First Class behavior stories - share!
Jan 27, 2010 | 7:17 pm
#33
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Jan 27, 2010 | 7:59 pm
#34
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Early in the cell phone days, some jackass was talking on the phone...really, really, really, loud... not only that, but we was talking about his various houses and how he was making millions off of one deal, how he was sitting in first class etc, etc....lots of cursing too...
I had had a long week and a few cocktails.... I grabbed my cell phone...put it to my ear and yelled at the top of my lungs " I am very important!!!! I am in first class!!!! All on here must bow before me!!!!" I mean I screamed it.... the plane grew eerily quiet.... the people boarding stopped in their tracks.... it was an Md88... the guy kinda turns around, stands up and asks me if I have a problem.... I stand up.... my head touches the ceiling in a MD88... I have a foot and 100 lbs on this guy...not that I was gonna fight him.... I say " Yessir, I do not care about you.... I am not impressed with you... and I damn sure do not care to hear your phone conversation..." Then, everyone in first class starts clapping.... it was an epic moment in aviation history... i am glad to have been a part of it...
I had had a long week and a few cocktails.... I grabbed my cell phone...put it to my ear and yelled at the top of my lungs " I am very important!!!! I am in first class!!!! All on here must bow before me!!!!" I mean I screamed it.... the plane grew eerily quiet.... the people boarding stopped in their tracks.... it was an Md88... the guy kinda turns around, stands up and asks me if I have a problem.... I stand up.... my head touches the ceiling in a MD88... I have a foot and 100 lbs on this guy...not that I was gonna fight him.... I say " Yessir, I do not care about you.... I am not impressed with you... and I damn sure do not care to hear your phone conversation..." Then, everyone in first class starts clapping.... it was an epic moment in aviation history... i am glad to have been a part of it...
Jan 28, 2010 | 7:11 am
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What a timely thread. I was on a 2-hour flight in F last week. I would have to say some of the worst behavior was from the FAs. So I boarded the plane (#3 to board), but was offered a drink last (after everyone else had been offered a drink). They did not offer to take my coat (took everyone else's...had to hang up my own coat behind me). Last one to get drink after takeoff. Did not take my garbage even though I was sitting in the aisle with my newspapers in hand ready to put them in the bag (the FA walked right by me). Stuff like that just irks me, especially since I'm typically the only woman in F, and probably look like the youngest, although I'm probably not the youngest. I think the female FAs have a problem with me. I really believe they look at an attractive, successful woman and get P.O.'d. This only happens with female FA's...that same day, on an CRJ, I was #2 to board, and the female FA told me that I couldn't bring on two carryons (HUH?). She said it's a rule on smaller planes. Since when? ....I don't know if it's me or what, but the treatment I seem to get from female FAs is really getting aggravating. Either I'm doing something wrong, or...? I am usually quiet and keep to myself...
Jan 28, 2010 | 8:00 am
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No real stories...I am one of those that likes bulkhead aisles and tries to board as soon as possible (to get the bags in close proximity). However, after the window-pax sits down, I buckle in, pull my cover down over my eyes and fall asleep for the duration of most flights, thus bypassing most of these types of stories.
Jan 28, 2010 | 9:11 am
#39
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Whoever sit by the window get to control the shade to be shut or open. One time I was in UA F on the 744, I kept it open I was at 5A, lady across from me at 5E ask me to shut the shade as she said she was trying to sleep, I told her she can use her eyeshade from the amenity kit or better yet reserve window next time. I choose my window because I want to have the view and natural light, not going to sacrify the perks come from my choice of seat.
There is no right to request someone to close to shade for your enjoyment not unless the person by the window is sleeping. Whenever I sit by aisle, I had never asked anyone by the window to close or open the shade, even some of them close the shade the entire flight from take off to landing.
Whoever sit by the window get to control the shade to be shut or open. One time I was in UA F on the 744, I kept it open I was at 5A, lady across from me at 5E ask me to shut the shade as she said she was trying to sleep, I told her she can use her eyeshade from the amenity kit or better yet reserve window next time. I choose my window because I want to have the view and natural light, not going to sacrify the perks come from my choice of seat.
There is no right to request someone to close to shade for your enjoyment not unless the person by the window is sleeping. Whenever I sit by aisle, I had never asked anyone by the window to close or open the shade, even some of them close the shade the entire flight from take off to landing.
Really? So I could just sit there and pull the shade up and down the entire flight, cuz it's MINE not YOURS! Come on--that's just the type of boorish behavior this thread was started to criticize. As soon as they create a special airplane window that only casts light on the window seat then you can claim it as YOUR window and do whatever; until then you're obligated to be considerate and thoughtful to the other pax. Our seats in F are not our fiefdoms. Be a mensch not a putz.
Jan 28, 2010 | 4:46 pm
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I flew JFK > SAN in the F bulkhead, and the moron sitting next to me was changing the AVOD w/ his toe.
And, he had that smug "I'm changing the AVOD w/ my toe" look on his face... that's what really got me
And, he had that smug "I'm changing the AVOD w/ my toe" look on his face... that's what really got me
Jan 28, 2010 | 5:05 pm
#41
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1. IND- SLC in F. "Lady" next to me picked her nose the entire trip and use the back of the seat in front of her to wipe her fingers. I tried to pretend to asleep.
