Originally Posted by
John Pennekamp
Bravo. Why didn't the Captain overrule the old hag? I'd have simply gone back, brought him up, and told her to deal with it. If she wrote him up, I'm sure the Chief pilots would back him.
Unfortunately, it may be true 10-15 years ago. These days, you'd be hard pressed to see 1 of us come and greet pax when they board (if we're not too busy chitchatting). Simply, some of us just don't care anymore. It's sad, but true.