on a scale of 1-10 epic fails, this probably gets the "didn't pay enough so got stuck in a seat which equates to what was paid." Basic? probably.

Freshwoman. smh.

This is how traveling is post-covid. This could be ANY airline
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Having family in Mississippi and spending a significant chunk of my life there visiting, this really made me lol :D

OP, thank you for starting your post with this because it was a clear signal that it was going to be novel-length and zero content, I stopped reading here and from the other replies it seems I made the right decision. If you have a real issue, boil it down to the essence. If you have bellyaches, try to wrap it in a bunch of overwrought prose to make it look thoughtful and add some gravitas to it since it's empty on its own.

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That's part of their duties but it is not any bigger a part than the rest of it. If it were they would have kept hiring only men for the job well past the time they did under the belief that men would better manhandle passengers if needed, as was the case in the earliest times of commercial flight. Everybody on the plane gets a nautical term. The Safety Officer doesn't serve customers' needs or prepare food. They are stewards and stewardresses, as that is 99% of what they do, and the role of Safety Officer is folded into their duties because it is so rarely of any benefit.

The original stewardesses had to have nursing degrees because they were indeed there for passenger safety reasons and to show folks that commercial air travel was safe and healthy.

I instantly knew this would be an entertaining post after this gem of an intro.

Can't wait to hear how youd find the largest airlines in Asia...like indigo and AirAsia economy.

Or if Cathay Pacific, Thai, or Singapore Air would put up with this attitude.
(or... China Eastern, China Southern, ...)

And before then they were men, and even during the time when they were nurses the nurse thing was a publicity stunt. Even the person who suggested that nurses do it, Steve Simpson, said at the time "Also imagine the value they would be to us in the neater and nicer method of serving food and looking out for passengers' welfare."
Their position on the ship is Steward.

In Asia, weather or ATC never impact flights. And customers flying economy receive white glove service.

The would be the same Singapore Air that was firing flight attendants who got pregnant up until 2022?

Yeah, good model to follow there.

I'm looking at Flight Aware right now, and the top ten airports of origin with delays are in Asia (though, whether weather, ATC, or others, I'll leave to others with more experience to expand)

The first five airlines with delays right now are in China.

I do agree that in Y, SQ and the like is more comfortable than their American counterparts for international flights, but cannot speak to their domestic routes, which may be nicer still than the US, but again, I cannot speak to it.

In my experience:

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When I was young and growing up in the North, I had a friend that took a certain pride in Delta, which he used to get to Disney World. He figured he could show all those boys from New York City how to get down South.

Flash forward to 2022. My humble, platinum status comfort+ transcontinental seat came with power in the overhead panel which I didn't use ONCE! We slept in darkness for most of the entirety of a 5-hour journey to New York until the sun came up. That was not the only thing that worked on my IFE controls. Conveniently we could call for a flight attendant to inform them of lack of problems, like a perfectly good USB port. The IFE itself did not have to be rebooted at all, the flight tracker was one of the many things worth watching.

One of the times a flight attendant came to check on us I thanked them for the refreshments and snacks. His reaction was basically gratitude and assurance. When you are running a business, employees taking care of the customers is a wonderful sign. Delta’s air and ground crews seemed very spirited, as if life had turned out exactly as hoped and, hey, this is a job I love. Even though I live in the South and hear it all the time, let me say there is nothing that sounds as lovely as kindness done with an Atlanta drawl.

I have yet to describe the most exciting features of this Trip. For this transcontinental route, Delta mostly flies roomy 767-300s. (For one thing it means this airline strategically reserves funds instead of investing in capital stock.) The thing you must remember about the 767 is that even though the interior cabin had been updated, for structural reasons the middle overhead bins are not as spacious but I don't bring large carry ons so this isn't an issue. The updating consisted of the equivalent of a new coat of paint and replacing the entire cabin. Delta’s economy cabin in a 767 is configured as a 2-3-2, meaning for 57% of the economy seats it sells, those passengers will NOT have a middle seat to contend with. No wonder on the morning of the flight so many of the passengers looked refreshed. Also some passengers saved $30 and gate checked their bags for free!

I take full responsibility for having planned this trip well. I was heading home from a conference in Vegas and took a 5 hour layover, and a transcontinental flight over a 3 hour direct flight on Frontier. I had no delays and everything went according to plan.

Experienced travelers will know what happened next, I spent my layover in the lounge and my connection was slightly delayed so I just had one more cocktail. Then we made up time en route so I ended up getting home on time. My luggage arrived promptly and I went home.

What do I have to complain about? Nothing.

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