2. DTW-SAN in F. Guy decided to shave his corns and dropped skin on the floor.
3. On numerous flts people tend to have the tendency to follow my email on my computer screen. I prefer not to use privacy screens. Once the guy next to me actually made a grammar suggestion on a sentence in the email.
2. DTW-SAN in F. Guy decided to shave his corns and dropped skin on the floor.
3. On numerous flts people tend to have the tendency to follow my email on my computer screen. I prefer not to use privacy screens. Once the guy next to me actually made a grammar suggestion on a sentence in the email.
Jan 28, 2010 | 6:26 pm
#42
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same here. plus, if im going to be sitting for a while, i prefer to stand and wait for boarding.
Jan 28, 2010 | 6:30 pm
#43
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Whoever sit by the window get to control the shade to be shut or open. One time I was in UA F on the 744, I kept it open I was at 5A, lady across from me at 5E ask me to shut the shade as she said she was trying to sleep, I told her she can use her eyeshade from the amenity kit or better yet reserve window next time. I choose my window because I want to have the view and natural light, not going to sacrify the perks come from my choice of seat.
There is no right to request someone to close to shade for your enjoyment not unless the person by the window is sleeping. Whenever I sit by aisle, I had never asked anyone by the window to close or open the shade, even some of them close the shade the entire flight from take off to landing.
Whoever sit by the window get to control the shade to be shut or open. One time I was in UA F on the 744, I kept it open I was at 5A, lady across from me at 5E ask me to shut the shade as she said she was trying to sleep, I told her she can use her eyeshade from the amenity kit or better yet reserve window next time. I choose my window because I want to have the view and natural light, not going to sacrify the perks come from my choice of seat.
There is no right to request someone to close to shade for your enjoyment not unless the person by the window is sleeping. Whenever I sit by aisle, I had never asked anyone by the window to close or open the shade, even some of them close the shade the entire flight from take off to landing.
Jan 28, 2010 | 6:59 pm
#44
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Early in the cell phone days, some jackass was talking on the phone...really, really, really, loud... not only that, but we was talking about his various houses and how he was making millions off of one deal, how he was sitting in first class etc, etc....lots of cursing too...
I had had a long week and a few cocktails.... I grabbed my cell phone...put it to my ear and yelled at the top of my lungs " I am very important!!!! I am in first class!!!! All on here must bow before me!!!!" I mean I screamed it.... the plane grew eerily quiet.... the people boarding stopped in their tracks.... it was an Md88... the guy kinda turns around, stands up and asks me if I have a problem.... I stand up.... my head touches the ceiling in a MD88... I have a foot and 100 lbs on this guy...not that I was gonna fight him.... I say " Yessir, I do not care about you.... I am not impressed with you... and I damn sure do not care to hear your phone conversation ..." Then, everyone in first class starts clapping.... it was an epic moment in aviation history... i am glad to have been a part of it...
I had had a long week and a few cocktails.... I grabbed my cell phone...put it to my ear and yelled at the top of my lungs " I am very important!!!! I am in first class!!!! All on here must bow before me!!!!" I mean I screamed it.... the plane grew eerily quiet.... the people boarding stopped in their tracks.... it was an Md88... the guy kinda turns around, stands up and asks me if I have a problem.... I stand up.... my head touches the ceiling in a MD88... I have a foot and 100 lbs on this guy...not that I was gonna fight him.... I say " Yessir, I do not care about you.... I am not impressed with you... and I damn sure do not care to hear your phone conversation ..." Then, everyone in first class starts clapping.... it was an epic moment in aviation history... i am glad to have been a part of it...
But what is worse - the DYKWIA crowd, or the "the epic moment where I can save the world" pax?
(Also, did I use epic moment correctly?
Jan 28, 2010 | 7:24 pm
#45
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Was travelling LHR-SIN recently on SQ. In J though not F 
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There was this lady in some flashy work clothes, LV bag, some branded laptop case and the blackberry sitting across the aisle. Seems like a regular business traveller with all the bling. However, some oddities stood out, she took a while to fold the seat a bed (guess she didn't know where the release catch was) plus she didn't seem very happy when the stewardess gently woke her up for breakfast and offered her the hot wet towel. (If one doesn't want to be woken up for brekkie or slightly later, all they have to do is inform the crew and they will make a note of it) Then when the announcement was made for preparations for landing. The cat was let out of the bag. This lady came to me and asked "How do I fold the bed back to a chair?"
...There was this lady in some flashy work clothes, LV bag, some branded laptop case and the blackberry sitting across the aisle. Seems like a regular business traveller with all the bling. However, some oddities stood out, she took a while to fold the seat a bed (guess she didn't know where the release catch was) plus she didn't seem very happy when the stewardess gently woke her up for breakfast and offered her the hot wet towel. (If one doesn't want to be woken up for brekkie or slightly later, all they have to do is inform the crew and they will make a note of it) Then when the announcement was made for preparations for landing. The cat was let out of the bag. This lady came to me and asked "How do I fold the bed back to a chair?"