Hall of Rants: Whats the Most Random and Pathetic Thing You Can Complain About?
#1667
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 1,079
If I look at fares with Miles and I choose an outbound flight, I can see what the $ price is by toggling back and forth. Once I choose a return, I can no longer see what the equivalent price in $ is. I have to write down the flights and go back and reenter them after choosing pay with $. Either I am ignorant or the IT sucks. Either way I am complaining.
#1668
Join Date: May 2015
Location: DCA
Programs: AA EXP, DL FO, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 6,709
Just had quite possibly the dimmest FA ever tonight (GoJet). She must have done the safety briefing three times, restarting from the beginning every time there was an interruption. Next she tried to take away my almonds after someone said they had a peanut allergy. After I pointed out that they were in fact almonds, she relented (these were almonds from the snack basket, that she had just handed me). Finally I was given a second Woodford after making clear that I didn't want another one (I of course drank it since wasting good bourbon would be a sin). I could tell that other pax shared my sentiments. This FA simply wasn't all there.
#1669
Join Date: May 2015
Location: South Florida
Programs: DL Skymiles KE Skypass
Posts: 2,361
Just had quite possibly the dimmest FA ever tonight (GoJet). She must have done the safety briefing three times, restarting from the beginning every time there was an interruption. Next she tried to take away my almonds after someone said they had a peanut allergy. After I pointed out that they were in fact almonds, she relented (these were almonds from the snack basket, that she had just handed me). Finally I was given a second Woodford after making clear that I didn't want another one (I of course drank it since wasting good bourbon would be a sin). I could tell that other pax shared my sentiments. This FA simply wasn't all there.
Drug test time?
#1670
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 1,867
Probably just a few cards short of a full deck. A few months ago, after a series of MX and WX SNAFUs, I mentioned to an FA how the FAs had really done an amazing job on my flights considering the circumstance and how consistently good mainline FAs seem to be. She read between lines of what I was saying and said, "Oh my gosh, isn't it amazing how astoundingly dumb the FAs on the regionals are now?...but they try so hard!" There are some good regional FAs out there and I think they are better than they used to be on average, but it is so true, and some of the things they do really leave you scratching your head.
#1672
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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
Posts: 100,334
I remember one RJ flight, SklyWest of course, where the "lead" FA (working in FC) had almost as much trouble as the other one figuring out where things were in the galley and then trying to explain to the other one what to do and helping her during most of the flight rather than paying attention to customers in the front of the aircraft. It was beverage service only, no meal, but even that service seemed beyond their abilities. Both wore regular uniforms so I don't think one was a trainee.
It didn't give me much confidence in their knowledge of emergency equipment on the aircraft.
It didn't give me much confidence in their knowledge of emergency equipment on the aircraft.
#1675
Join Date: May 2015
Location: DCA
Programs: AA EXP, DL FO, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 6,709
Probably just a few cards short of a full deck. A few months ago, after a series of MX and WX SNAFUs, I mentioned to an FA how the FAs had really done an amazing job on my flights considering the circumstance and how consistently good mainline FAs seem to be. She read between lines of what I was saying and said, "Oh my gosh, isn't it amazing how astoundingly dumb the FAs on the regionals are now?...but they try so hard!" There are some good regional FAs out there and I think they are better than they used to be on average, but it is so true, and some of the things they do really leave you scratching your head.
#1677
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Kingdom of the Sun
Programs: DL GM/MM
Posts: 3,708
#1678
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Treasure Coast, FL
Programs: DL Diamond, Marriott LT Plat, HH Diamond, Avis Preferred Plus, National Executive
Posts: 4,577
#1680
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ATL
Programs: DL Scattered Smothered Covered Medallion, Some hotel & car stuff, Kroger Plus Card
Posts: 10,742