Overheard on Your Delta Flight
#32
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DTW-ATL on a full 757, I was in my aisle seat when an older woman and her husband boarded, her taking the middle seat next to me and the husband taking the aisle seat directly across from us. Offered up my seat for his since it was a 1:1 trade and the wife says to me "Nah we've been together for 40 years, we can sit separately on a 1.5 hour flight".
Man I wish other couples had the same feeling.
Man I wish other couples had the same feeling.
#33
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Chicago
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On a short hop from RDU to ATL, a guy in middle seat next to me in C+ was complaining they didn't have chips available for us. FC did have them though and the guy definitely noticed.
Middle Seat Guy: "There are some right there, that dude up there is passing them out"
FA: "Sir, we don't have any chips for Comfort+. I'm sorry"
MSG: "I am a Platinum, I spend thousands of dollars a year on this airline and you can't give me a bag of chips?!"
FA: While pulling up the seat record on their devices "Actually sir, you are a Gold. Thank you for your loyalty" Then she keeps pushing the cart
The snickers from all the people that heard this was deafening
Middle Seat Guy: "There are some right there, that dude up there is passing them out"
FA: "Sir, we don't have any chips for Comfort+. I'm sorry"
MSG: "I am a Platinum, I spend thousands of dollars a year on this airline and you can't give me a bag of chips?!"
FA: While pulling up the seat record on their devices "Actually sir, you are a Gold. Thank you for your loyalty" Then she keeps pushing the cart
The snickers from all the people that heard this was deafening
#34
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. / Washington, DC
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On a short hop from RDU to ATL, a guy in middle seat next to me in C+ was complaining they didn't have chips available for us. FC did have them though and the guy definitely noticed.
Middle Seat Guy: "There are some right there, that dude up there is passing them out"
FA: "Sir, we don't have any chips for Comfort+. I'm sorry"
MSG: "I am a Platinum, I spend thousands of dollars a year on this airline and you can't give me a bag of chips?!"
FA: While pulling up the seat record on their devices "Actually sir, you are a Gold. Thank you for your loyalty" Then she keeps pushing the cart
The snickers from all the people that heard this was deafening
Middle Seat Guy: "There are some right there, that dude up there is passing them out"
FA: "Sir, we don't have any chips for Comfort+. I'm sorry"
MSG: "I am a Platinum, I spend thousands of dollars a year on this airline and you can't give me a bag of chips?!"
FA: While pulling up the seat record on their devices "Actually sir, you are a Gold. Thank you for your loyalty" Then she keeps pushing the cart
The snickers from all the people that heard this was deafening
#35
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Join Date: May 2015
Location: DCA
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Pretty sure that gets you zone 4 boarding.
#36
Join Date: Jul 2012
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I forget the route, but I was sitting in domestic FC and the guy (I won't call him a gentleman) sitting next to me makes two phone calls:
First to the girlfriend, for a very explicit conversation that left no doubt that the guy had been having a hot affair for quite a while.
Next, to the current wife, to try to convince her that he's been perfectly faithful, any doubts are all in her imagination, and moreover, her suspicions are just further proof that she desperately needs psych help.
I wanted to talk a shower.
First to the girlfriend, for a very explicit conversation that left no doubt that the guy had been having a hot affair for quite a while.
Next, to the current wife, to try to convince her that he's been perfectly faithful, any doubts are all in her imagination, and moreover, her suspicions are just further proof that she desperately needs psych help.
I wanted to talk a shower.
#37
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: DL DM MM
Posts: 184
Overheard maybe 2 years ago in the Sky Priority line at the gate (Security check is at the gate in Singapore). The line was unusually long and there was a family of four in front of me. The son, who looked to be about 12 years old, exclaims "I hate flying American airplanes. Why do we have to queue with these filthy poor people?". He said it quite loudly so I was taken quite aback. From their other conversation (yes, I couldn't help listening after hearing that!), they seem to live in Singapore but to be fair to Singaporeans, the family's accent did not sound local so I suspect they were expatriates.
#38
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: DCA, LEX
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I forget the route, but I was sitting in domestic FC and the guy (I won't call him a gentleman) sitting next to me makes two phone calls:
First to the girlfriend, for a very explicit conversation that left no doubt that the guy had been having a hot affair for quite a while.
Next, to the current wife, to try to convince her that he's been perfectly faithful, any doubts are all in her imagination, and moreover, her suspicions are just further proof that she desperately needs psych help.
I wanted to talk a shower.
First to the girlfriend, for a very explicit conversation that left no doubt that the guy had been having a hot affair for quite a while.
Next, to the current wife, to try to convince her that he's been perfectly faithful, any doubts are all in her imagination, and moreover, her suspicions are just further proof that she desperately needs psych help.
I wanted to talk a shower.
#39
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ATL
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Posts: 10,742
Today, MIA-ATL, someone had to gate check their rollaboard:
"I forgot something in my bag - can I go downstairs and get it?"
"I forgot something in my bag - can I go downstairs and get it?"
#40
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Jupiter, FL
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Posts: 29,390
When Delta got the 717s an announcement was made welcoming us to Delta's brand new plane. I was next to a FA and I chuckled. The FA looked at me and said "Well, they're new to us!"
#41
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Join Date: Jun 2008
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I don't remember exactly what was said, but the context was rather threatening and the delivery was rather drug-impaired, and the pax in 1C prompted our return to the gate to meet some quite competent LEOs.
Still wondering how 1C got on the plane in the first place.
Still wondering how 1C got on the plane in the first place.
#44
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Seattle
Programs: DL DM, Marriott Gold
Posts: 609
LAX-SEA yesterday, one flight attendant to another in the galley as I was passing by to the lav: "I can't remember the details because I was blackout drunk, but he didn't look familiar..." I didn't hear the rest.
#45
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Pagus Bracbatensis, Kingdom of the Netherlands
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While going on vacation AMS-ATL-MCO taking the ATL-MCO flight 'I'm never going to fly this airline again.'
Two weeks later we are settled in, first leg on our way home on Delta. The GF pushes me in the side to get my attention, ooh nom nom nom it's the 'I'm never going to fly this airline again.' guy who is boarding also.
Two weeks later we are settled in, first leg on our way home on Delta. The GF pushes me in the side to get my attention, ooh nom nom nom it's the 'I'm never going to fly this airline again.' guy who is boarding also.