mushroom
It's pronounced Doo-MAH
- Joined
- Aug 22, 2005
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Just be nice. That's all it takes.
Be nice to the ticket agents. Be nice to the gate agents. Be nice to the crews. Be ESPECIALLY nice to the flight attendants!
Live by the golden rule and do unto others like you would have them do unto you.
Introduce yourself to the cockpit crew (BOTH of them, not just the captain, or ALL THREE of them if you are on a three-crew plane) and thank them for the ride. Ask the captain where you should sit. He or she will probably tell you to ask the lead FA, or otherwise say "sit wherever you want." On most airlines that usually means first class is ok as long as there is a seat available there.
On an airline like UAL, which nowadays gives you a boarding pass at the gate with an assigned seat ahead of time, go up front and introduce yourself to the crew anyway and ask for a ride. It is simple respect and they will appreciate it.
I'm not sure I agree with deplaning last, especially if you are sitting at the front of the plane. But certainly thank anyone and everyone again as you leave, and tell them that they are welcome on your airline any time. If the cockpit crew hasn't come out to tell the pax goodbye, make sure to poke your head in there and thank them profusely for the ride.
Just be humble and appreciate the favor the airline and the crew is doing you. You could be paying $300 or more for your ticket, just like all the poor slobs in the plane with you. Be glad that you are not. The crew, when they jumpseat on your airline, will hopefully give you the same respect. If they don't...well, life is too short to get heartburn about a$$holes. Don't refuse them a ride. You can't help their upbringing.
Be nice to the ticket agents. Be nice to the gate agents. Be nice to the crews. Be ESPECIALLY nice to the flight attendants!
Live by the golden rule and do unto others like you would have them do unto you.
Introduce yourself to the cockpit crew (BOTH of them, not just the captain, or ALL THREE of them if you are on a three-crew plane) and thank them for the ride. Ask the captain where you should sit. He or she will probably tell you to ask the lead FA, or otherwise say "sit wherever you want." On most airlines that usually means first class is ok as long as there is a seat available there.
On an airline like UAL, which nowadays gives you a boarding pass at the gate with an assigned seat ahead of time, go up front and introduce yourself to the crew anyway and ask for a ride. It is simple respect and they will appreciate it.
I'm not sure I agree with deplaning last, especially if you are sitting at the front of the plane. But certainly thank anyone and everyone again as you leave, and tell them that they are welcome on your airline any time. If the cockpit crew hasn't come out to tell the pax goodbye, make sure to poke your head in there and thank them profusely for the ride.
Just be humble and appreciate the favor the airline and the crew is doing you. You could be paying $300 or more for your ticket, just like all the poor slobs in the plane with you. Be glad that you are not. The crew, when they jumpseat on your airline, will hopefully give you the same respect. If they don't...well, life is too short to get heartburn about a$$holes. Don't refuse them a ride. You can't help their upbringing.