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LOL, true! To me, it means more Ciampino than the American version of CIA though :lol: One gets a bit lazy at spelling everything. "Check-in agent" isn't too onerous though, I guess. BUT, those CIAs have quite a bit of secretive powers too, it seems.

I agree that it is confusing indeed. CIS/CIA would be better. When I first saw "CIP", I did have to stop and think for a moment to work out whom it was referring to.

I guess it all depends on the degree of the impairment. Slight hearing impairment shouldn't really be an issue. Really, I was talking about those find it difficult to discern words at a normal volume of speech, not 'slightly' hearing impaired. It's very unfortunate that you had bad experiences...

The trouble is that there will be situations where accidents do not result in a burning wreck and will be more dangerous to evacuate than not (although many might try) - in fact, many accidents don't end up with a burning wreck at the end of it. Those situations need to be managed carefully...

Maybe QF should start sending repair bills to pax that damage things through being flung around through their own fault (i.e. not keeping the seat belt fastened while seated and not in the process of standing up/sitting down). That'll soon put people off ignoring the 'requirement to keep the...

More importantly, it is about knowing when NOT TO evacuate. There are situations where passengers should not initiate evacuation even if it seems like a good idea to them - there are situations where they really do not know enough to make the right decision. English as a second language is not...

One thing that annoyed me on QF recently was precisely this. I have no problem with 'a bit overweight' people sitting in emergency exit row as long as their mobility seems good. However, a could of weeks ago for the first time in years of flying QF, I saw a very obese person who was placed in...

Almost anywhere else in the world too. However, I find that services in Australia are pretty poor generally (comparatively speaking).

It would be better if she did not travel so as to reduce the number of "embarrassing Australians" overseas. Those people give Australia a bad name.

That seems almost overkill - a set of regulations designed to unintentionally inconvenience innocent, ordinary citizens?

I guess it could be anti-money laundering measures, and that it's not designed to be in credit. Does the T&C specifically say you can't have it in credit though. A bit OT but I miss the good old days when I got 17% interest on keeping my CC account in credit. None seems to pay any interest like...

Re: Qantas Introduces International olci Bummer. In that case, I'm not happy with QF again. QF, why did you do this? All I want is a pre-booking system (I don't ask for it to be free) and you really can't provide that?

You guys are not spending enough time bashing/praising QF if you have time to fight over quoting of posts.

It does not make you stupid, however, passengers are not (in theory at least) supposed to open the exit until they are instructed to do so. If they are unable to hear the crew's instruction, then it does cause a problem. I am also against passengers with glasses sitting in exit row. This is...

Re: Qantas Introduces International olci Is that really so? Please tell me that is indeed the case. In that case, I'm happy again. CLs always had priority over WPs as far as I understood it, and if WPs can request it before the rest of the people prior to 7 days before departure (as long...

I believe they indeed should. If I had a say in selecting exit row pax, I'd be far more strict than QF and I'd probably exclude myself!

Put it bluntly, I do not think nervous flyers should be in exit row. In my (simple logic, admittedly, and generalisation) view, they are less likely to be as much use in an evacuation than those with pretty much steel nerves.

I suspect they will be reasonably fair about it. There is nothing that defines the level of hearing impairment at which point the person becomes disqualified from sitting in an exit row seat, for instance. So the check-in person would need to apply his discretion in making an assessment. If QF...

My experience has been a bit different. It didn't seem to have any relationship to the load, but the ability of CSM to run the cabin well. I do not think my perception of service level was affected by their greetings - perhaps more experienced crew = having more capacity to offer greetings etc...

I'd like to know if the exit row priority reservation was CL's written privilege. If it was, then fair enough they put it in writing on the FAQ but not mention WP. However, if it was not a written privilege and they chose to put it there but not mentioned WPs, then QF have skirted the issue...