Comments on: Review: Tampa to New York JFK on Delta in First Class http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/2009/11/02/review-tampa-to-new-york-jfk-on-delta-in-first-class/ Tips, Tricks, and Travel with Lucky Sat, 26 May 2012 06:32:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Andy Bluebear http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/2009/11/02/review-tampa-to-new-york-jfk-on-delta-in-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-351265 Andy Bluebear Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:54:46 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/?p=4610#comment-351265 "and there were still two empty seats in first class. As the gate agent was about to close the door a passenger came up from coach and indicated she was on the upgrade waitlist. The gate agent simply responded “first class is full” and shut the door in her face. Wow, that was incredibly rude." Er, huh? Why couldn't they upgrade her if there were some empty seats? And as for the rude...do these companies not care about customer loyalty? I can't imagine anyone working at Cathy Pacific or Lufthansa or Singapore doing that. “and there were still two empty seats in first class. As the gate agent was about to close the door a passenger came up from coach and indicated she was on the upgrade waitlist. The gate agent simply responded “first class is full” and shut the door in her face. Wow, that was incredibly rude.”

Er, huh? Why couldn’t they upgrade her if there were some empty seats? And as for the rude…do these companies not care about customer loyalty? I can’t imagine anyone working at Cathy Pacific or Lufthansa or Singapore doing that.

]]> By: John http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/2009/11/02/review-tampa-to-new-york-jfk-on-delta-in-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-79433 John Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:34:33 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/?p=4610#comment-79433 "I realize technically she’s only following the rules, but there are some cases where you should just close an eye, in my opinion, and this is one of them." Of course there are instances where discretion should be used but if every passenger carried an extra bag and there wasn't enough storage space, then you would be complaining that they didn't enforce the rules. If another passenger was not allowed to carry three bags, then they could quite rightly ask the gate agent why you were exempt from the rule. Searching for overhead bin space or tagging bags for belly could mean delaying an already delayed flight. Even though there were empty seats in your cabin on departure, at the time you boarded, the gate agent could still have been expecting delayed connecting pax. "To make matters worse, there was an annoying baby (or I should say an annoying, careless mother with a baby that wasn’t at fault) seated right across from me, and it seemed like she went “potty” moments after takeoff." Did you really mean careless or were you trying to say she didn't care? I am not sure what you thnk the baby or mother could have done to alleviate your suffering. Since you didn't say any more, I assume she went to change the nappy at the first opportunity. “I realize technically she’s only following the rules, but there are some cases where you should just close an eye, in my opinion, and this is one of them.”

Of course there are instances where discretion should be used but if every passenger carried an extra bag and there wasn’t enough storage space, then you would be complaining that they didn’t enforce the rules. If another passenger was not allowed to carry three bags, then they could quite rightly ask the gate agent why you were exempt from the rule.

Searching for overhead bin space or tagging bags for belly could mean delaying an already delayed flight. Even though there were empty seats in your cabin on departure, at the time you boarded, the gate agent could still have been expecting delayed connecting pax.

“To make matters worse, there was an annoying baby (or I should say an annoying, careless mother with a baby that wasn’t at fault) seated right across from me, and it seemed like she went “potty” moments after takeoff.”

Did you really mean careless or were you trying to say she didn’t care? I am not sure what you thnk the baby or mother could have done to alleviate your suffering. Since you didn’t say any more, I assume she went to change the nappy at the first opportunity.

]]> By: Douglas Astrike http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/2009/11/02/review-tampa-to-new-york-jfk-on-delta-in-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-73835 Douglas Astrike Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:27:07 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/?p=4610#comment-73835 Asking for ID in the club has become normal, started months ago, they are supposedly changing to self help alcohol and need to identify minors, not sure how that will pan out after you walk in the door. Asking for ID in the club has become normal, started months ago, they are supposedly changing to self help alcohol and need to identify minors, not sure how that will pan out after you walk in the door.

]]> By: brew http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/2009/11/02/review-tampa-to-new-york-jfk-on-delta-in-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-73208 brew Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:50:41 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/?p=4610#comment-73208 Agree about the DL terminal. But, it is my understanding that it is a historical landmark and can't be torn down. Agree about the DL terminal. But, it is my understanding that it is a historical landmark and can’t be torn down.

