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Old Apr 26, 2011, 4:34 pm
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Jeff Smisek is on my plane (and other Jeff sightings)

Walked on board and he was hanging out in the First Galley of my A319 SFO-LAX.
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Old Apr 26, 2011, 4:37 pm
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Did you ask if he could fast forward through that annoying video?
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Old Apr 26, 2011, 4:41 pm
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Originally Posted by channa
Did you ask if he could fast forward through that annoying video?
Or do it live
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Old Apr 26, 2011, 4:43 pm
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I wanted to ask if he would do a voice over of the video buy he snuck into the cockpit before I could make my snarky comment.

He's now sitting in 2B, wonder if thats why my UDU didn't clear.
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Old Apr 26, 2011, 5:34 pm
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Originally Posted by SFOisHome
I wanted to ask if he would do a voice over of the video buy he snuck into the cockpit before I could make my snarky comment.

He's now sitting in 2B, wonder if thats why my UDU didn't clear.
Did the monitors at the gate show SMI/J ahead of you?
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Old Apr 26, 2011, 5:44 pm
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Wink

Originally Posted by SFOisHome
I wanted to ask if he would do a voice over of the video buy he snuck into the cockpit before I could make my snarky comment.

He's now sitting in 2B, wonder if thats why my UDU didn't clear.
When you walked by his seat 2B, did u take a peek at his boarding pass? If it has "NON-REV" or something like that on it, I would call SHENA, and demand to be compensate!
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Old Apr 26, 2011, 5:47 pm
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Originally Posted by SFOisHome
He's now sitting in 2B, wonder if thats why my UDU didn't clear.
Interesting. He has previously claimed that he rides in coach on domestic flights so as to not take away EUA/UDUs.
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Old Apr 26, 2011, 5:47 pm
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Ask him to make a change he thinks you'll like.
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Old Apr 26, 2011, 5:48 pm
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Originally Posted by sbm12
Interesting. He has previously claimed that he rides in coach on domestic flights so as to not take away EUA/UDUs.
I remember hearing that too, but I can't seem to find the quote.
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Old Apr 26, 2011, 6:13 pm
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He did have his UA badge hanging around his neck, buy I didn't see a boarding pass.

Sadly, I didn't get a chance to make any comment to him.

However his roller bag was WAY bigger than it should have been :-)
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Old Apr 26, 2011, 7:15 pm
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Doesn't the UA/CO C-suite staff get top priority when they're travelling? I thought I remember seeing some type of * code for it a while back.
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Old Apr 26, 2011, 7:24 pm
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Date and time please. It would be nice if he could do his part live and remixed the message abit with new info hahaha.
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Old Apr 26, 2011, 7:41 pm
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Originally Posted by flyer89
When you walked by his seat 2B, did u take a peek at his boarding pass? If it has "NON-REV" or something like that on it, I would call SHENA, and demand to be compensate!
Their BPs do not say "NON-REV".. Looks just like a normal BP. In chatting with FAs over the years, I was always told that Tilton would ride in F.


I would ask him if I could meet him at his office, and really discuss the merger and the "changes" to UA.
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Old Apr 26, 2011, 8:03 pm
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Originally Posted by flyer89
When you walked by his seat 2B, did u take a peek at his boarding pass? If it has "NON-REV" or something like that on it, I would call SHENA, and demand to be compensate!
Definitely...write in and say there was a UA employee in F, Seat 2B, and ask for them to investigate.
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Old Apr 26, 2011, 8:03 pm
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I think the OP got the title wrong. It was him/her on Smisek's plane!

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