favorite dumb pax comments
Jul 24, 2011, 9:28 am
#226
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: ORD
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While on a business trip to India, I was taking a domestic flight which had a group of first time fliers.
Two classic scenarios happened:
1. After we reached cruising altitude, one guy flagged down an FA and asked when oxygen masks would be given (as in served).
2. It was an evening flight. We were about to land and one guy noticed the headlights (wing lights) from the window but couldn't figure out the lights source. Confidently he told his friend "Hey I can see the lights from a plane behind us".
Two classic scenarios happened:
1. After we reached cruising altitude, one guy flagged down an FA and asked when oxygen masks would be given (as in served).
2. It was an evening flight. We were about to land and one guy noticed the headlights (wing lights) from the window but couldn't figure out the lights source. Confidently he told his friend "Hey I can see the lights from a plane behind us".
Jul 24, 2011, 9:36 am
#227
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: TPE, LAX
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Got another one~
Wife and I were fiying out of VIE from a friend's wedding this Jan. And for those of you been there, you probably remember they have the luggage "wrapping" service for 8euros. A russian dude wrapped it, and later found out he needed something, apparently clueless, he asked the person wrapping it to "unwrap" it, and got really upset when he couldn't get his money back...
and the VERY same dude, who was with a family, had about 4-5 pieces of medium size luggages (they were too big for overhead bin anyways), walked straight to the security point, and when the securities asked them to go to the counter to check it in, they were clueless. Not much of a scene, but the look on their face was pretty funny, like a baby eyes wide-opened, looking at you. Haha.
Wife and I were fiying out of VIE from a friend's wedding this Jan. And for those of you been there, you probably remember they have the luggage "wrapping" service for 8euros. A russian dude wrapped it, and later found out he needed something, apparently clueless, he asked the person wrapping it to "unwrap" it, and got really upset when he couldn't get his money back...
and the VERY same dude, who was with a family, had about 4-5 pieces of medium size luggages (they were too big for overhead bin anyways), walked straight to the security point, and when the securities asked them to go to the counter to check it in, they were clueless. Not much of a scene, but the look on their face was pretty funny, like a baby eyes wide-opened, looking at you. Haha.
Jul 24, 2011, 11:15 am
#228
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Got another one~
Wife and I were fiying out of VIE from a friend's wedding this Jan. And for those of you been there, you probably remember they have the luggage "wrapping" service for 8euros. A russian dude wrapped it, and later found out he needed something, apparently clueless, he asked the person wrapping it to "unwrap" it, and got really upset when he couldn't get his money back...
and the VERY same dude, who was with a family, had about 4-5 pieces of medium size luggages (they were too big for overhead bin anyways), walked straight to the security point, and when the securities asked them to go to the counter to check it in, they were clueless. Not much of a scene, but the look on their face was pretty funny, like a baby eyes wide-opened, looking at you. Haha.
Wife and I were fiying out of VIE from a friend's wedding this Jan. And for those of you been there, you probably remember they have the luggage "wrapping" service for 8euros. A russian dude wrapped it, and later found out he needed something, apparently clueless, he asked the person wrapping it to "unwrap" it, and got really upset when he couldn't get his money back...
and the VERY same dude, who was with a family, had about 4-5 pieces of medium size luggages (they were too big for overhead bin anyways), walked straight to the security point, and when the securities asked them to go to the counter to check it in, they were clueless. Not much of a scene, but the look on their face was pretty funny, like a baby eyes wide-opened, looking at you. Haha.
Although I can see that anyone could want to get stuff out of the luggage all of a sudden remembering, or want to stuff more in the suitcase..
Jul 24, 2011, 11:57 am
#229
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: SJC/SFO
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Posts: 6,285
A few others I've used:
- The question about transcons taking 6 hours longer one way than the other (mentioned upthread)
- "My window doesn't open!" / "When did they do away with window screens?"
- I ask for a ridiculously complex drink (the last one was "Frozen pina colada made with fresh coconut cream, garnished with a sprig of mint") in first class and "settle" for a beer instead. It's funniest when it gets my fellow passengers going!
Jul 24, 2011, 1:11 pm
#230
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Home Airports: CAE/CLT
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Posts: 5,452
The reason they have so few complaints, is that WN offers NOTHING to complain about. They don't offer international service, so no complaints there.
They don't offer upgrades, so people can't complain about that. They offer no food service, so people can't complain about that. No IFE, so they can't complain their IFE system didn't work.
