Continued retaliation by NW FAs??
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Here are some facts.
Flight attendants can have a willing gate agent add "notes" to a specific reservation. I have seen this once in eleven years. There are no permanent "notes" that get attached to each subsequent reservation, no such feature exists. In my eleven years I have not seen any such notes about "problem passengers" on any passenger list. Notes about other reservation related "stuff" don't get printed on the passenger list given to FA's.
I don't know of any FA conspiracy at NWA to remember and purposely mistreat customers who have complained; and NWA mainline and Compass FA's don't have much opportunity to interact.
To those of you who don't even make eye contact with FA's, well that's your prerogative. But even a "crazy" FA can appreciate a smile, friendly eye contact or simple "thank you". Conversely, avoiding eye contact or avoiding speaking is likely to be seen as rude or disrespectful by any person not just FA's.
Flight attendants can have a willing gate agent add "notes" to a specific reservation. I have seen this once in eleven years. There are no permanent "notes" that get attached to each subsequent reservation, no such feature exists. In my eleven years I have not seen any such notes about "problem passengers" on any passenger list. Notes about other reservation related "stuff" don't get printed on the passenger list given to FA's.
I don't know of any FA conspiracy at NWA to remember and purposely mistreat customers who have complained; and NWA mainline and Compass FA's don't have much opportunity to interact.
To those of you who don't even make eye contact with FA's, well that's your prerogative. But even a "crazy" FA can appreciate a smile, friendly eye contact or simple "thank you". Conversely, avoiding eye contact or avoiding speaking is likely to be seen as rude or disrespectful by any person not just FA's.
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To those of you who don't even make eye contact with FA's, well that's your prerogative. But even a "crazy" FA can appreciate a smile, friendly eye contact or simple "thank you". Conversely, avoiding eye contact or avoiding speaking is likely to be seen as rude or disrespectful by any person not just FA's.
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Violate that rule and you become your own worse enemy.
All he had to do is politely say he had a tight connection when he got off the first plane and none of the rest would have happened.
BTW, I learned this lesson years ago from an AA TA when I was trying to get from MSP to DTW during the NW pilot's strike.
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I most certainly agree with trying to be extremely nice to every employee you deal with as the results are much much better that way. But when you get in trouble for someone else's interaction, I am at a loss.
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At this point, whether the OP sues NW or not, he's already managed the first shot by posting the story on Flyertalk and exposing the worst FA-pples in the NW bushel to hundreds of readers, most of which have decision-making abilities for serious travel spend.
The IDB situation certainly didn't sound pleasant.
The revenge scenario involving the Compass FA made me cringe.
Best of luck to the OP moving forward -- I can't say I envy your current position, that of someone who lives in the Midwest and travels extensively on routes NW operates. Hopefully there will be an amicable solution to all of this.
The IDB situation certainly didn't sound pleasant.
The revenge scenario involving the Compass FA made me cringe.
Best of luck to the OP moving forward -- I can't say I envy your current position, that of someone who lives in the Midwest and travels extensively on routes NW operates. Hopefully there will be an amicable solution to all of this.
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Nice - blame the victim! The issue is that in the airline industry, they have absolute power. If you say anything they don't like (or appreciate, even if mentioning bad service) you become a threat. That is too much power and we all know it. I was once chased, literally, into the terminal by a FA (different airline) because I asked someone to move so I could get by (my side of the story). This person was trying to do other things in the jetway. I have a right to ask someone to move and deplane - common sense. The person swore at me and this cause a commotion in the jetway (causing a commotion is the FA's story).
No sense complaining to the airline. They are all in it together. We are the customer and should not be treated like we have no rights. You would not accept it from a cop, the mailman or someone walking down the street. Sorry to preach, but those that doubt the story, the next time you receive bad service, even from the cashier in the grocery store, remember all it takes is accepting it once and you lose your rights, and the service you expect by paying.
If the OP wants to sue, Good luck. Seems the jury has spoken already. Just be sure to add to your story there was a sick child involved and you too can own part of DeltaWest! They will probably all accept the child over rides the rights or being a human.
No sense complaining to the airline. They are all in it together. We are the customer and should not be treated like we have no rights. You would not accept it from a cop, the mailman or someone walking down the street. Sorry to preach, but those that doubt the story, the next time you receive bad service, even from the cashier in the grocery store, remember all it takes is accepting it once and you lose your rights, and the service you expect by paying.
