Delta Pilot gives up seat for me!
Jun 21, 2013 | 7:51 am
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Delta Pilot gives up seat for me!
I got to the airport early and was put on the standby list for an earlier flight. A uniformed pilot was also on the list commuting to ATL for work. I got the last seat and he had to wait for the next flight. Another uniformed pilot took the cockpit jump seat. He did not help me with my bag though.... Pretty much every time I fly stand by, a nice Non Rev gives up a seat for me. Since the CEO got his own thread, I figured I start one for all the other employees who fly all the time and rarely as space confirmed...
Jun 21, 2013 | 9:27 am
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I got to the airport early and was put on the standby list for an earlier flight. A uniformed pilot was also on the list commuting to ATL for work. I got the last seat and he had to wait for the next flight. Another uniformed pilot took the cockpit jump seat. He did not help me with my bag though.... Pretty much every time I fly stand by, a nice Non Rev gives up a seat for me. Since the CEO got his own thread, I figured I start one for all the other employees who fly all the time and rarely as space confirmed...
Jun 21, 2013 | 11:54 am
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Pope gives up seat on Popemobile
From NBC News:
Pope Francis invites boy with Down Syndrome for spin on popemobile
Francis invited Alberto di Tullio up onto his open-top Mercedes at the end of his general audience Wednesday, letting him spin around on the pontiff's white chair while tens of thousands of people looked on.
Must have been following Richard's example...
Pope Francis invites boy with Down Syndrome for spin on popemobile
Francis invited Alberto di Tullio up onto his open-top Mercedes at the end of his general audience Wednesday, letting him spin around on the pontiff's white chair while tens of thousands of people looked on.
Must have been following Richard's example...
Jun 21, 2013 | 12:14 pm
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I've been on many long haul flights where the pilot and copilot gave up even a flat bed seat for me. They could have been napping during the long flight but instead they remained in the cockpit flying the plane. Of course, that was their job.
Jun 21, 2013 | 12:32 pm
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Wow, it really blows my mind when I stop and think about how many Delta employees have given up their seats for us! The next time I click that purchase button on delta.com I'll stop and think about the Delta employee who will be giving up their seat for me. They are all truly selfless people.
Jun 21, 2013 | 12:56 pm
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Years ago I had a KL pilot give up his seat for me, well for about an hour. In the days when passengers could visit the cockpit I spent about an hour in the jump seat of a 7something7 flying AMS-NBO. The third pilot came back from his rest break while I was there and took the second jump seat so I could stay around longer.
Jun 21, 2013 | 1:24 pm
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From NBC News:
Pope Francis invites boy with Down Syndrome for spin on popemobile
Francis invited Alberto di Tullio up onto his open-top Mercedes at the end of his general audience Wednesday, letting him spin around on the pontiff's white chair while tens of thousands of people looked on.
Must have been following Richard's example...
Pope Francis invites boy with Down Syndrome for spin on popemobile
Francis invited Alberto di Tullio up onto his open-top Mercedes at the end of his general audience Wednesday, letting him spin around on the pontiff's white chair while tens of thousands of people looked on.
Must have been following Richard's example...
Jun 21, 2013 | 5:24 pm
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Pope gives up seat on Popemobile
Jun 21, 2013 | 5:53 pm
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Know you feel the need to interject yourself into every single discussion on the flyer talkers but why not keep your wrong information to yourself.
Jun 21, 2013 | 5:58 pm
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BTW, last Thursday evening, a repositioning pilot gave me his EC seat and he sat in the cockpit on the jumpseat. ^ But this was only MSY-ATL.
Jun 21, 2013 | 6:12 pm
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I agree, if the pilot and co-pilot have the BE seats that are curtained off, no one can sit in these but the pilots. I certainly would not want to be on a long flight with the reserve pilots tired and sitting all night in the cockpit.
BTW, last Thursday evening, a repositioning pilot gave me his EC seat and he sat in the cockpit on the jumpseat. ^ But this was only MSY-ATL.
BTW, last Thursday evening, a repositioning pilot gave me his EC seat and he sat in the cockpit on the jumpseat. ^ But this was only MSY-ATL.