IAH agent 'shuts door' on Big Bang Theory actress
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IAH agent 'shuts door' on Big Bang Theory actress
UA Flyertalk jurors...decipher what you can from the tweets...
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...222852933.html
According to her between the superlatives...
My guess is she was offloaded to clear an upgrade / the coach standby list and there may have been a coach seat left (which she could care less about apparently - just any seat on the plane).
Looking at flights on Sun afternoon IAH-LAX in the app they look full or one or two coach seats left at departure.
The whole 'suitcase' line from the agent is strange cover...
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...222852933.html
According to her between the superlatives...
- Sunday, IAH-LAX, F seat assignment / ticket
- Late inbound creates tight connection
- Is told there are 'plenty of seats' so might still make it
- Makes it to gate while door is open
- Several other pax from the same flight make it around the same time
- They are allowed to board
- She is told no because of her 'suitcase' and door closed
My guess is she was offloaded to clear an upgrade / the coach standby list and there may have been a coach seat left (which she could care less about apparently - just any seat on the plane).
Looking at flights on Sun afternoon IAH-LAX in the app they look full or one or two coach seats left at departure.
The whole 'suitcase' line from the agent is strange cover...
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I feel like this is a case where we're getting only one side of the story. My general life experience is that the more dramatic the side of the story you're hearing is, the less likely it accurately reflects reality. I'm going to go with no overhead space remaining, and Mayim was asked to check her carry-on and when Mayim refused the GA who was trying to get the flight out moved on with her life.
Edit: The comment about "I had a first class seat!" being about her bag sitting in her seat seems rather nonsensical, and is either cover for her actually pulling DYKWIA, or indicates a complete lack of familiarity with air travel and a good chance she's not understanding other factors at play that led to the result.
Edit: The comment about "I had a first class seat!" being about her bag sitting in her seat seems rather nonsensical, and is either cover for her actually pulling DYKWIA, or indicates a complete lack of familiarity with air travel and a good chance she's not understanding other factors at play that led to the result.
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Not a lot of details, certainly not enough to make an good assumption on what really happened. For one, I question that a FA closed the door in her face. I’m certain the actress never made it down the jetway.
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I think United is a very very bad airline and angry customers are always right. I strongly encourage everyone, especially those who are buying paid F fares (and anyone with high status), to stop flying United. When the F cabin is empty and nearly anyone can upgrade into it, I think then, United will learn their lesson!
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I think Mayim doesn't know the difference between a FA and a GA and it was the door to the jetway that was closed.
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If GA doesn’t like BBT odds are that GA doesn’t watch BBT and would have no idea who the actress ‘is’. I’ve seen maybe 1-2 episodes and I doubt I would recognize any of the ‘stars’ out in the wild.
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Mayim Bialik seems to have a habit of doing things to call attention to herself and while it certainly wouldn't surprise me if she had a heated exchange with the GA after making it to the gate at the very end of boarding when she'd already been offloaded from her F seat, looking at the entirety of the situation presented I see an occasional traveler who doesn't understand what is happening and is simply mad that the vagaries of air travel didn't work out for her that day. And if she expressed half the negative energy towards the GA as she did in her tweets, I'm not surprised if the GA closed and hid behind the boarding door either.