasions (e.g., drinks in addition to offering to hang my jacket). It's been my pleasure to write a thank you note afterwards!
Apr 16, 2013, 2:07 pm
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Join Date: May 2005
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I flew recently CDG/MSP (I think it was), in A333 10H exit row with nobody next to me. The FA who ended up sitting across from me during takeoff, and I had some light discussion about DM "stuff". Shortly after takeoff, she brought me a duvet from J. A realllllly nice touch!