Recent content by lydea

I was recently in Potsdam doing the royal palaces, along with a crowd of teenagers on school excursion, grrr.... Had to walk a long way to the toilet, nearly bursting by the time I got to ...the 1Euro turnstile. I groped for my wallet, found my backpack zip open and wallet gone. Talk about mixed...

Having investigated airline procedure after a similar experience last year, it seems that when it comes to the crunch, airlines assign the rights of private property to the seat itself, ie a passenger can legitimately use the seat for all the functions its possesses. Airlines HOPE that...

A somewhat more positive trip report of Thai Airlines Business class, MEL-BKK-CPN and return. Seat OB reported on a miserable trip with TG, but I have just had a much more positive experience. It undoubtedly helps that I am 156cm instead of 165 – ‘fraid the vertically-endowed will not find they...

Great rant, thank you. I gave up my Amex card some years ago on the ground that its profitability is at a high cost to the shopkeeper...

Answer 3b = 42. I know it contains both the Answer to Everything and the continuing spiral into madness...

To wrap up this experience: I received a prompt, polite and apologetic email from CX Customer Relations, addressing my complaint and questions. The writer states "passengers are allowed to recline their seats throughout the flight, except during take-off, landing, MEAL SERVICE and turbulence."...

forg, if you look like the character in your picture (not dissimilar to angry man in my case), you might get away with your recommendation. I'm smaller, older, have shaky hands and am afraid of angry men.

That's correct. As a small (but much older) woman, I have some sympathy with the judgment that you don't poke a mad dog, but they should have called for more authoritative assistance.

SO: is it correct that it's every passenger's right to do as s/he likes within the physical sphere of their seat? Is there no policy or prcedure that requires pax to cooperate with others and with cabin crew? If not, why not?

They requested him to raise his seat and he refused, asserting it was his right. One of the FAs actually turned to me and agreed, it was his right. No point my asking where was MY right? No point, too, arguing with an angry man.

no

I hope to get an apology for lack of support, and perhaps an indication that young female cabin crew get training in dealing with obnoxious pax.

Last week, I flew home HKG-MEL on CX163 on an E fare, in the middle seat of the middle group of seats. I had a bad experience with the pax in front, who declined my polite request to raise his reclined seat when drinks service began – both services. He berated me angrily both times; in fact, I...

I find that catching an offender's eye and bringing a finger to my lips, followed by a mouthed 'OK/thanks' usually works, though not always for long...

My bag has one of those ducky little external zipped pockets (as if you'd put your sunnies in it!), in which I have a freezer bag containing spare ties for the return trip and a small box-cutter - such a thin 'package' it's not visible. The box-cutter goes into the aircrafthold inside the bag...