Originally Posted by Ghoulish (Post 34656717)

Why on earth give government officials such deference? They're your servants, not the other way around, outside of a formal setting like a courtroom, in which case you'd be addressed formally as well.

Originally Posted by gitismatty (Post 34652507)

also, kind of an elitist sounding complaint, but why doesnt DL hold the main cabin people from exiting the plane until all of D1 is out? VS does this for UC and it makes complete sense as just one more tiny. perk for dropping a few grand. would be really nice to see DL provide the service they are marketing

Originally Posted by WillBarrett_68 (Post 34656914)

what exactly is the "perk" here?

Originally Posted by WillBarrett_68 (Post 34656914)

what exactly is the "perk" here?

Originally Posted by WillBarrett_68 (Post 34656914)

what exactly is the "perk" here?

Originally Posted by rylan (Post 34656781)

Boy this thread went from a few observations and comments on the D1 experience to nothing even related quite quickly.

Originally Posted by unitedbusiness (Post 34655714)

indeed. Mr. Brewer is the proper way you should be addressed by any Delta employee, especially in a premium cabin or lounge.

Originally Posted by dw (Post 34652567)

That’s something you’ll see on a lot of Asian carriers, some European carriers, and definitely never on any US airline.

Originally Posted by MSPeconomist (Post 34657382)

Agree, and it's especially important that FAs not say Mr Brewer and then address Ms Brewer as Jane.....or address older customers formally but not extend the same courtesy to younger ones (except children and pets).

BTW, if a government employee (or anyone else with whom I have a business or health care relationship) expects me to address him/her formally (or if anyone introduces themself to me without saying a first name at all), I expect that person to extend the same courtesy to me and use my formal name. "Hi Jane, I'm Dr Smith "is just offensive and "Hi there" is even worse.

Originally Posted by Mr. Tickets (Post 34657314)

Oh come on. It's FT. What do you expect?

Originally Posted by Qwkynuf (Post 34656921)

Near as I can tell, it's the opportunity to "be seen" exiting the premium cabin by those lesser souls who could never aspire to such elegance and luxury.

Originally Posted by tennessetom (Post 34656955)

Back to the pink shirt, whilst you might not like the look and believe the premium cabins shouldn’t be subjected as far as I know breast cancer is just as likely to effect d1 passengers as those in the last row of coach. I think the idea of the pink is breast cancer awareness and hey if a garish pink shirt results in a few lives saved I can deal plus fashion has changed I never wore jeans to the office twenty years ago now I can wear Jeans or even a skirt if I so desire

Originally Posted by gitismatty (Post 34652507)

No menus, no addressing pax by name, 3 beverages on a 10 hour flight (and nearly five minutes to bring the beverage once ordered), single tray meal service. inconsistent timing between left aisle and right aisle (person in my row on left aisle got food nearly 10 minutes before I did).

also there appeared to be someone on the crew that wasn't a FA. I think they said a customer experience person, but he was helping with service. and he was terrible. he was also wearing a pink dri-fit polo and not a standard uniform. it was NOT a good look for a premium cabin

I'm normally pretty picky about my in flight experience so I obviously had some gripes. my husband is far less picky about service on a plane and even he said it was garbage.

is this the new normal, or is this another case of "every flight gets a different level of service so just roll the dice and hope for the best"

also, kind of an elitist sounding complaint, but why doesnt DL hold the main cabin people from exiting the plane until all of D1 is out? VS does this for UC and it makes complete sense as just one more tiny. perk for dropping a few grand. would be really nice to see DL provide the service they are marketing

Originally Posted by gitismatty (Post 34658052)

I can't imagine the leap you took from "he was also wearing a pink dri-fit polo and not a standard uniform" for you to interpret that to mean that I have some kind of issue with delta supporting BCRF.

my objection is not to the color. I know that delta goes all in on the breast cancer thing during October. my objection to the shirt is that he was wearing a polo and jeans. he looked like a passenger, not cabin crew.

and while you may wear jeans or a skirt to the office, I am pretty sure that those items are not part of delta's appearance standard for cabin crew. if you have some kind of insider tip that delta has implemented casual Mondays for cabin crew, please share the memo.

Originally Posted by gitismatty (Post 34658052)

I can't imagine the leap you took from "he was also wearing a pink dri-fit polo and not a standard uniform" for you to interpret that to mean that I have some kind of issue with delta supporting BCRF.

my objection is not to the color. I know that delta goes all in on the breast cancer thing during October. my objection to the shirt is that he was wearing a polo and jeans. he looked like a passenger, not cabin crew.

and while you may wear jeans or a skirt to the office, I am pretty sure that those items are not part of delta's appearance standard for cabin crew. if you have some kind of insider tip that delta has implemented casual Mondays for cabin crew, please share the memo.

Originally Posted by MSPeconomist (Post 34659612)

In the past, there were periods when DL employees who had contributed to certain charities were permitted to dress more casually, including jeans. This applied to FAs and SC agents at least, and probably all customer facing staff that would normally wear uniforms, with the probable exception of pilots. I agree it was a bit confusing in that one couldn't identify FAs easily; there was a flight where I had assumed that a nonrev was volunteering to help with the drink service.

Originally Posted by jetsfan92588 (Post 34657280)

The perk is time. The faster you can get off the plane,

Originally Posted by WillBarrett_68 (Post 34660581)

over your entire lifetime the amount of time this will save you is probably 12 seconds