News and notes from around the interweb:
- Armed off-duty Denver police officer escorts parents through TSA checkpoint
- While first class passengers should get priority for the forward lav, in fact domestically you’re paying for the bigger seat not exclusive use of the bathroom.
@AmericanAir Why are passengers not in first class using the first class bathroom?!?! Stop this insanity! We pay extra for the exclusivity of larger comfier seats and a bathroom not used by the general public. STOP THIS CRAP NOW! And shut off the dang lights too! pic.twitter.com/JEoLlTOj0n
— wbbrown1 (@wbbrown11) October 12, 2024
- American Airlines Tel Aviv refund policy.
- CEO of Nigeria’s largest domestic airline is charged in the U.S. with raising funds to purchase fake Boeing 737s and laundering the funds.
- Now let’s just make certain this is the right checked bag (HT: Paul H)
bro had to make sure it’s his pic.twitter.com/vjUjC2jQ6F
— no context memes (@weirddalle) October 12, 2024
- United has gotten very, very good at this.
There’s someone just under 2,000,000 miles on my United flight! The flight attendants clapped him on as we boarded and then the pilot came out to thank and congratulate him. Yayyy for people that get excited about all things air travel ☺️☺️ @united #FrequentFlier
— ♥️ (@LoveRunandPray) October 12, 2024
- People use their belongings to ‘save seats’ and give themselves extra space on Southwest Airlines. But no matter whom they’re flying, they do it inside the terminal at the gate too.
Dear rude couple who put their bag on a seat so nobody would sit next to you during the flight delay, you left that bag behind in IAH terminal E. I enjoyed watching you walk away and forget it.
byu/justacrossword inunitedairlines
Don’t pilots have More Important duties than coming out and congratulating someone who has logged miles ? I think so . Simply give him a free lollypop .
I had it happen when I reached 1 million miles, at IAD, before departure. The interaction lasted about 30 seconds. I’ve seen them come out and thank customers for flying with them, again before departure. I trust them to decide for themselves if they have the time to thank the customers who keep them in business.
That person complaining about the forward bathroom has a twitter account full of them complaining about everything and anything. Seem like a genuine nightmare of a customer.
About the off-duty uniformed police officer helping out their relatives: had one come by my house one day, after a lady rear ended my car, to tell me how it wasn’t her fault. Told him I couldn’t understand the logic and the legalese he was spouting, and to talk to my insurance company. Thought it was weird that the police would be involved, and even make a personal visit, for something so minor. Then realized the guy had the same last name as the lady driver lol.
So TSA let the DPD officer through the security checkpoint. Why isn’t there a report on a TSA person getting disciplined? As for the DPD officer carrying a weapon, I expect that such a person would carry at least a hide out weapon wherever they go due to ongoing threats against the police.
DenPd brings gun into airport and only lost 2 days pay. I call that BULL (&&));;&?, she should have been suspended without pay for a month and been banned from the airport unless ticketed travel for 2 years.
The Denver police union and department should be ashamed of this.
The cop was a woman. Frankly, she deserved the punishment any other person would receive for breaching security. And that TSA supervisor needs to be fired. Cops love to pull that crap at the airport. It needs to be treated accordingly.
I absolutely think you’re wrong about the first class bathroom. On the occasions when I’m fortunate enough to fly first there’s a cavalcade of coach passengers tromping through first class on a regular basis, to the point where it’s just about impossible to prioritize first class usage as you suggest. The first class toilet should strictly be for first class.
There is no reason for the TSA to exist.
Why do bags need to rest on a seat? Are they tired or put there by an oaf who doesn’t understand that the bag is probably dirty on the bottom?
“raising funds to purchase fake Boeing 737s” Finally, an order Boeing can fill.
I hit the MM mark on American last month. I was recognised by being told they had miscatered the flight and I had no food.
Happy AA MM recognition!
Well, i did get the desert choice tho, I took the grapes and cheese. 🙂
@Alert: Nope. They’re just there waiting for the bags to be loaded.
I don’t know what the big deal with the DPD officer is, sounds like a slap on the wrist offense and the wrist was slapped.