]]> By: lucky http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/2009/11/02/review-tampa-to-new-york-jfk-on-delta-in-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-73204 lucky Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:11:27 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/?p=4610#comment-73204 @ Pat -- Sorry about that. Hmm, now I'm not sure anymore. I think I was right the first time around when I said Czech, but maybe not. I vaguely recall overhearing her talk about CSA, which would suggest she was Czech. @ Pat — Sorry about that. Hmm, now I’m not sure anymore. I think I was right the first time around when I said Czech, but maybe not. I vaguely recall overhearing her talk about CSA, which would suggest she was Czech.

]]> By: Pat http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/2009/11/02/review-tampa-to-new-york-jfk-on-delta-in-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-73202 Pat Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:05:35 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/?p=4610#comment-73202 @Lucky -- Was the lady Croatian or Czech? You say Czech in your initial report and then she morphs nationality into Croatian in the more detailed report. Hence the question: Hrvatska ili Češka (Croatian or Czech). @Lucky — Was the lady Croatian or Czech? You say Czech in your initial report and then she morphs nationality into Croatian in the more detailed report. Hence the question: Hrvatska ili Češka (Croatian or Czech).

]]> By: lucky http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/2009/11/02/review-tampa-to-new-york-jfk-on-delta-in-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-73199 lucky Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:49:20 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/?p=4610#comment-73199 @ RDimperio -- Agree the JFK terminal looks nice from the outside. Too bad it's such a letdown from the inside. @ Gene -- Couldn't agree more.... @ Pat -- Sorry, say what? :D @ pshuang -- Wow, I'm an idiot. I swear I'm not that dumb.... @ thyeri -- Whoops! All fixed, thanks. @ RDimperio — Agree the JFK terminal looks nice from the outside. Too bad it’s such a letdown from the inside.

@ Gene — Couldn’t agree more….

@ Pat — Sorry, say what? :D

@ pshuang — Wow, I’m an idiot. I swear I’m not that dumb….

@ thyeri — Whoops! All fixed, thanks.

]]> By: thyeri http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/2009/11/02/review-tampa-to-new-york-jfk-on-delta-in-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-73196 thyeri Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:21:03 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/?p=4610#comment-73196 August 27 or October 27? :) August 27 or October 27? :)

]]> By: brianna hoffner http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/2009/11/02/review-tampa-to-new-york-jfk-on-delta-in-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-73112 brianna hoffner Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:12:09 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/?p=4610#comment-73112 yeah, i'm not going to fly Delta again until they fix this: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/11/skywest-and-delta-accused-of-antigay-discrimination-may-be-sued.html they refuse to treat legally married employees as spouses because they happen to be a same-sex couple. shameful. yeah, i’m not going to fly Delta again until they fix this:

http://www.towleroad.com/2009/11/skywest-and-delta-accused-of-antigay-discrimination-may-be-sued.html

they refuse to treat legally married employees as spouses because they happen to be a same-sex couple. shameful.

]]> By: FT:pshuang http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/2009/11/02/review-tampa-to-new-york-jfk-on-delta-in-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-73038 FT:pshuang Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:10:36 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/?p=4610#comment-73038 "The jeans she buys in Italy for $500 are only $300 here. What a bargain (or maybe she just doesn’t realize there’s a difference between the Euro and USD, who knows)." The Euro/USD exchange ratio would work the other way. I.e., a confused American who is used to buying X for $500 (USD) and finds it for 300€ (EUR) in the Eurozone may think that X is a bargain when it is almost exactly the same price. In this case, the lady used to buying jeans for 500 units of currency in Italy and being able to buy them for 300 units of currency in the US probably is paying a lot less for those jeans. Whether that makes those jeans a good *DEAL*, on the other hand, is a whole 'nuther story.... “The jeans she buys in Italy for $500 are only $300 here. What a bargain (or maybe she just doesn’t realize there’s a difference between the Euro and USD, who knows).”

The Euro/USD exchange ratio would work the other way. I.e., a confused American who is used to buying X for $500 (USD) and finds it for 300€ (EUR) in the Eurozone may think that X is a bargain when it is almost exactly the same price. In this case, the lady used to buying jeans for 500 units of currency in Italy and being able to buy them for 300 units of currency in the US probably is paying a lot less for those jeans. Whether that makes those jeans a good *DEAL*, on the other hand, is a whole ‘nuther story….

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