LCC.
The premium side of VA went out the window when it went into VA.
Its not only in your/for your case MEL_traveller, also in other side of things, ie, no J ADL - PER, on nearly all flights and all days, to having to buy on board, things like food in the lounge, or the fact that the ADL VAd lounge is now a smaller space, ...
They are saving money, running on less expenses, we are paying higher fares for less, though they are having sales occasionally, but $99 ADL - MEL fares, havent seen that in a long time, lower fares now not being counted as eligible sectors to climb the status ladder,etc.
I can see your pov about them being chatty with main door closure or opening mode, so chatty, not only in this case, but generally, "oh see you lah lah" etc, etc.
Wordings should be "main aircraft door safe to open/close" and leave it at that.
Instead of them looking out that small little window and waving to the person driving the gate on wheels.
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Or just have to be sitting at the gate, and the main staff member is typing on the keyboard, type, type, type, and one VAd staff member appears, chat, chat, chat, and another one appears, chat, chat, chat, then crew appears, chat, chat, chat, laugh, oh glee, happiness, flight captain and first officer appears, wow, its a party now, then the 4 inflight crew members appear, its a happy get together...