A Punch and A Light: Incidents on UA 1940, 11/17, EWR-MIA
Nov 17, 2021, 9:44 am
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An addendum:
Shortly after I disembarked (in Miami), the captain stepped off the jet bridge and walked over to the gate agent.
"We learned an important lesson today," the captain told him. "When you punch a passenger, don't punch an NFL player. He'll punch back."
Explains why 1E was so quick on his feet.
Shortly after I disembarked (in Miami), the captain stepped off the jet bridge and walked over to the gate agent.
"We learned an important lesson today," the captain told him. "When you punch a passenger, don't punch an NFL player. He'll punch back."
Explains why 1E was so quick on his feet.
Nov 17, 2021, 9:56 am
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An addendum:
Shortly after I disembarked (in Miami), the captain stepped off the jet bridge and walked over to the gate agent.
"We learned an important lesson today," the captain told him. "When you punch a passenger, don't punch an NFL player. He'll punch back."
Explains why 1E was so quick on his feet.
Shortly after I disembarked (in Miami), the captain stepped off the jet bridge and walked over to the gate agent.
"We learned an important lesson today," the captain told him. "When you punch a passenger, don't punch an NFL player. He'll punch back."
Explains why 1E was so quick on his feet.
Nov 17, 2021, 11:36 am
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Nov 17, 2021, 2:27 pm
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Love this story. Very well told, ezefllying!
Nov 17, 2021, 3:39 pm
#23
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My initial thought was something like Aspen to SFO or DCA to ACK. But then I realized I was just being classist, which is especially dumb because flights to "exclusive" destinations are often filled with (a) overly demanding jerks who think they're flying private and (b) wannabe "influencers" (let us never normalize that term) who are going to an event/show/rich acquaintance's house and have no idea how air travel works. There's a reason EWR-SNA is apparently one of the most dreaded routes in UA's system among FAs.
So what's the most, well, well-mannered route? EWR-BTV? DCA-HHH? EUG-SFO? ORD-ATW?
Or is it Minneapolis to somewhere else in Minnesota?
(I'm excluding BDL-YUL and, say, HND-KIX, since I'm focused on domestic.)
Nov 17, 2021, 3:46 pm
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Now I'm trying to figure out what the anti-(NYC-FL) flight might be. The one where the passengers are most likely to take a seat, not make a scene, and follow the rules.
My initial thought was something like Aspen to SFO or DCA to ACK. But then I realized I was just being classist, which is especially dumb because flights to "exclusive" destinations are often filled with (a) overly demanding jerks who think they're flying private and (b) wannabe "influencers" (let us never normalize that term) who are going to an event/show/rich acquaintance's house and have no idea how air travel works. There's a reason EWR-SNA is apparently one of the most dreaded routes in UA's system among FAs.
So what's the most, well, well-mannered route? EWR-BTV? DCA-HHH? EUG-SFO? ORD-ATW?
Or is it Minneapolis to somewhere else in Minnesota?
(I'm excluding BDL-YUL and, say, HND-KIX, since I'm focused on domestic.)
My initial thought was something like Aspen to SFO or DCA to ACK. But then I realized I was just being classist, which is especially dumb because flights to "exclusive" destinations are often filled with (a) overly demanding jerks who think they're flying private and (b) wannabe "influencers" (let us never normalize that term) who are going to an event/show/rich acquaintance's house and have no idea how air travel works. There's a reason EWR-SNA is apparently one of the most dreaded routes in UA's system among FAs.
So what's the most, well, well-mannered route? EWR-BTV? DCA-HHH? EUG-SFO? ORD-ATW?
Or is it Minneapolis to somewhere else in Minnesota?
(I'm excluding BDL-YUL and, say, HND-KIX, since I'm focused on domestic.)
Nov 17, 2021, 4:00 pm
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If for nothing else than to get my PDB coffee... "He wants some Joe, make some mo'!! You know that baby!"
Nov 17, 2021, 4:09 pm
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Nov 17, 2021, 4:11 pm
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What's so bad about EWR-SNA? Is it because it's served using a 73G which stinks to fly on for a transcon? Or the weird takeoff performance at the airport itself? As an airport, SNA is really quite convenient. Living in the South Bay and having my office be in Orange County, most people are pretty down to Earth and chill, believe it or not. For the most part, most courteous than people living in Metro LA these days.
Nov 18, 2021, 9:16 pm
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Now I'm trying to figure out what the anti-(NYC-FL) flight might be. The one where the passengers are most likely to take a seat, not make a scene, and follow the rules.
My initial thought was something like Aspen to SFO or DCA to ACK. But then I realized I was just being classist, which is especially dumb because flights to "exclusive" destinations are often filled with (a) overly demanding jerks who think they're flying private and (b) wannabe "influencers" (let us never normalize that term) who are going to an event/show/rich acquaintance's house and have no idea how air travel works. There's a reason EWR-SNA is apparently one of the most dreaded routes in UA's system among FAs.
So what's the most, well, well-mannered route? EWR-BTV? DCA-HHH? EUG-SFO? ORD-ATW?
Or is it Minneapolis to somewhere else in Minnesota?
(I'm excluding BDL-YUL and, say, HND-KIX, since I'm focused on domestic.)
My initial thought was something like Aspen to SFO or DCA to ACK. But then I realized I was just being classist, which is especially dumb because flights to "exclusive" destinations are often filled with (a) overly demanding jerks who think they're flying private and (b) wannabe "influencers" (let us never normalize that term) who are going to an event/show/rich acquaintance's house and have no idea how air travel works. There's a reason EWR-SNA is apparently one of the most dreaded routes in UA's system among FAs.
So what's the most, well, well-mannered route? EWR-BTV? DCA-HHH? EUG-SFO? ORD-ATW?
Or is it Minneapolis to somewhere else in Minnesota?
(I'm excluding BDL-YUL and, say, HND-KIX, since I'm focused on domestic.)