When DYKWIA becomes the full <airline> tanty

[UP4014]

No one seems to have mentioned the stories about Kevin07's tanty over a meal

While he shouldn't have had a tany, they probably should have served him something he liked or wanted.

 

[Conrad_S]

Yes I believe you need to keep topping him up as he leaks

 

[freakyfly]

I got the reverse experience on VA LAX-SYD last year. I was travelling with my husband and 3 children aged 15-19. We are velocity gold members but were flying Y. At the gate our BCs were swiped and my 2 older children were asked to wait aside for a moment as their seats had been changed. I thought they had scored an upgrade but instead they were relegated many rows away from us and separately from each other. My 19 year old son took his seat but was then asked by the pax next to him to swap seats again as the pax's girlfriend was seated elsewhere and had never flown before. He agreed to swap with her and ended up in the middle of 3 seats in the second back row. We didn't complain but laugh now about our nearly got a free upgrade experience.

 

[equus]

That's awesome. Can't argue with that.

Well, actually you can. Technically he was wrong. What is now known as the 717 was not designed by Boeing.

 

[medhead]

No one seems to have mentioned the stories about Kevin07's tanty over a meal

I thought this was about events that members had witnessed first hand?

 

[prozac]

I thought this was about events that members had witnessed first hand?

Maybe katie did. There are AFFers everywhere these days.

 

[Rebekkap]

Maybe katie did. There are AFFers everywhere these days.

I used to work for a PM, but it wasn't Rudd (thank goodness, by all accounts he was terrible to work for). They certainly never had a tanty at anyone that I witnessed, let alone the amazing Airforce personnel on the VIPs.

 

[Quickstatus]

While he shouldn't have had a tany, they probably should have served him something he liked or wanted.

Or just messed with his food.


KHIIA = knows how important I am

 

[medhead]

Maybe katie did. There are AFFers everywhere these days.

Maybe. Not sure why they need others to mention the stories in that case, as Katie could share her experiences.

 

[Jo145]

the response to the error often reveals if it is confusion or an attempt to take another seat

And his response indicated he definitely knew he was in the wrong seat!!

 

[jono88888]

Highly agitated at this stage, out came the “don’t you know who I am”? With that, the customer service lady very calmly picked up the microphone to the PA system and said “excuse me ladies and gentlemen, but I have a man here at the front counter who does not know who he is. Can anybody identify him please?”

With that the even more highly agitated male said “oh! cough* you!!” to which the very quick customer service lady retorted “I’m sorry sir, but you’ll have to stand in line to do that too!!”

This quote is attributed to Peter Cook in his biography.

Whoever did first say it, still a classic.

 

[Walrus1948]

This quote is attributed to Peter Cook in his biography.

Whoever did first say it, still a classic.

Yes that's where I learnt the gem of a line....but it was his stage play Behind the Fridge in Sydney many years ago

 

[drron]

Yes that's where I learnt the gem of a line....but it was his stage play Behind the Fridge in Sydney many years ago

I didn't see you there.

 

[Walrus1948]

I didn't see you there.

I did bump into Spike Milligan in the gents at intermission, It was Peter Cook's birthday

 

[prozac]

I did bump into Spike Milligan in the gents at intermission, It was Peter Cook's birthday

I never noticed Spike walk funny. John Wayne did. He attributed it to fellas standing next to him at the urinal and in full flow turning to say "Hey aren't you John Wayne?"

 

[katiebell]

Some years ago I was flying BA LHR-VIE & in 2A. A DYKWIA was in 1A and talking loudly to his wife in 1C. He got louder once the safety briefing started to the point where we could not hear it and the stewardess asked, very nicely, if he could be quieter so that others could hear the briefing. He was very rude and talked even louder. The safety briefing was stopped again and the purser spoke to him. He was aggressively abusive to her, including telling her to f off. Next the captain appeared and spoke to him. He abused the captain, told him that he was BAEC gold (top tier), would complain about the crew and never fly BA again. More F offs etc.

Next we leave the take off queue and stop on a remote part of the apron. Stairs appear and 6 burly security men enter the aircraft. Mr DYKWIA became abusive again and Mrs DYKWIA joined in, including that they could not off load his luggage as their only house keys were in it. She was offered the chance to get off with her husband and they could both find another way home togetrher. She declined.

Shortly after take off the stewardess's stress surfaced and she bacame teary especially over the threats to report her to management. I completed a passenger feedback form praising the crew and the prioritising of safety over an aggressive passenger and told the stewardess that I had done so and that BA could contact me if they needed to know what had happened.

The safety first approach impressed me as it was not that common then for crew to off load abusive J pax.

 

[UP4014]

The safety first approach impressed me as it was not that common then for crew to off load abusive J pax.

A one Mr R Crowe would have to be Australia's chief DYKWIA, but I digress.

One thing that comes out know is the safety excuse, anything can be stopped on the grounds of safety, risk and complience (not saying your's wasn't safety related as you need to be there).

Matt

 

[Guvner]

I was on a BA flight SIN - LHR last year walking up the aerobridge to J with my partner and two kids in tow when this prat comes storming up behind yelling "first class..first class.." and waving his boarding pass in the air. He proceeds to push past my then 6 y.o son and then tries to push past me, who by this time had swung around to see if my son was OK (he was), as I was standing at the edge of the cabin door. I blocked his move and said ".. the only thing first class about you is you're a first class dick, so just wait your turn..." He mumbled something under his breath while I motioned for my youngest to walk past him to the front of the line where I was, gave him the 4 boarding passes to give to the FA (ensuring the process was as drawn as I could make it) and making this moron's blood boil even more. The FA cottoned on, smiled at me, and proceeded to have a nice chat in the doorway with my son making the DYKWIA wait even longer to board. As he walked past us in the stairwell my partner said in a not so subtle voice "Enjoy your flight Mr First Class" which most of the J pax heading upstairs heard and the DYKWIA went crimson red with embarrassment.

 

[Fiches Mouser]

I was on a BA flight SIN - LHR last year walking up the aerobridge to J with my partner and two kids in tow when this prat comes storming up behind yelling "first class..first class.." and waving his boarding pass in the air. He proceeds to push past my then 6 y.o son and then tries to push past me, who by this time had swung around to see if my son was OK (he was), as I was standing at the edge of the cabin door. I blocked his move and said ".. the only thing first class about you is you're a first class dick, so just wait your turn..." He mumbled something under his breath while I motioned for my youngest to walk past him to the front of the line where I was, gave him the 4 boarding passes to give to the FA (ensuring the process was as drawn as I could make it) and making this moron's blood boil even more. The FA cottoned on, smiled at me, and proceeded to have a nice chat in the doorway with my son making the DYKWIA wait even longer to board. As he walked past us in the stairwell my partner said in a not so subtle voice "Enjoy your flight Mr First Class" which most of the J pax heading upstairs heard and the DYKWIA went crimson red with embarrassment.

That's hilarious. Next time I'm boarding a flight, I'm going to scream at every other pax: "Economy, economy!"

 

[katiebell]

One thing that comes out know is the safety excuse, anything can be stopped on the grounds of safety, risk and complience (not saying your's wasn't safety related as you need to be there).

Matt

I agree completely that requirements can be used as excuses (or "reasons") for almost anything in life where there is a potential to misuse authority and power. In this case Mr 1A repeatedly refused to comply with lawful instructions issued by the crew, including the captain. He was lucky that he was not arrested and did not have charges pressed against him, something that is more likely to occur today. Having seen the whole performance from a distance of a few inches I am certain that it was the correct decision.