If the OP wants to sue, Good luck. Seems the jury has spoken already. Just be sure to add to your story there was a sick child involved and you too can own part of DeltaWest! They will probably all accept the child over rides the rights or being a human.
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Sue, sue, sue. And if you decide to proceed with your lawsuit, please don't forget to inform your attorney that your views have been posted on Flyertalk and will need to be disclosed in response to any discovery request asking for all documents related to your suit. The fact that you were "honked off" and "furious" (your words) should be helpful in establishing your well-reasoned, thoughtful state of mind in responding to the issues at hand. May the Lord guide you safely through district court.
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Originally Posted by JAFA
There are no permanent "notes" that get attached to each subsequent reservation, no such feature exists. In my eleven years I have not seen any such notes about "problem passengers" on any passenger list. Notes about other reservation related "stuff" don't get printed on the passenger list given to FA's.
Thanks again for the information.
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At this point, whether the OP sues NW or not, he's already managed the first shot by posting the story on Flyertalk and exposing the worst FA-pples in the NW bushel to hundreds of readers, most of which have decision-making abilities for serious travel spend.
The IDB situation certainly didn't sound pleasant.
The revenge scenario involving the Compass FA made me cringe.
Best of luck to the OP moving forward -- I can't say I envy your current position, that of someone who lives in the Midwest and travels extensively on routes NW operates. Hopefully there will be an amicable solution to all of this.
The IDB situation certainly didn't sound pleasant.
The revenge scenario involving the Compass FA made me cringe.
Best of luck to the OP moving forward -- I can't say I envy your current position, that of someone who lives in the Midwest and travels extensively on routes NW operates. Hopefully there will be an amicable solution to all of this.
But everybody likes a good conspiracy story!
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>>>>>But even a "crazy" FA can appreciate a smile, friendly eye contact or simple "thank you".
Yes! I had that one on my last flight to DTW and then the connection too! After I was super nice on the original flight, she actually responded to my casual conversation upon boarding the second flight! My profuse thanks and best wishes upon exiting the second flight were met with a very depressed nothingness. But we elites got to keep plugging away!!!
Yes! I had that one on my last flight to DTW and then the connection too! After I was super nice on the original flight, she actually responded to my casual conversation upon boarding the second flight! My profuse thanks and best wishes upon exiting the second flight were met with a very depressed nothingness. But we elites got to keep plugging away!!!
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Here are some facts.
Flight attendants can have a willing gate agent add "notes" to a specific reservation. I have seen this once in eleven years. There are no permanent "notes" that get attached to each subsequent reservation, no such feature exists. In my eleven years I have not seen any such notes about "problem passengers" on any passenger list. Notes about other reservation related "stuff" don't get printed on the passenger list given to FA's.
I don't know of any FA conspiracy at NWA to remember and purposely mistreat customers who have complained; and NWA mainline and Compass FA's don't have much opportunity to interact.
To those of you who don't even make eye contact with FA's, well that's your prerogative. But even a "crazy" FA can appreciate a smile, friendly eye contact or simple "thank you". Conversely, avoiding eye contact or avoiding speaking is likely to be seen as rude or disrespectful by any person not just FA's.
Flight attendants can have a willing gate agent add "notes" to a specific reservation. I have seen this once in eleven years. There are no permanent "notes" that get attached to each subsequent reservation, no such feature exists. In my eleven years I have not seen any such notes about "problem passengers" on any passenger list. Notes about other reservation related "stuff" don't get printed on the passenger list given to FA's.
I don't know of any FA conspiracy at NWA to remember and purposely mistreat customers who have complained; and NWA mainline and Compass FA's don't have much opportunity to interact.
To those of you who don't even make eye contact with FA's, well that's your prerogative. But even a "crazy" FA can appreciate a smile, friendly eye contact or simple "thank you". Conversely, avoiding eye contact or avoiding speaking is likely to be seen as rude or disrespectful by any person not just FA's.
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Well, only over 3 years if my math is right. Coupon connection is where you can trade something you have that is travel related for something else that is travel related. It is toward the bottom of the forums. You need to have 90 meaningful posts and be a member for something like 90 days to see it and post on it.
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