Originally Posted by bbc z
(Post 13007387)
Do they announce first entry to the cafeteria for Skull and Bones members before every meal? The Global Services tier isn't exactly hidden..
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congratulations to him for getting a story, and for being treated well by the airline. Although in parts of the story, he sounds a little arrogant and self-important.
But something I always remember about stories like this -- he (and we) are just examples of people who work for a living. We fly a lot by any common measure, and so get a more special treatment by the airline. Still, we have to board just like everyone else and sit in the same plane, and wait to take off at their schedule. Don't start thinking that you're incredibly special because they treat you better within the same system. If he were fired from his job, he'd be back in the coach class that he so poo-poos, and UA wouldn't hesitate to drop him from the ranks of GS. People who are in awe of GS, remember that the real VIPs (whether they're actually important in a human sense of the word) live in a completely different world. You never even see them -- they're flying into and out of places like Teterboro, Van Nuys, and the plane takes off when they want to. No one pats them down at a security checkpoint. Just to keep it in perspective. ;) |
United spokeswoman Robin Urbanski Janikowski describes the airline's high-mileage program, Global Services... |
Originally Posted by TA
(Post 13007765)
People who are in awe of GS, remember that the real VIPs (whether they're actually important in a human sense of the word) live in a completely different world. You never even see them -- they're flying into and out of places like Teterboro, Van Nuys, and the plane takes off when they want to. No one pats them down at a security checkpoint.
I happen to know a pilot for Netjets and we got to talking about this subject one day. The truly wealthy and VIP enjoy a fundamentally different kind of travel experience than you and I ever will. It really is a completely different world for those that can afford it. |
If would be good if his family members travel with him once awhile, or redeem some points for award tickets for his family members.
I wonder when was the last time he stayed at home with his kids and wife. |
Originally Posted by milepig
(Post 13007664)
But I also have to question - if someone eats 23 sequential meals on airplanes, when is he doing the business that is the point of flying?? Does he just hop from one plane to another? What's the point of flying somewhere for business if you aren't even on the ground long enough to require a meal?
I haven't stopped to count how many meals in a row I've eaten onboard but suspect it will be around that level. |
I wish they'd do a story on Mr. Pillows.. now that would be a good read
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Best line:
"If I was in coach, I would shoot myself," Gotta be an FTer.... :D ;) |
Originally Posted by mrswirl
(Post 13007860)
This is true.
I happen to know a pilot for Netjets and we got to talking about this subject one day. The truly wealthy and VIP enjoy a fundamentally different kind of travel experience than you and I ever will. It really is a completely different world for those that can afford it. |
Originally Posted by TA
(Post 13007765)
... You never even see them -- they're flying into and out of places like Teterboro, Van Nuys, and the plane takes off when they want to. No one pats them down at a security checkpoint.
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Once, when flying out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, he was escorted by Global Services through the terminal with then-U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, just before Obama announced his intentions to seek the presidency. "It's nice to know that United literally treats me like the president of the United States when I fly," said Stuker, 55. BTW, wonder if he enjoys pillows and warmed milk??? |
Originally Posted by TA
(Post 13007765)
Although in parts of the story, he sounds a little arrogant and self-important.
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Originally Posted by TA
(Post 13007765)
People who are in awe of GS, remember that the real VIPs (whether they're actually important in a human sense of the word) live in a completely different world. You never even see them -- they're flying into and out of places like Teterboro, Van Nuys, and the plane takes off when they want to. No one pats them down at a security checkpoint.
Just to keep it in perspective. ;) |
Originally Posted by TA
(Post 13007765)
People who are in awe of GS, remember that the real VIPs (whether they're actually important in a human sense of the word) live in a completely different world. You never even see them -- they're flying into and out of places like Teterboro, Van Nuys, and the plane takes off when they want to. No one pats them down at a security checkpoint.
Just to keep it in perspective. ;) |
Originally Posted by Paolo01
(Post 13007994)
Nor are they the slightest bit troubled by IROPS.
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