Re: SYD > MEL DYNWIA [DYKWIA] fever

[flying_duck]

Re: SYD > MEL DYKWIA fever

This thread is incredibly well timed!
Last week I flew Friday 4pm SYD-MEL, in J. Long weekend, every single seat on the plane taken. I travel with my skydiving rig (in other words, delicate kit that must be on board and other pax/staff must not touch). I spend the time after I take my seat watching it like a hawk. Ready to move it or assist when necessary. I saw 3 people in Y utilise the J bins, despite my reasonably loud protestations they acted like they owned the damn plane. One of them even tried to move my rig so they could shove their items in. I mentioned it to the FA but she did nothing. This is despite a late boarding business class passenger not being able to fit their items in and having them halfway down the plane.

That, combined with Y pax using the toilets (which I do have an issue with, when I fly J I do not want to wait), I wondered why I flew J at all.

J bins, seats, toilets, and service are part of the package. Either provide it, or let your customers know you don't care to give them what they pay for.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

Re: SYD > MEL DYKWIA fever

J bins, seats, toilets, and service are part of the package. Either provide it, or let your customers know you don't care to give them what they pay for.

This is the crux of it!

 

[serfty]

Re: SYD > MEL DYKWIA fever

I remember thw 90's when one (narrowbody) or two (widebody) FA would phyically block the aisle at rhe coack/premium juncture while domestic First and Business class PAX collected their belongings snd disembarked.

 

[medhead]

Re: SYD > MEL DYKWIA fever

This thread is incredibly well timed!
Last week I flew Friday 4pm SYD-MEL, in J. Long weekend, every single seat on the plane taken. I travel with my skydiving rig (in other words, delicate kit that must be on board and other pax/staff must not touch). I spend the time after I take my seat watching it like a hawk. Ready to move it or assist when necessary. I saw 3 people in Y utilise the J bins, despite my reasonably loud protestations they acted like they owned the damn plane. One of them even tried to move my rig so they could shove their items in. I mentioned it to the FA but she did nothing. This is despite a late boarding business class passenger not being able to fit their items in and having them halfway down the plane.

That, combined with Y pax using the toilets (which I do have an issue with, when I fly J I do not want to wait), I wondered why I flew J at all.

J bins, seats, toilets, and service are part of the package. Either provide it, or let your customers know you don't care to give them what they pay for.

I've been known to tell the late boarding J passenger which bags belong in economy. Pretty disgusting that VA didn't look after the person paying the money.

 

[PDog]

Re: SYD > MEL DYKWIA fever

I remember thw 90's when one (narrowbody) or two (widebody) FA would phyically block the aisle at rhe coack/premium juncture while domestic First and Business class PAX collected their belongings snd disembarked.

I must say, I can't remember the last time when this didn't happen on a VA flight? Maybe luck?

Four flights out of five I'm in row 3 so I'm chatting to the FA! And my last J flights Y was held back why we had time to get our stuff gathered (on the last flight every piece of hand luggage was passed down by the FA which was a nice touch)

 

[Plutonus]

Re: SYD > MEL DYNWIA [DYKWIA] fever

Always happens on 737s for me, never on E90s due to cabin crew positioning.

 

[Milefest]

Re: SYD > MEL DYKWIA fever

I must say, I can't remember the last time when this didn't happen on a VA flight? Maybe luck?

Four flights out of five I'm in row 3 so I'm chatting to the FA! And my last J flights Y was held back why we had time to get our stuff gathered (on the last flight every piece of hand luggage was passed down by the FA which was a nice touch)

That's what they're supposed to do, you also have some instances where pax get up before the seatbelt sign is off and start getting their stuff from the J cabin before the FAs can block the hoard..