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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 2:58 pm
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Shoulder/neck massage by FA

Middle-aged guy here. Last week I was sitting in an exit row aisle seat waiting for the aircraft to complete boarding....boy was I surprised when the female F/A standing behind me started giving me a neck/shoulder massage! It only lasted a few seconds...

It was obviously non-sexual in nature, just a very nice gesture but could the FA have gotten in trouble with the airline (US) for that? Just wondering...

The lady sitting in the window seat next to me saw what was happening and blurted out to the FA "Yeah, he's thinking DON'T STOP NOW!" ^

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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 3:29 pm
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You said obviously non-sexual in nature so I'll guess that may also means non-objectionable. As to her motives, only she would know and in fact; she may not know, herself. Maybe she thought you were someone else that she knew. Maybe she had you figured for someone who might appreciate it. Too hard to tell. Without your protest, I doubt it would amount to much.
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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 3:38 pm
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Originally Posted by cleared4departure
I was sitting in an exit row aisle seat
Exit row = Y! Nope, she wasn't looking for anything....totally innocent action.
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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 3:52 pm
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i don't care what the reason or where the op was sitting......i'm jealous!
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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 3:56 pm
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Some FAs have great customer service skills
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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 4:25 pm
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Originally Posted by skylady
Some FAs have great customer service skills
On the, ahem, "flip side," some WN FA's stand in front of the exit row aisle seat (11C) even after I've sat down. Sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't.
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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 4:49 pm
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This thread is useless without pictures of said FA.
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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 5:21 pm
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Originally Posted by cleared4departure
was I surprised when the female F/A standing behind me started giving me a neck/shoulder massage!
As is typical in these kinds of threads, someone will ask if you got her name, so that it can be reported (here on FT for our reference).
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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 9:17 pm
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Originally Posted by jrpaguia
On the, ahem, "flip side," some WN FA's stand in front of the exit row aisle seat (11C) even after I've sat down. Sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't.
well if you can't see 10C along with 10 B, A.. then I would guess that its the sometimes that you don't
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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 10:06 pm
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You see, now here's an FA that Get's It. ^
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