yohanson

Maybe I'll try that if anyone ever asks me an age, status, price, etc. type of question on an airplane or in an airport if I'm ever faced with one of those questions.

DiverDave

But how else are we to out the NRSAs who are stealing our upgrades?

pvn

heh, that's a good one but I think the main reason that people do this (at least, the ones who proudly admit to it here on flyertalk) it to stamp out the terrible menace of people boarding in the wrong group.

BenA

Like the proud business suited Gold Medallion who body checked me a year ago in the gatehouse as I was boarding an MSP-AMS flight, shouting "What's your status? This is PREMIUM BOARDING ONLY."

I actually appreciated the opportunity to rattle off "Diamond Medallion in paid business class" as I neatly side stepped him, to the great amusement of everyone nearby except him.

(Then, he tried the same thing on my wife! With the same results. Which made it even better. He gave up after that...)

Those gates at the far end of F are a total travesty at MSP - get more than a few large flights boarding at once and total anarchy breaks out. I get it, but really, people (including GM Guy, who probably reads FT): let the gate agents do their job.

Sometimes I'll approach and offer to help someone by explaining the boarding process if they look totally confused about what's going on - but enforcement is not something any passenger has any business injecting themselves into.

gooselee

Someone should make a luggage tag that from afar looks like a BP with NRSA slapped across the front and ZONE 4 on the side.

gigglypug

Not much of a statement, but...

As I was seated in 2B of today's LAX-MSP flight (RU, because I NEVER pay for domestic F...also wearing capris and tennis shoes), sipping my PDB, catching up on FT....one of the passengers in approx zone 3 stopped right next to me and very audibly passed gas.

not sure if it was a commentary on F, or just bad timing, but the effects were certainly long lasting

there definitely IS a downside to being in the pointy part of the plane while everyone parades by...

MSPeconomist

Is there a zone 4? Oh wait, zone 1 is the fourth group to be called, so 4 = 1. It reminds me of some George Orwell utopian novels: After a while, everyone starts to believe that which does not make sense.

stimpy

I'm not sure I believe all these quotes. For most of my life not only did I never say anything while walking back to economy, I never even had the slightest thought about those seats or who sat there. I never assumed I belonged to that class. It was only when I joined United Mileage Plus and flew a lot and started getting free upgrades that I ever even had a thought about First Class. And since then, while I've seen plenty of people look around the cabin, I've never heard anyone utter a single phrase about it.

The Situation

Wait...you don't believe what you read on the internet In all seriousness though, from my experience, I would say that I have witnessed the majority of what everyone has mentioned or interacted with people in the course of life that I know would say such things and all of it has been in the last few years. Like you (and most people), I would never say anything as I walk to the past the F cabin, but the effort of certain groups and the media to distort realities and antagonize and encourage hatred, disdain and jealousy for their ratings, has given people across all spectrums the chutzpa to say a lot of ridiculous things. 5 years ago, when people said dumb stuff in F/J (I had a lady sitting next to me in F once that was worried because we had a female pilot - no joke), but the dumb stuff was never about being in F/J. Now it seems it exclusively is.

radiowell

"Anybody wanna trade your seat for my aisle seat in the back? I'll throw in a snack!"

Gino Troian

Flying QR J Dallas to Doha, Y was backed up into the mini J cabin, and as people were waiting, an older lady ask me how much my ticket cost... I told her around $5,000 for the round trip, which she responded with something along the lines of "must be nice having rich parents!" I didn't respond, but what made it awkward was that Y didn't move at all and she kind of just stood there next to me...

Sjondorn

Somebody once told me "You filthy a***ole, you paid up for first class?" - wasn't an ordinary somebody but a friend on the same flight having Y seat in the middle. I texted him during the flight (we're both on Wifi) asking him if he's enjoying squeezing in his seat and that the beef served is delicious.

355F1

LoLoL!!!

I have a friend who owns 32 Cars, including MANY Ferraris, even has his own hangar at the airport!

He says the same exact thing and has never flown in anything but Y in his life--including trips to Europe.

GRALISTAIR

This is absolutely key. We all choose (or most have the option ) to spend our money how we want. I love freedom and democracy. There are people who will think absolutely nothing about spending 100$ per head dining out and then get a nice bottle of wine as well. My wife simply would not enjoy it - even for a wedding anniversary. She is quite happy at O'Charleys or Applebees etc. She resents spending money on eating out. Other people buy cars, motorbikes etc , some women spend a fortune on shoes and dresses (my middle daughter has I think 32 pairs of shoes). I choose to spend my money paying for First/Business from time to time.

Each to their own. I don't whine if someone has 32 cars and motorbikes or spends a huge amount at an expensive restaurant - so I don't like it when someone whines when I sit in F/D1/Business

MSPeconomist

I know a very wealthy guy (stock market) who wouldn't think of not reserving a suite whenever he stays in a hotel but he has never flown FC or even international business class. He just automatically buys the cheapest coach tickets.

Another guy I know who makes enormous amounts of money from consulting not only reserves suites in nothing but the top hotel available (and has the concierge take care of him in exchange for big tips) but also insists on flying LX FC whenever possible, although he's very aware of the benefits he's entitled to at his unpublished LH tier.