Back Again: First Impressions

[TomAtAlki]

People in EZE seem to struggle to understand how the baggage collection system should work. It is not a matter of everybody rushing to stand 1mm away from the belt or god forbid the bag comes flying past at 100km/hr and you miss it. In more civilised airports people actually stand a few meters back BEHIND the clearly marked yellow line and wait so that everyone has a chance to see their bag coming and go forward to collect it and then move back. A lot of people also seem to not understand the seat belt sign - since when is it OK to stand up and start grabbing your bags a few seconds after the plane has just turned off the runway?? Where are these people educated?? God forbid there is a real emergency and they have to actually listen to what the cabin attendants are telling them - what hope is there if they can't understand a simple concept like the seat belt sign?

You really should read what you just wrote. You are NOT sounding exactly PC.
Nancy

 

[Dublin2BuenosAires]

This happened to me last week in New York and this week in Santiago (plane lands, scrum begins)

During 10 years of flying round EU extensively it happened regularly on European flights.

Some nonsense getting trotted out as fact about Argentina here.

 

[TomAtAlki]

I fly 3 or 4 times a year for many years and have never seen anyone get up before the seatbelt sign goes off.

T/

 

[Ceviche]

The guy was never saying he had a legitimate chance of suing the company, only that it seemed to work as a tactic in him retaining his seat. He also mentioned that no refund was offered even though the rules seem to state he was entitled to one. What an utter dick he is for wanting the seat that he actually paid for instead of giving it away to some random people who didn't pay for it.

Thanks bro for understanding my point of view. I owe you one.

 

[Ceviche]

At 6 foot 5, I always do my best to avoid a middle seat or window seat. Invariably, for some reason someone always asks to trade seats with me that is in a middle or window seat. For someone tall, flying is extremely uncomfortable. If you need to change your seat for some reason, don't ask the tall person to trade that's in an exit row or aisle seat. It's incredibly rude. You would think people would think about that, but it happens nearly every time I get on a flight. BA to wherever is often a long flight. Use common sense.

I hear you, pal. Obviously, its always the contrary.

Even worse, when the ground staff and the air hostesses join the stupid passenger in pressurizing a tall person to swap his legally acquired seat and take a middle seat in pretext of what ? organizational, security and safety reasons! Gosh!

 

[ben]

I hear you, pal. Obviously, its always the contrary.

Even worse, when the ground staff and the air hostesses join the stupid passenger in pressurizing a tall person to swap his legally acquired seat and take a middle seat in pretext of what ? organizational, security and safety reasons! Gosh!

Dude, you sound hurt. I sincerely apologize for offending you. Actually, I don't. It's really not that big a deal. Chillax.

An airline staffer was inconsiderate and did something stupid. It's not the first time nor the last. The only thing I did here was point out that they've designed their T&C to cover their employees' doing this kind of crap and that suing them won't get you too far - don't take it out on me like I was the one who selected you for seat reassignment. Like I said, chillax.

I've been asked countless times by passengers to swap an aisle seat, and while I'd consider it for parents, an elderly person and the like, usually it's a no brainer to politely decline - I make clear that I had asked for the aisle seat well in advance, and that I did that because I need the aisle seat. My rights to the seat are no weaker than those of the one asking, it's just a question of the fact that I already have the seat. I've never been asked to change by airline personnel, but am sure that could be managed as well.

Have a nice day.

 

[Dublin2BuenosAires]

Comes back, starts a flame war between tall people and everyone else.

Probably fly home on business sending us pictures of imported foodstuffs.

 

[EdRooney]

Somewhere-- either on a distant planet or at GCHQ-- someone is laughing her azz off watching us silly mortals bicker and quarrel over the minuscule fifth of a cubic metre allotted to us by our airline overloads.

It's like an instant replay from the grammar school cafeteria line: I'm gonna get that burrito before you do!

 

[Ceviche]

Somewhere-- either on a distant planet or at GCHQ-- someone is laughing her azz off watching us silly mortals bicker and quarrel over the minuscule fifth of a cubic metre allotted to us by our airline overloads.

It's like an instant replay from the grammar school cafeteria line: I'm gonna get that burrito before you do!

somewhere some one is laughing reading your comment.

The minuscule space is very critical if you are a frequent traveler/tall person and not traveling once or twice a year . It becomes a critical part of your life

Or that minuscule space is very critical if one is traveling with their young kids even if its once in 5 years as its a huge responsibility and stress for a parent.

Meantime, you have a good time laughing your ass off in Salta or where ever you are.. and stuff yr belly with 100's of burritos

 

[EdRooney]

Dude sorry to trigger your roid rage.

Said comment was not belittling the discomfort of flying in anchovy position, quite the opposite.