We are regulars SYD DPS SYD on GA in J - and often have the same crew.

They remember us by name and often come and have a bit of a chat and catch up.

The first time this happened - it was Mr L - (my BH) are you just returning home after you flew over in May? No been home and across and going home again.

Also had encounters with GA crew who worked a domestic sector I was on - CGK -DPS after being in CGK for the day shopping, and then a few nights later DPS SYD - oh that was a short visit Sir - Nah I said been in Bali for 4 weeks just did a day trip to Jakarta for some shopping.

It happens and its a reason to always be nice - as it pays off

I have gotten to know a lot of the crews on Southwest even on different routes because they seem to hop on different schedules a lot. I have gotten to know some of the domestic flight attendants on some routes, but none of them internationally.

some years ago, i regularly flew LAX-ATL on delta. i do not enjoy flying, particularly the takeoff (i get motion sickness), and watching movies is an effective distraction. delta's IFE (and i'm sure many others are like this) suspends the movie if any FA is talking on the intercom. i can tolerate brief announcements, especially if they're mandatory or customary.

but i learned to recognize one older FA, who worked at least 1/4 to 1/3 of my flights, who habitually made long-winded announcements. she would thank the FFs on board, talk about how to apply for FF membership, mention the amex card, tell us that movies were available for purchase on the IFE, rattle off a list of free beverages available from the cart, list the alcoholic beverages available for purchase, etc. her announcements were never in the same order, and she would sometimes omit some or add entirely new ones, so you could never tell when she was done. also, she was a slow talker, but the most aggravating part was how she would pause between each sentence and take her finger off the intercom button for a few seconds. so just when you thought she was done, it would start up again!

i suppose the tradeoff was that she was very nice, helpful, and accomodating.

Yes but more so it's the flight crews recognizing me and asking me if I brought the Tootsie-Pops�

used to get a lot of the same FA's on CO 57 which I used to fly a bunch 2-3 years ago.

while flying on TWA from New York JFK to Madrid MAD. Returning Stateside three weeks later, the very same crew provided the inflight service. In those days, as some of you may remember, the crew members were called stewards and stewardesses. I recollect that the aircraft was an L-1011, a jumbo jet of that era. Although I flew in economy, it was just as nice then as Business class is now.