Sometimes you just have to laugh at the entitlement on display when a traveler demands benefits he no longer qualifies for and some he never qualified for.
Had a fun one yesterday EWR/DEN. Keep in mind probably 85% of the flight was exhausted from days of Ryder Cup and drinking. Oversold flight of course, and they were asking business passengers if one person would give up a seat and move to coach, as they needed to shuttle a pilot to Denver. With all of that, I knew enough to know, this was not the day to start demanding extra things, let’s just board and get off the ground.
Oh boy, was I mistaken, as the very large person touting five bags, yes large Tumi bags fully packed, right up prior to pre-boarding. Starts demanding to board with GS since he “used to be GS before COVID”, and that he really needs an aisle seat, since his upgrade didn’t go through, and he was not going to check any bags, “I don’t care what the policy is.” GA did a good job looking at his ticket to see what the GS problem was and says, “Sir, you do not appear to have any status and show up very low on the upgrade list. This is a full flight, I cannot move someone for you, and yes, you will have to check 3 of those 5 bags.”
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on Live and Let's Fly.
