Personal greetings
May 11, 2018, 4:13 pm
#1
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Location: Manchester, UK
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Personal greetings
@zol said I don’t post enough, so I’m going for a double thread opening tonight...
Once your gold and above, on most flights you’ll get a personal greeting by the purser, which usually ends with: “if there is anything I can do for you, please let me know”
Obviously asking for a free upgrade would just be met with a sarcastic smile, but what kind of things could be asked for and reasonably provided at that point except perhaps a pre-departure drink even in Y.
What have you asked for? Did you get it?
Once your gold and above, on most flights you’ll get a personal greeting by the purser, which usually ends with: “if there is anything I can do for you, please let me know”
Obviously asking for a free upgrade would just be met with a sarcastic smile, but what kind of things could be asked for and reasonably provided at that point except perhaps a pre-departure drink even in Y.
What have you asked for? Did you get it?
May 11, 2018, 11:34 pm
#3
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 844
@zol said I don’t post enough, so I’m going for a double thread opening tonight...
Once your gold and above, on most flights you’ll get a personal greeting by the purser, which usually ends with: “if there is anything I can do for you, please let me know”
Obviously asking for a free upgrade would just be met with a sarcastic smile, but what kind of things could be asked for and reasonably provided at that point except perhaps a pre-departure drink even in Y.
What have you asked for? Did you get it?
Once your gold and above, on most flights you’ll get a personal greeting by the purser, which usually ends with: “if there is anything I can do for you, please let me know”
Obviously asking for a free upgrade would just be met with a sarcastic smile, but what kind of things could be asked for and reasonably provided at that point except perhaps a pre-departure drink even in Y.
What have you asked for? Did you get it?
or when the largest pax on flight has been my neighbour.
Yes many times.
Before when they existed in Y on demand...socks/eyeshade packs and playing cards.
Yes always but unfortunately withdrawn from Y.
The playing cards which were on all flights hidden away ....where have they all gone (as withdrawn suddenly from flights) ?
May 12, 2018, 1:47 am
#4
Join Date: Aug 2012
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@zol said I don’t post enough, so I’m going for a double thread opening tonight...
Once your gold and above, on most flights you’ll get a personal greeting by the purser, which usually ends with: “if there is anything I can do for you, please let me know”
Obviously asking for a free upgrade would just be met with a sarcastic smile, but what kind of things could be asked for and reasonably provided at that point except perhaps a pre-departure drink even in Y.
What have you asked for? Did you get it?
Once your gold and above, on most flights you’ll get a personal greeting by the purser, which usually ends with: “if there is anything I can do for you, please let me know”
Obviously asking for a free upgrade would just be met with a sarcastic smile, but what kind of things could be asked for and reasonably provided at that point except perhaps a pre-departure drink even in Y.
What have you asked for? Did you get it?
May 12, 2018, 3:49 am
#5
Join Date: Sep 2014
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I was traveling in Business out of Manchester and noticed the cabin manager going down the cabin with the personal greetings welcoming a couple of nearby passengers but I could not help feeling that as a first time customer they could not care about me. On some airlines all passengers in business are given a personal welcome which can be tailored for the frequent and non frequent travelers. Some EK should consider this
May 12, 2018, 4:14 am
#6
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I was traveling in Business out of Manchester and noticed the cabin manager going down the cabin with the personal greetings welcoming a couple of nearby passengers but I could not help feeling that as a first time customer they could not care about me. On some airlines all passengers in business are given a personal welcome which can be tailored for the frequent and non frequent travelers. Some EK should consider this
May 12, 2018, 6:29 am
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May 12, 2018, 7:41 am
#12
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May 12, 2018, 8:02 am
#13
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
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Posts: 7,801
On 77Ws they usually greet everyone, it actually annoys me (it shouldn't) because my greeting then feels less special thiuth sometimes they do make it more personal for me.
May 12, 2018, 8:29 am
#14
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May 12, 2018, 4:45 pm
#15
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: AU
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Posts: 542
Yes, I really don't like that either. In general, I find the attention you get as a platinum to be annoying. Frankly I would rather they didn't do it. It's just an unwanted consequence of flying frequently in premium cabins.