Any "Latest & Greatest about Delta?" Part 2
07-05-2025 | 12:57 PM
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07-05-2025 | 06:28 PM
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Smooth air, a random FA (not the purser) calls you up and tells you to "turn on the seat belts its rough back here" What do you do Trip? Who is getting into who's business here? Who is teaching them that any random FA can call up front and tell the captain to turn on the seat belts?
Most of the time I get this we are in smooth flight conditions. Or just very maybe some occasional light chop. If I think it's going to get bumpy I let the lead know, kick on the belts sign and let the lead determine what level of service is required. This calling me up in the front demanding the belts be turned on, when it's not warranted, is no bueno. Someone started it somewhere, and we need to put an end to this behavior.
Most of the time I get this we are in smooth flight conditions. Or just very maybe some occasional light chop. If I think it's going to get bumpy I let the lead know, kick on the belts sign and let the lead determine what level of service is required. This calling me up in the front demanding the belts be turned on, when it's not warranted, is no bueno. Someone started it somewhere, and we need to put an end to this behavior.
If I had a FA call for the seat belt sign off in smooth air I’d ask for an explanation on why it should be off in smooth air.
07-05-2025 | 06:46 PM
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I have never had the FAs call to be seated in smooth air. Never seen it on DHs either. I’ve had the FA call when it was borderline and went with their preference.
If I had a FA call for the seat belt sign off in smooth air I’d ask for an explanation on why it should be off in smooth air.
If I had a FA call for the seat belt sign off in smooth air I’d ask for an explanation on why it should be off in smooth air.
I've had it multiple times when it's smooth up front, and yes it was literally not a burble.
And when you ask for an explanation, they will say something like "the carts are almost falling over back here". The "it's rougher in the back than the front" is the explanation you get, what would you do after they say that? Are you going to tell them that it's smooth and they don't know what they are talking about?
07-05-2025 | 06:48 PM
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Just because it hasn't happened to you, doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
I've had it multiple times when it's smooth up front, and yes it was literally not a burble.
And when you ask for an explanation, they will say something like "the carts are almost falling over back here". The "it's rougher in the back than the front" is the explanation you get, what would you do after they say that? Are you going to tell them that it's smooth and they don't know what they are talking about?
I've had it multiple times when it's smooth up front, and yes it was literally not a burble.
And when you ask for an explanation, they will say something like "the carts are almost falling over back here". The "it's rougher in the back than the front" is the explanation you get, what would you do after they say that? Are you going to tell them that it's smooth and they don't know what they are talking about?
07-05-2025 | 06:58 PM
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I have never had the FAs call to be seated in smooth air. Never seen it on DHs either. I’ve had the FA call when it was borderline and went with their preference.
If I had a FA call for the seat belt sign off in smooth air I’d ask for an explanation on why it should be off in smooth air.
If I had a FA call for the seat belt sign off in smooth air I’d ask for an explanation on why it should be off in smooth air.
If the seat belt sign is on, we don’t do service according to the them
07-06-2025 | 03:23 AM
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What we're talking about here is the hypothetical and apparently for some real world events that it's smooth at cruise, seat belt sign is off and FA's call to have seat belt sign turned on. Decade plus at the Widget and I've never had that happen. Every call to turn on the seat belt sign has been reasonable.
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