Fly the Friendly Skies

[mirth]

Economy,  first class, you're always being judged.

[Gusington]

I wouldn't know :/

[mirth]

You're being judged more than most.

[Barthheart]

.....

I won't lie. Any time I flew first class, it felt like everyone else was judging those of us sitting up there.

Glorious isn't it.... \m/

[BanzaiCat]

Yep, absolutely was. And it's not just wider seats and doting service - getting on the plane first and getting off of it first, plus having your bag immediately arrive in baggage claim - all wonderful perks. I used to fly it often when I worked for United or when I'd get mileage-paid seats, but those days are long gone now unfortunately. What I'd really like to do is the first class seats internationally on, say, Emirates.

[Barthheart]

Flew to Geneva a lot in the early days of ATLAS. So many miles piled up that I didn't even have to upgrade, they'd just bump me up whenever the plane was over booked.
Best ever seat was seat #2, upper deck of a 747. Good times....

[BanzaiCat]

That would have been awesome. I've seen the first class section on a 747 back when I worked at the airport - went over to British Air at the next gate and they let us on board to take a look around. Of course, this was pre-9/11, so things were pretty lax.

[trailrunner]

What I'd really like to do is the first class seats internationally on, say, Emirates.

I got to fly business class to and from Copenhagen.  It might've been first class, but either way it was nice.  Plenty of brandy and decent food, but too bad they wouldn't let me light my post-dinner cigar.

[BanzaiCat]

Business Class on most international flights is the same as First Class domestically in the States. I'd be perfectly happy with that.

I've been lucky on my last few international jaunts, even though I've been resigned to steerage every time. Each time, the middle seat was empty, thank goodness, which gave me a lot more room and comfort.

[Sir Slash]

Last flight we took, my wife and I got a hell-of-a-deal on seats. We just had to share a cage with two Dobermans and a gassy Shit-Zhu. And none of them would share the water bowl.

[Boggit]

Plenty of brandy and decent food, but too bad they wouldn't let me light my post-dinner cigar.

All them brandy fumes in a confined space! >:D :o

[DoctorQuest]

Damned United.

http://www.businessinsider.com/united-denies-womans-attempt-to-bring-peacock-onto-flight-2018-1

[bbmike]

I don't know, if this is true I can kind of see their point:

United said in a statement to Business Insider: "This animal did not meet guidelines for a number of reasons, including its weight and size. We explained this to the customer on three separate occasions before she arrived at the airport."

The airline also said it requires passengers to "provide documentation from a medical professional and at least 48 hours' advance notice" before bringing an emotional-support animal onto a flight.

[bayonetbrant]

[Yt]https://youtu.be/6xXlgGOHvJs[/yt]

[BanzaiCat]

A peacock...as a "therapy pet"...

That woman is nuts. Especially because the airline explained it to her thick skull three times.

Peacocks (in my experience) are not nice animals. They're very, VERY aggressive when it comes to food, and just generally aren't nice to have around. (My kids' school had several when they were younger, as well as some other animals. They learned quick to give the peacocks a wide berth.) On a plane, these things would have been disgusting and could have violated any number of health codes. God, people are just getting stupider and stupider. :(