Surprisingly enough, the more flying I do, the more I have a hard time putting up with other passengers. No, not in terms of the traveling public losing all manners the second they step on a plane, but rather in terms of misinformation by other frequent flyers. This past week I had a flight where…
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Call 'em on their BS. Not in a "rude" way but more in the:
"I had the same problem last week with the 1K line. The told me that because it was outside of the upgrade window, I would need to wait until then to have my upgrade processed. Don't you hate those upgrade windows. What isn't it something like 50(?) hours for you as a 1P?"
For people that are very stuck up and cocky bragging about how much they fly and how experienced they are I do as you and leave them clueless when they are obviously wrong. When I was a 3K GS I had it happen quite a few times that my seat neighbour in F told me that one day when I am a Premier or Premier Executive like them and fly a lot I will get treated very well. One guy shut up after the captain came back and thanked me for my business and gave me his business card whereas my neighbor didn;t get one.
Some people though have the right attitude and I will explain as much as I can and set them right if I know the answer.
I'm a very very polite jerk. People need the truth. What they do with it is their own business. But they might improve their lives as a result.
I had an octogenarian sitting next to me Friday on a flight from LAX-LAS and he was going on and on about how much he flies. Last December he was at 87K miles and he spent $1000 on a flight to SYD to make it to 1K and he'd do it again this year as it was the best $1000 he ever spent. I didn't have the heart to tell him that there were 2 DEQM periods last year and he probably was well over 100K if he had registered for either of them. My only comment was that my last year total was 302K. That quickly ended the conversation.
I find that my EQM total from last year is usually enough to stop the conversation from those who are trying to feel superior.
I'm not a frequently flier and am just starting to learn more about flying and mile and all that good stuff. I'll have to remember to avoid these people so I don't get bad info. Thanks for the warning.
It depends. If I am faced with a know-nothing-but-thinks-he-knows-it-all, then no matter how politely I try and correct him, he will be sure that he's right and I'm wrong so why waste my energy.
If on the other hand it's naivety or someone who I genuinely think will pay attention then I am happy to help.
Few (if any) of those lucky (rightly) bemoans are in the latter category.
Excellent. Yet another item to add to our already loooong "Annoying things those of us who fly biz/first class must endure" list. Life just isn't fair.
I read somewehere in a magazine or newspaper article saying something like this:
Frequent flyer status transform a bunch of "nobodies" into jackasses at the aiports and on the planes around the world. The sense of self-importance or trying to be somebody are two of the main reasons people throw good money flying around the world to become somebody.
HA HA HA. seriously like... seriuously?? He thinks 30,000 is a lot, I have travell more and Im just younger
Well any way, I don't think he is really frequent traveller. But it was quite funny.
In these cases, it is best to simply find a way to shorten and disengage the conversation in a polite manner.
For this exact reason I usually have my ipod earbuds in my ears from boarding until deplaning. 60% of the time I am not listening to anything, but the chatty Kathys don't know that.
It really takes a nosy person to tap you on the arm to start a conversation.
I also think airlines should start "quiet" flights like Amtrak does with quiet cars in the Northeast. Hell, I would pay more to fly on a flight where my seatmate couldn't give me their life story and the single mom isn't traveling with 4 kids. That would be pretty close to heaven on earth.
It cracks me up when people talk about how many miles they have flown like it's some sort of accomplishment. I lol when people say that kind of stuff.