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Jan 18, 2009 | 11:00 pm
#16
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Glad to see someone else was offended 
I was going to write management but don't have time for such crap and it would be pointless as we know this policy was approved at the highest levels. 
That being said I would gladly accept fortune cookie proselytizing on any US airline that serves Alaskan Amber ^ instead of Heinekin and the other swill commonly sold in flight.
I was going to write management but don't have time for such crap and it would be pointless as we know this policy was approved at the highest levels. That being said I would gladly accept fortune cookie proselytizing on any US airline that serves Alaskan Amber ^ instead of Heinekin and the other swill commonly sold in flight.
Jan 18, 2009 | 11:33 pm
#17
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Jan 19, 2009 | 12:13 pm
#18
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Glad to see someone else was offended I was going to write management but don't have time for such crap and it would be pointless as we know this policy was approved at the highest levels.
That being said I would gladly accept fortune cookie proselytizing on any US airline that serves Alaskan Amber ^ instead of Heinekin and the other swill commonly sold in flight.
I was going to write management but don't have time for such crap and it would be pointless as we know this policy was approved at the highest levels. That being said I would gladly accept fortune cookie proselytizing on any US airline that serves Alaskan Amber ^ instead of Heinekin and the other swill commonly sold in flight.
Jan 19, 2009 | 2:19 pm
#19
Join Date: Dec 2008
Programs: delta, northwest, southwest
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My last flight on Delta (Cinn. to Memphis), they upgraded me automatically (I have silver elite status) for free and were offering upgrades at the gate for anyone for $50. I have to say, though, that while there was more leg room and the perks are a little better. I don't know why they didn't take the opportunity to make the seats a lot wider. Putting the tray tables in the side arms and putting a larger center arm with metal on both sides actually seemed to make the chair more restrictive rather than more comfortable. It was a free upgrade, though, so I'm not complaining - just wondering about design thought process.
Jan 19, 2009 | 5:04 pm
#20
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My last flight on Delta (Cinn. to Memphis), they upgraded me automatically (I have silver elite status) for free and were offering upgrades at the gate for anyone for $50. I have to say, though, that while there was more leg room and the perks are a little better. I don't know why they didn't take the opportunity to make the seats a lot wider. Putting the tray tables in the side arms and putting a larger center arm with metal on both sides actually seemed to make the chair more restrictive rather than more comfortable. It was a free upgrade, though, so I'm not complaining - just wondering about design thought process.
It is fairly easy to get an F upgrade on US right now even as a Silver, with the perceived (no real proof other than perception) defections of a lot of their elites. If there are seats in F, and the GA is so inclined, they often sell the seats for $50. They might not be worth it though, on a shorter flight.
Jan 22, 2009 | 8:16 am
#21
Join Date: May 2001
Location: RDU
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Glad to see someone else was offended I was going to write management but don't have time for such crap and it would be pointless as we know this policy was approved at the highest levels.
That being said I would gladly accept fortune cookie proselytizing on any US airline that serves Alaskan Amber ^ instead of Heinekin and the other swill commonly sold in flight.
I was going to write management but don't have time for such crap and it would be pointless as we know this policy was approved at the highest levels. That being said I would gladly accept fortune cookie proselytizing on any US airline that serves Alaskan Amber ^ instead of Heinekin and the other swill commonly sold in flight.
I'll have a beer instead of the opiate of the people.
Jan 22, 2009 | 8:27 am
#22
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Jan 22, 2009 | 12:49 pm
#23
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It looks to me that this thread has devolved into a children's playground fight. Re-read the OP post.
As for religious beliefs one can refuse to read it. That's a specious argument. I'd be offended if ANY airline included messages about any religious beliefs be it Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Shinto or Buddhist.
Just because In God We Trust is on our currency doesn't mean it should be on the airline's napkins.
BTW, I believe God and Allah are merely different names for the same deity.
As for religious beliefs one can refuse to read it. That's a specious argument. I'd be offended if ANY airline included messages about any religious beliefs be it Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Shinto or Buddhist.
Just because In God We Trust is on our currency doesn't mean it should be on the airline's napkins.
BTW, I believe God and Allah are merely different names for the same deity.
Last edited by sfspec; Jan 22, 2009 at 12:57 pm Reason: An additional comment
Jan 23, 2009 | 4:05 am
#24
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Anyway, OP, it sounds like you've no elite status. If you can swing an elite status level (Silver or better), NW has been phenomenal over the years for comp upgrades on flights in the 49 states. (Hawaii is excluded.) Things have been good, but the DL merger has many NW elites panicked.
For flights to Hawaii, UA is much easier than NW or CO. When you get more posts under your belt, you can check out the Coupon Connection board and work on finding a trade for a CR-1 sometime (a great upgrade tool since it can apply all the way from the east coast to Hawaii, and you don't have to be an elite/premier member - the CR-1 generally needs to come from a 1K, though).
Jan 25, 2009 | 10:56 am
#25
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Jan 30, 2009 | 8:25 am
#26
Join Date: Oct 2004
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Posts: 222
I am with the protestor. And I am grown up, thank you very much. Just don't care for the rather silly prayer on the tray thing--it's really not very effective "evangelizing' if that's what it supposed to be, anyway.
Many of us would feel rather annoyed by being preached at or prayed for if the religion in question wasn't one we were comfortable with, I imagine. Maybe, once in a blue moon, we wouldn't mind, but every time we conducted business with the company? My 2c worth (and I rarely offer them here).
Many of us would feel rather annoyed by being preached at or prayed for if the religion in question wasn't one we were comfortable with, I imagine. Maybe, once in a blue moon, we wouldn't mind, but every time we conducted business with the company? My 2c worth (and I rarely offer them here).