Coach passengers in First Class Bathrooms
Sep 11, 2013, 8:54 am
#46
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We are different. We get to turn on our cell phones before getting to the gate, I think BA just changed that recently to be more like in the US. They also trust us with scissors, where my 1/4 in blade was confiscated in Thailand.
I bet the FA got a nice talking to by the pilot. Every flight i've been on, the FA checks to make sure the lav is empty first.
Sep 11, 2013, 9:22 am
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Not every rule is correct, but you said that exclusive use of the FC lav was a perk, not a rule. At least all bigger airlines have a pretty complete list of elite perks readily available and exclusive use of a lav is not among them.
It is awfully rare to have a line for the FC lav and there are exceptions for those who have some physical need to use the nearest lav. I'm just having trouble figuring out what all the fuss is about.
And for those that think Americans are all DYKWIA, it is a rule here that apparently doesn't exist elsewhere. Of course 3,000+ dead bodies from the collapse of skyscrapers plus more in the attack on the Pentagon on 911 didn't happen in too many places either.
Jim
It is awfully rare to have a line for the FC lav and there are exceptions for those who have some physical need to use the nearest lav. I'm just having trouble figuring out what all the fuss is about.
And for those that think Americans are all DYKWIA, it is a rule here that apparently doesn't exist elsewhere. Of course 3,000+ dead bodies from the collapse of skyscrapers plus more in the attack on the Pentagon on 911 didn't happen in too many places either.
Jim
Sep 11, 2013, 9:37 am
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I've flown business class a few times, first class once. The first class lav should be ONLY for first class passengers unless it's an absolute emergency.
I don't even know why this is even a discussion. I fly coach the majority of the time and wouldn't think of using F bathrooms. This coming from a pretty big anti-social jerk is saying something....
I don't even know why this is even a discussion. I fly coach the majority of the time and wouldn't think of using F bathrooms. This coming from a pretty big anti-social jerk is saying something....
Sep 11, 2013, 9:39 am
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Which of course can not explain why the rule, perk, mild suggestion or whatever was around before 9-11-01. But agree I too don't get the fuss. If its a special situation use the one closest - nobody will get cuddies from the unwashed masses.
Sep 11, 2013, 9:46 am
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Your lecture is erroneous and unwarranted. I was not calling the poster a "kettle" (as is often used in FT): Ma and Pa Kettle. Rather, I was using the term as part of a much more commonly used idiom: "The pot calling the kettle black."
Carry on.
Sep 11, 2013, 9:48 am
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Possibly because you didn't really read my post - your mind already made up possibly. In it I made NO mention of preventing people from congregating anywhere in the aisle but specifically congregating in the forward aisle adjacent to the cockpit door. Your reading comprehension seems off...
Jim
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Sep 11, 2013, 5:24 pm
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a few weeks ago, i was dismayed to be flying in first class, but the FC lav was broken
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Should the coach passengers have been pissed off (haha) that I walked to the back of the plane and used their bathroom???
FYI, when flying coach, I only use the FC bathroom if I have to go and the cart is blocking the aisle.
.Should the coach passengers have been pissed off (haha) that I walked to the back of the plane and used their bathroom???
FYI, when flying coach, I only use the FC bathroom if I have to go and the cart is blocking the aisle.
Sep 11, 2013, 5:37 pm
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Paid or UG, I don't get the debate either. I've been very fortunate to have flown many segments in J and F on international airlines (using US miles, ironically), and each cabin's lavs are likewise restricted to that cabin's pax only. Strictly enforced and respected.
One of the perks of flying in a premium cabin is the lower pax-to-lavs ratio.
Paid or UG, I don't get the debate either. I've been very fortunate to have flown many segments in J and F on international airlines (using US miles, ironically), and each cabin's lavs are likewise restricted to that cabin's pax only. Strictly enforced and respected.
One of the perks of flying in a premium cabin is the lower pax-to-lavs ratio.
Sep 12, 2013, 1:05 pm
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well... Japan, china, Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, India, all of Europe... no pax allowed forward through a curtain. I don't know about Africa and South America.
Sep 12, 2013, 1:30 pm
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First World Problems.......
Sep 12, 2013, 2:07 pm
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For every "DYKWIA American" that is apparently the stereotype, there are probably more than one of us who just don't care either way.
Sep 12, 2013, 4:43 pm
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