"Excess" baggage doesn't fly free. Just wait 'til they define "excess."

Hey, what is the name of that super skinny beard that you grow just along your jawline, connecting your sideburns to your goatee? Kind of an LA gang look, you know?

I saw one on one of the regional pilots flying Delta pax around today and was a little surprised. Maybe on a ramper it would work, but I figured even the regional guys must have some kind of appearance standards. Maybe not?

Not an inverse assignment. Regular short call trip.

I got a robo call at 7am the other day. Went on SC at 930 and it was like a 1500 show or something.

I don't mind it. I get irritated with a 50 minute callout to show and thus 1:50 to GO. not show. GO. So I kind of like getting the heads up from a robo call that it's coming.

international flight attendants have proven that you can have 5 bags on one roller bag and be fine.

So SWA should say excess is when you have 6 bags that you cannot carry up and down the stairs.

H e l l, they all look about 20 weeks. :confused:

I haven't had one in at least a year or two. This was for a short call trip with less than 3 hours notice. I didn't sign up for the crew auto-notification. I was just wondering if there was a way to opt out. I thought we had to opt in. That is irritating when there's not enough notice. Does one have to acknowledge the robo call? I waited 10 minutes before acknowledging my trip with no follow up call.

Well, now with the internet being on computers, how much photoshoping went on in that photo?

http://i.eatliver.com/2009/4920.jpg

her left arm also got bent by the space time continuum.

There's a lot of these, I think this one is great:

http://shechive.files.wordpress.com/...pg?w=499&h=601

Guys,

Bar is right here. The above story was written to be sensationalistic. DAL takes very good of military passengers. Was this situation ideal - no. Could it have been better - yes. We really don't know what went on here, but if the aircraft is taxiing the FAs do not have the ability to waive a FAR.

Fact is, he was on a coach ticket. If it is so important for him to have flown in FC why didn't the Veterans group that organized the trip by him a First Class ticket?

DAL is not perfect in taking care of passengers and I would love to see DAL empower its front line employees to be more pro-active in helping our passengers but I would be willing to bet that no malice was intended and the FA crew felt that they did not have a choice.

I have been in the military 26 years and counting, and hate these stories. I have participated in 500+ mile "Ride to Recovery" charity bike rides with numerous wounded veterans including double amputees on hand cycles and for the most part they want to be treated like everyone else.

DAL cannot win in these situations. Like the guys "getting charged" to check bags. I must have missed the part in that story that explains it is a DOD requirement to use your goverment issued credit card to pay for all commercial air travel. Even if these guys were "violating policy" and not using their government credit card they woould still put it on their travel claim and not pay 1 red cent out of pocket. But do you read that - nope DAL just fleecing our brave Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Airmen.

Could we have done better - Yes, in hindsight, but no reason to be embarrassed.

Scoop

I got robo called for my recency sim. It called like 8 times until I ack'd in ICrew. Tenacious little bas$&@@$.