What trivial little things do you love on a plane?
Feb 12, 2008, 11:54 pm
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This was years ago but when I flew Virgin Atlantic from New York to London on coach, yes coach, they used to give out plastic nap sacks with fresh naps, socks, shoe horns with the words "Waki~Waki~", ear plugs, eye masks, a tiny rubber duckie (less than 1 inches) and tons of other goodies.
Then, in midflite after the meals they would give you icre cream, not to mention the free flowing booz (the flight attendants actually worked around with open bottles).
Can you imagine what the FIRST class was like or is like?
Then, in midflite after the meals they would give you icre cream, not to mention the free flowing booz (the flight attendants actually worked around with open bottles).
Can you imagine what the FIRST class was like or is like?
Feb 13, 2008, 5:23 am
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Back in the 90s, when I regularly flew NW to Asia and was still an unjaded air traveler, I loved the Aveda liquid soap in their business class lavatories. That was my first introduction to the product. Every time I smell that classic Aveda signature "scent" it brings back good memories and the romance of flying NW to Asia.
Feb 13, 2008, 7:05 am
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I like the sudoku puzzles in the airline magazines especially when they have multiple puzzles of various difficulty levels.
Feb 13, 2008, 11:56 am
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What trivial little things do you love on a plane?
Watching a SQ F FA hand me a drink, then realizing I've somehow got to put up with this for another 17 hours.
Watching a SQ F FA hand me a drink, then realizing I've somehow got to put up with this for another 17 hours.
Feb 13, 2008, 12:27 pm
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I've even tried to find Crawford & Williams online somewhere, but didn't have much luck.
Feb 13, 2008, 1:18 pm
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A personal entry of the captain into my "passenger logbook". Even better is when they captain comes back and hands it to me personally or lets me know to stop by in the cockpit, excuse me flight deck . Once, he even greeted me during the announcement that we will arrive shortly in LAX (on a Southwest flight LAS-LAX)
Feb 13, 2008, 3:11 pm
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Failing to get an upgrade, but then seeing a celebrity in coach with a worse seat! (actual occurrence, Jerry Rice in a middle seat)
Feb 13, 2008, 4:49 pm
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Feb 13, 2008, 9:29 pm
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Of course, there is the new Singapore A380 Sleeper Cabin with a sticker that read "please use the bed for sleeping only" ~ Yeah, right! Mile High Club anyone?