First couple of months of Platinum Seating Experience

[petershannon]

Firstly petershannon, welcome to AFF.

As I posted previously, on 763's 'no-window' window seats are considered premium; especially for long haul.

As a fellow QF WP; it's interesting you are after window seats (obviously) have that in your profile).
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I enjoy the view during the day. Nights Aisle is good, but the profile does not yet let me distinguish day/night preferences.. and probably tough for long haul - I may have to move part way through

Did you try the On Line Checkin as implemented but Qantas late last weekwhen you went to ASP. You can check in and select seats when making most bookings on JQ.

I did not for ASP, but did today; OLCI a whole 21hrs before hand and seat selection options were pretty poor, showing most desirable seats forward except middle seats all allocated... I think the program only allows you to select un-allocated.. I believe the Q staff can probably bump these allocated seats if they are not checked in, but it seems not by yrself..

 

[JohnK]

... I think the program only allows you to select un-allocated.. I believe the Q staff can probably bump these allocated seats if they are not checked in, but it seems not by yrself..

I would say that's very good programming.... I hope I am not rude but I am glad that with OLCI a person can only select un-allocated seats. Wouldn't want my forward aisle seat un-allocated and taken by a lower status frequent flyer because they used OLCI before me!

 

[rpmsol]

Do you think Qantas has something (bug or feature!) in their autoalloation program that gives you the same seat? ... I think I've had 10C or 10D consistantly the last 3-4 times I've flown between BNE and PER in a 737.

Maybe it is all about the safety presentation given just before departure. You know the statement the staff read out before departure "all aircraft are subtly different....you almost certainly sit in a different seat each flight.... so listen carefully......"
Maybe when we don't listen, our lack of attention is noted by secret cameras with highly advanced software that recognizes our body language and lack of atention, so our boarding passes that are partly pertruding from our top pockets are SUCCESSFULLY SCANNED by those same hidden cameras (regardles of OLCI or original QF paper) , and the auto-seat allocation system is instantly updated with our current seat number, so that we are placed there for several of the next flights, until the software in the secret camera notices that we pay attention on a subsequent flight (for at least a few moments) and then resets our seating back to how it was.

Just a thought.....

 

[Kiwi Flyer]

Maybe it is all about the safety presentation given just before departure. You know the statement the staff read out before departure "all aircraft are subtly different....you almost certainly sit in a different seat each flight.... so listen carefully......"
Maybe when we don't listen, our lack of attention is noted by secret cameras with highly advanced software that recognizes our body language and lack of atention, so our boarding passes that are partly pertruding from our top pockets are SUCCESSFULLY SCANNED by those same hidden cameras (regardles of OLCI or original QF paper) , and the auto-seat allocation system is instantly updated with our current seat number, so that we are placed there for several of the next flights, until the software in the secret camera notices that we pay attention on a subsequent flight (for at least a few moments) and then resets our seating back to how it was.

Just a thought.....

I think the wording has changed. While it still says each aircraft is sutterly different, it no longer says you almost certainly will be sitting in a different seat.

 

[bluRider]

As of two days ago, it still said "you willl almost certainly sit in a different seat each flight", and for once it was right! 12C instead of 10C ... but the flight was full, so I'm guessing there were a couple extra SG or WP ahead of me... either that or according to rpmsol's theory, I must have accidentally paid attention to the safety demonstration for brief moment!

btw, if anyone is flying between PER and BNE and happens to be sitting in 12C on a 737, and you find an airplane headphone adapter in the seat, can you please let me know. It'll probably be mine

 

[acampbel]

Slight digression here, but I was returning from Melbourne last week on a Virgin flight and witnessed an amusing exchange.

As we were taking our seats I noticed a cluster of suits in the aisle and middle seats of rows 7 & 8. They seemed to be having a meeting and were frankly getting in the way of the attendants by leaning across all the time. When the FAs started the safety demo I was half listening to it as they sometimes come up with a good line or two, though I can't remember if they mention different seats.

The suits completely ignored the whole thing and continued to talk and laugh loudly. Then the FA beside me (young and very cute of course) walked back a couple of rows and politely but very firmly told them to stop talking and pay attention. The look on their faces was priceless, and suddenly everyone in the front of the plane adopted their best "I'm listening, Miss" posture whilst trying not to smirk.

Moral of the story :- it's best to at least feign attention during the safety demo.


Cheers,

Andrew

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[Yada Yada]

The suits completely ignored the whole thing and continued to talk and laugh loudly. Then the FA beside me (young and very cute of course) walked back a couple of rows and politely but very firmly told them to stop talking and pay attention. The look on their faces was priceless, and suddenly everyone in the front of the plane adopted their best "I'm listening, Miss" posture whilst trying not to smirk.

A similar thing happened to me. I was sitting on board a plane at BNE a few months back and the young lady next to me struck up an conversation. We didn't notice the safety briefing had begun until the FA nearest to us asked if we would stop talking and listen. Fair enough, although it was slightly embarrassing. I saw the same thing happen in MEL a few weeks later to someone else.

On a DJ flight back from MEL last week a few of us up in the front rows were chatting with the FAs after the safety briefing. The person on the PA had mentioned the pilot's names, and one of them was Perry Schutte (pronounced 'shoot'). This resulted in much mirth amongst the pax and resulted in an ongoing conversation with them. One of the pax asked about the length of training they do to be cabin crew and the FA said it was 5 weeks and quite intensive. My observation is that DJ crews are very well trained.

 

[NM]

Moral of the story :- it's best to at least feign attention during the safety demo.

Alternate Moral: not paying attention during the DJ safety demo can result in personal attention from a young and very cute FA

 

[straitman]

Alternate Moral: not paying attention during the DJ safety demo can result in personal attention from a young and very cute FA

Goes to show that there is a +ve side to every situation :!:

 

[bluRider]

A similar thing happened to me. I was sitting on board a plane at BNE a few months back and the young lady next to me struck up an conversation. We didn't notice the safety briefing had begun until the FA nearest to us asked if we would stop talking and listen. Fair enough, although it was slightly embarrassing. I saw the same thing happen in MEL a few weeks later to someone else.

I've once had an FA on qantas flight to LAX ask me how many emergency exits there were! but she said in a joking manner... reckon she knows no one listens anyway... unfortunately, she wasn't young and very cute...

 

[Bolman]

My moment of embarrassment: Sitting in the emergency exit, was asked if I understood my obligations in the case of an emergency. I of course nodded and said yes. But apparently not convincingly enough! The (old) FA looked directly at me and asked "when should you not open the door?" I replied - "... um, when you say not to..?"

She gave me a scornful glare, and patronisingly pulled the emergency card from the seat pocket for me to read again!

I now know the answer to that question - "FIRE".

Thank goodness I was not required in an emergency – I wonder – If the plane actually did go down one day – can we rely on the half drunk suits straight out of the Qantas club to assist in saving our lives?

One thing is for sure - I don't want to be that guy... I choose forward isle seats now.

 

[Dave Noble]

I now know the answer to that question - "FIRE"

Or if there are fish swimming by

Dave

 

[Kiwi Flyer]

"when should you not open the door?"

when you're still in the air is a bad idea

 

[Groundfeeder]

Originally Posted by Bolman
"when should you not open the door?"

If you wanted to go out for a fa_ - but it's OK to roll the window down:shock: