kochleffel

Both of my upcoming bookings on DL are labeled "BUSINESS TRAVEL" on the website. How would DL presume to know this, and why would they care?

Both trips, by the way, are to typical vacation destinations.

Zorak

I don't think any conclusions were reached, but:

What does "Business Trip" Mean

jrl767

oh, there were a lot of conclusions, but there was (unsurprisingly) no real sign of consensus

Dutch101

Mostly deserted SC at SLC, a lady and her husband had to pick the seat right up against mine when most all seats in the club were empty and proceeded to have loud conversations about the family.

Smithwicks70

You definitely should have chimed in at some point.

Lufthomie

This happened Monday. I did an "Air Con" emergency medical transportation to FLG in a twin engine turbo prop. Here is my pathetic complaints.

I was not offered priority boarding, actually last to board.
No pdb!
No hot towels were passed out
No meal was afforded to me and no snacks for purchase.
No free pretzels or peanuts.
No drink cart was ever pushed around the cabin.
No in flight entertainment
No miles were added to any of my frequent flier accounts.
Never was I given the opportunity to upgrade my seat to business class or even comfort plus.
Come to think of it I never saw the flight attendant once during the flight.
The only carry on was the felon himself.
Everything turned out ok for all involved

Pianoman109876

Having to travel during a holiday week when mainlines are swapped out for crappy DLX. The CR9’s are okay... but flying into the storm over ATL means likelihood of cancelation/delay is there... and because it’s a holiday week, less IRROP options.

blueflyer3

When people get on the plane train and then immediately stop, making everyone else have to awkwardly dance to get around them

lost_perspicacity

You can very easily pick out the people who don't normally use public transportation on airport trains and car rental buses. It's so annoying.

WillBarrett_68

not at all a pathetic complaint

Gig103

Tonight's complaint is that some people are never happy. A 2013 thread was bumped and a derisive comment was made about it. Yet other places someone asks a question and are pestered with "why didn't you search?". We can't have it both ways!

Lomapaseo

Saw a new one yesterday in First.

It started with my drink being served without a napkin. OK that's a pathetic gripe, but when you have a stirrer it's nice to place it on a napkin after use so you don't put out your eye out.

I tried to flag down the very young stewardess (FA) who was hustling the drinks for the other passengers (good). It was then I noticed that she was not using a tray with napkins. Instead she was hustling 4 separate drinks at a time by using her fingers in the tops of the 4 drink tumblers so as not to spill any while walking fast. It seemed to work and of course helped stir the cocktails at the same time. Although I did wonder about it dissolving her nail polish.

When I deplaned I stop at the galley and asked if they did not have any trays loaded on the flight. The lead FA responded that it being a short flight that they don't have tray service ????

volabam

Too bad DL doesn't have Drambuie, as a Rusty Nail would have been apropos.

ekozie

I know this thread is meant to be somewhat sarcastic, but if there was a thread in 2013, there was probably also one in 2014, 2015, 2015, etc. A lot of new posters think that the gears and mechanisms of this forum and possibly the Delta mothership herself are going to stop turning so everyone can divert all of their attention, sympathy, and (of course) proper compensation to the relatively small problem they encountered that's ABSOLUTELY CONSUMING THEM FROM THE OUTSIDE IN LIKE NECROTIZING FASCIITIS.

TheHorta

Approached ATL E36 to tonight’s DL1285 ATL>SNA at published boarding time (boarding would be +30 late). No one in line, so I’m first in the SP lane, but I stand just off the side of the SP carpet to allow for wheelchair preboards.

Moments later, Captain Clankster McBragTag, Mega DM — complete with pretentious Tumi and 70’s vintage corduroys — zips straight to the front of the SP lane, swinging his Clanky metal DM tag like an elephant swings it’s trunk. Shortly thereafter he has to step on my backpack to allow the chairs through.

After preboards he zips through to board first, trying to scan his BP on the wrong scanner. Once aboard, he stops at C+ (it’s a 752), blocking the lane while doing the Hokey Pokey. Waiting just behind him, once he moves over (with a slightly put-out eyeshot) we pass by to F.

I feel a little petty for the momentary sensation of glee, but... it’s a character defect I’m working on.

That’s pretty random and pathetic.

Woo-hoo! I get a two-fer! The movie I just paid $20 for on Amazon last night is available on the plane.