THe briefcase that you're talking about was probably her flight kit that does not fit underneath. As for the hat I am assuming that she placed it over her pilot bag or sideways.

 

You do what the FA asks you do to do with a coat. You hold it until the boarding complete and put it ON TOP! It doesnt' get it's own "space" It's a hat LOL!


Maybe I read the OP wrong but did not sound like the hat was on top of anything but was in it's own "space"

(And the Marine on my flight a few weeks ago sat with his hat so it could be done!)

 

Read between the lines.........Our report time is 40 min prior to departure.. HOw many hours do you show up to work before a meeting??? Be my guest and get to the gate before us, and hang out with the gate lice

 

and BTW are showtimes at the airport on layovers are arranged by the airlines. we dont make up our showtimes.

 

Was the "briefcase" a flight case like these? http://www.scottleather.com/product/catalog.cfm/nid/176

They are rigid and longer than you might think, so they do not fit under the seat. Crewmembers cannot check their luggage if that would cause a delay at the other end. They put their bags in the closets when possible, but frequently there isn't any room. This is more about preventing delays for flights down the line than it is for the crewmembers' convenience.

 

Hmmm in a better world there would be a separate lane for flight crew but thats the TSA's fault not the flight crew and I for one would like them at the gate before me and they are pretty quick getting through. As far as orange county commuters comment "we pay your salary" that's just a down right obnoxious comment and comparing to the grocery store line....really!!! Btw I've witnessed many go to the center island of the store to pay for something and not wait in line or use the automatic machine.

I agree air travel is not only
much worse for most passenger but it's also much more stressful for the flight crew.

As long as the hat was wedged in or on top it is not an issue and if a marine chooses to hold his hat fair enough I put my hats if I am wearing one on top of my bag in the overhead.

As for the comment about the flight crew putting on her uniform just so she can get to the front while non rev, well there are those who abuse the system. Should the deadheading pilot put something under the seat, perhap but if you don't have the exact reason why then you maybe simple ask...

 

I didn't say anything last week, because it wasn't going to change anything, and I wasn't inconvenienced. But this same attitude was on display in SAT when a US FA shows up in the crew/elite line with her non-rev parents. Agai, didn't matter to me past the idea that at no time, under any circumstances, did this UA FA think she should ever be bothered with the same inconveniences as the people that make her job possible.

 

The mentality you portray is why many people dislike flying on U.S. airlines. Some employees seems to have a total disregard for passengers. It is sad that they have unions to protect their jobs when they despise providing proper customer service.

 

Negative. No union. DL never had FA union. Not sure what you find as disregarding pax in my post, but I sure do appreciate all the 24,000 I have received this past year. MUst be doing something right in CS.

 

* that would be 24,000 reward points.

 

Sorry for the OT but just curious...

Do you get pts for things other than JWD certs? Also, is there any way other than our certs that we can do something to add to an employee's reward points?

 

Delta pilots are given little yellow tags that they can gate check their luggage while on a flight, mainline or not. But they usually will do this when they get on last and there is no overhead space left. When they might have a connection to work another flight at the destination, the last thing you/they want to is to have to go to baggage claim, and to re-clear security, adding another 30 minutes to the process.

The hat? The hat can fit almost anywhere. On top of the bag, in between two bags. I agree a small laptop bag should go under the seat. After takeoff I just bring my laptop bag up under my legs so I can stretch out my feet.

And the line cutting? Would you rather have the crew wait in line with everyone else or get to the aircraft as quickly as possible to do their pre-flight checks and get the flight out on-time? Not sure why some think that on-duty flight crews should wait in line, when they are going to work.

 

Hundreds of thousands of American workers get to their place of employment anywhere from a half hour to an hour early for a number of reasons ranging from finding a good parking place to checking out their equipment before the line starts up. Some get paid for that time, but some don't. Not sure what makes flight crews special regarding prep time for their job. The attitude of some airline employees in this thread is a little bit entitled, IMO.

 

As per FAA, our duty time starts from pick up from the hotel. If we were to come in 2 hours prior to flight to stand in line with you guys, most of the flights would cancel due to duty limitations. NOt sure if our long haul flight would be legal to fly at all cause that would take the crew ( guesstimate 16 hrs DXB-ATL plus 2 hours prior to flight = 18 hours duty) . Negative. No OP.

 

I prefer letters over points.