They don't interline baggage, so again no complaints there.
They don't offer upgrades, so people can't complain about that. They offer no food service, so people can't complain about that. No IFE, so they can't complain their IFE system didn't work.
They don't interline baggage, so again no complaints there.
Jul 24, 2011, 4:52 pm
#231
Join Date: Jan 2008
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when the FA is routinely asking everyone if they know how to find their seats, and the aircraft is not a 747 or 380, I reply that I'm on the upper deck. Or on a small aircraft, "I'm in 44H".
- I ask for a ridiculously complex drink (the last one was "Frozen pina colada made with fresh coconut cream, garnished with a sprig of mint")
- I ask for a ridiculously complex drink (the last one was "Frozen pina colada made with fresh coconut cream, garnished with a sprig of mint")
...oh wait, this isn't facebook.
I'm going to try those!
Jul 24, 2011, 7:53 pm
#232
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 1,621
Got to the gate this morning shortly before boarding began, just in time to hear a lady say:
"Will people with iPhones be boarding before first class?"
I'm sure that it was related to an e-boarding pass, but it still made me chuckle. When the GA said no, the woman started complaining to everyone around her.
"Will people with iPhones be boarding before first class?"
I'm sure that it was related to an e-boarding pass, but it still made me chuckle. When the GA said no, the woman started complaining to everyone around her.
Jul 24, 2011, 7:57 pm
#233
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Jul 24, 2011, 8:48 pm
#234
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Location: PIT
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Got to the gate this morning shortly before boarding began, just in time to hear a lady say:
"Will people with iPhones be boarding before first class?"
I'm sure that it was related to an e-boarding pass, but it still made me chuckle. When the GA said no, the woman started complaining to everyone around her.
"Will people with iPhones be boarding before first class?"
I'm sure that it was related to an e-boarding pass, but it still made me chuckle. When the GA said no, the woman started complaining to everyone around her.
Rofl!
Jul 24, 2011, 9:02 pm
#235
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Got to the gate this morning shortly before boarding began, just in time to hear a lady say:
"Will people with iPhones be boarding before first class?"
I'm sure that it was related to an e-boarding pass, but it still made me chuckle. When the GA said no, the woman started complaining to everyone around her.
"Will people with iPhones be boarding before first class?"
I'm sure that it was related to an e-boarding pass, but it still made me chuckle. When the GA said no, the woman started complaining to everyone around her.
Jul 25, 2011, 2:09 am
#236
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Jul 25, 2011, 2:18 am
#237
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Jul 25, 2011, 2:38 am
#238
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Jul 25, 2011, 7:06 am
#239
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Jul 25, 2011, 7:46 am
#240
Join Date: May 2007
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Not a comment but an action that boggled my mind:
A few years ago we invited my brother and his family to visit and watch the 4th of July fireworks on The Mall with us. My brother travels alot, but his family doesn't, so I did everything I could to prep them. For example, I warned them that the Metro would be a sardine can and to hold tight to the kids when exitting/entering the train cars. Sister in law is a huge control freak and insisted on holding everybody's Metro tickets. After DH and I got passed the exit gates, we had to wait for the family to come through as they were having problems. The gates wouldn't open when SIL swiped the cards. More precisely one kid got out, but everybody else was held "hostage". We called over the station manager to help her. Turns out she was swiping the same card for each person.
I was too polite to say it out loud, but I wondered what possessed her to think that would work. As in, if the system gives you separate cards to get IN, you probably shouldn't try to use one card to get out. Duh. (Need a forehead-slap emoticon.)
A few years ago we invited my brother and his family to visit and watch the 4th of July fireworks on The Mall with us. My brother travels alot, but his family doesn't, so I did everything I could to prep them. For example, I warned them that the Metro would be a sardine can and to hold tight to the kids when exitting/entering the train cars. Sister in law is a huge control freak and insisted on holding everybody's Metro tickets. After DH and I got passed the exit gates, we had to wait for the family to come through as they were having problems. The gates wouldn't open when SIL swiped the cards. More precisely one kid got out, but everybody else was held "hostage". We called over the station manager to help her. Turns out she was swiping the same card for each person.
I was too polite to say it out loud, but I wondered what possessed her to think that would work. As in, if the system gives you separate cards to get IN, you probably shouldn't try to use one card to get out. Duh. (Need a forehead-slap emoticon.)