They stole our seats... and wouldn't move
Aug 24, 2010, 3:11 am
#76
Join Date: Aug 2008
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I really think your situation is plain and simple EK's problem. The best wy to express your dissatisfaction is to write to EK customer service and they will probably send you 10K miles or something. Don't expect anything better. My entertainment system has rarely worked properly the last few flights and the moron flight attendants have done absolutely NOTHING to solve the issues. What a bunch of retards. Furthermore I am EK Gold and my family's annual spend is in excess of $20K on EK alone.
Last but not least that whole "you can't jump 2 classes" thing is total BS. I have been upgraded to 1st comp. as EK Gold before from Y. Whoever you dealt with was just a flake.
Last but not least that whole "you can't jump 2 classes" thing is total BS. I have been upgraded to 1st comp. as EK Gold before from Y. Whoever you dealt with was just a flake.
Aug 26, 2010, 1:14 pm
#77
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: PDX
Programs: Don't think it matters...
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Any way to ensure that EK does not change the seats
Hi Folks,
I read frequently in this forum that EK changes the seats for pax randomly..
My mom is travelling next week from DEL to PRG via DXB.. I have blocked her seats online and I see in the manage my bookings that her seats are till now unchanged..
Anyway to ensure they dont play around with the seats I blocked since the last thing I want is for her to get a middle Y seat ?
Have put in her meal preference and also her Skywards no though she is just a blue member..
thanks
Abhi
I read frequently in this forum that EK changes the seats for pax randomly..
My mom is travelling next week from DEL to PRG via DXB.. I have blocked her seats online and I see in the manage my bookings that her seats are till now unchanged..
Anyway to ensure they dont play around with the seats I blocked since the last thing I want is for her to get a middle Y seat ?
Have put in her meal preference and also her Skywards no though she is just a blue member..
thanks
Abhi
Aug 26, 2010, 8:22 pm
#78
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: OSL
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Posts: 4,553
Hi Folks,
I read frequently in this forum that EK changes the seats for pax randomly..
My mom is travelling next week from DEL to PRG via DXB.. I have blocked her seats online and I see in the manage my bookings that her seats are till now unchanged..
Anyway to ensure they dont play around with the seats I blocked since the last thing I want is for her to get a middle Y seat ?
Have put in her meal preference and also her Skywards no though she is just a blue member..
thanks
Abhi
I read frequently in this forum that EK changes the seats for pax randomly..
My mom is travelling next week from DEL to PRG via DXB.. I have blocked her seats online and I see in the manage my bookings that her seats are till now unchanged..
Anyway to ensure they dont play around with the seats I blocked since the last thing I want is for her to get a middle Y seat ?
Have put in her meal preference and also her Skywards no though she is just a blue member..
thanks
Abhi
Aug 27, 2010, 1:56 am
#79
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: PDX
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Posts: 5,240
On the route she is flying, there is a 777-300 and A330-200 so I guess shd not be much of a problem..
thanks
Sep 14, 2010, 5:35 am
#80
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 232
I think its perfectly fine for members of the "do unto others" class to choose not to recline, but I draw the line when some peeople feel justified in making their own rules and feel perfectly justified in kicking and using other physical means to force the fellow passenger in front not to recline.
The folks who chose to take OP's seat(s) clearly share the "making your own rules" category with seatback-kickers.
Sep 15, 2010, 11:52 am
#81
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PS: The one-way fare is USD1307 not 4000.
Sep 16, 2010, 11:57 pm
#82
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Sep 18, 2010, 3:38 am
#83
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Quite so Axey, and nice to see you're back.
Sep 19, 2010, 6:24 pm
#84
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Sep 22, 2010, 4:21 pm
#85
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Sorry to hear that - i believe you acted in fair manner by not letting the entire plane waiting for you.
On the other hand I understand you anger, especially because you did receive the boarding passes for your seats as opposed have the seats assigned months before in "manage your booking" or even "online check-in" which does not give you a guarantee that you will get those seats.
I am surprised that EK's ground staff came on board to solve this. Normally, it is the purser who has the authority to deal with these kinds of issues. He/ she would also have assigned you seats in F, not to speak that he/ she would have taken the right measures to deal with PAX who do not obey to FA's orders.
Was the purse (brown uniform) with you? He / she normally deals in F and J (First and Business) and there is a supervisor for Y (eco)..
On the other hand I understand you anger, especially because you did receive the boarding passes for your seats as opposed have the seats assigned months before in "manage your booking" or even "online check-in" which does not give you a guarantee that you will get those seats.
I am surprised that EK's ground staff came on board to solve this. Normally, it is the purser who has the authority to deal with these kinds of issues. He/ she would also have assigned you seats in F, not to speak that he/ she would have taken the right measures to deal with PAX who do not obey to FA's orders.
Was the purse (brown uniform) with you? He / she normally deals in F and J (First and Business) and there is a supervisor for Y (eco)..
To the OP: Next time, please ask for police staff if gate agents do not have the courage to enforce seat assignments. If I would have been in your shoes, I would have stayed by the seats I was supposed to be in and if other passengers and crew accused me of delaying the flight, I would point out that I was simply claiming the seats I was assigned by the airline and thereby enforcing security measures.
Sep 22, 2010, 4:22 pm
#86
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Sep 23, 2010, 1:55 am
#87
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Location: PDX
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To the OP: Next time, please ask for police staff if gate agents do not have the courage to enforce seat assignments. If I would have been in your shoes, I would have stayed by the seats I was supposed to be in and if other passengers and crew accused me of delaying the flight, I would point out that I was simply claiming the seats I was assigned by the airline and thereby enforcing security measures.
Sep 23, 2010, 10:13 pm
#88
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I have been living in the Middle East for 5 years and I am not surprised at all…
Typical Kuwaiti/Saudi/ Emirati behavior.
I am sure that we, all living in this part of the world, could tell you dozens of similar stories of how arrogant they are and how bizarre they behave.
Typical Kuwaiti/Saudi/ Emirati behavior.
I am sure that we, all living in this part of the world, could tell you dozens of similar stories of how arrogant they are and how bizarre they behave.
I was on a KWI-DXB-KWI on a different airline, and on the return leg, I was in an aisle seat which I had to pay for in advance(2K.D.), and towards the end of boarding a young Kuwaiti in Disdasha approached and was rudely jestering for me to move from my seat to the open center seat. I didnt and he kept indicating for me to move and I still wouldnt. I showed finally my boarding pass and he got the hint he wasnt going to get what he wanted from me.
On another note, wouldnt it have been a real kick in the a$$ if the original poster stood his ground, and the cabin crew would have moved the squatters to the first class seats that were available?
Sep 24, 2010, 3:09 pm
#89
Join Date: May 2001
Location: TYO
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I was on a KWI-DXB-KWI on a different airline, and on the return leg, I was in an aisle seat which I had to pay for in advance(2K.D.), and towards the end of boarding a young Kuwaiti in Disdasha approached and was rudely jestering for me to move from my seat to the open center seat. I didnt and he kept indicating for me to move and I still wouldnt. I showed finally my boarding pass and he got the hint he wasnt going to get what he wanted from me.
PAX in seat re-taught the local woman the proper order of the alphabet... ABC DEF
Same flight... I was supposed to be in D, got onboard and two Lebanese chaps sitting together in DF instead of EF. Made them move, but once the door close and I saw ethe exit row empty... said to to the gents "be my guest" and went for the value-added seats.
Sep 24, 2010, 11:43 pm
#90
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I am just a plain American, and I dont teach the ABC's, I was already in my seat, and possesion is 9/10ths or something like that. haha