[Velvet]

Originally Posted by LG999

I just flew from LGA (NYC) to MCO (Orlando). We were in the Villages for two weeks getting back to NYC yesterday. We had not flown for about a year.

The trips were both uneventful. The uncomfortable, annoying, ridiculous regulations were still in place made worse by mask wearing inside both planes & at LGA.

There was no fighting. The plane was quite. There were a lot less kids probably due to time of year. It seems the interior of the planes keep getting tighter & more uncomfortable. Covid announcements both in LGA & aboard the plane were relentless.

Prior to this trip & the year or so of not flying at all, we had been flying back & forth btwn LGA & MCO every few months for about six years. The flights were always full & had many children & babies. They were uncomfortable & irritating and we wouldnt have bothered but we had family in the Villages so it was important to put up with it.

Glad you put up with it, but if you find it annoying and ridiculous please chose a different method of transportation next time. No one owes anyone a flight.

[Heytubes]

Have a friend that’s a flight attendant and the stories she shares are hilarious. Most everyone is courteous and upon being instructed to wear their mask correctly the entire flight all is good. Most all love their job, but sometimes they’re treated rudely but keep a smile. On occasion they run into a tipsy passenger, but for the most part the thousands of flights everyday go by without issues. Remember, they’re also trained for medical emergencies as well as solving passenger problems. Not for just picking up trash and handing out drinks. Also, there is a serious shortage of flight attendants, so if anyone is looking for a fun job working as little as three days a weeks with perks, call JetBlue or United. They’re hiring now.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Calisport

Has anyone ever seen fist fights and yelling on flights like the news is reporting? I have never seen a peep out of people all my life. Maybe kids kicking the back of seats and bare feet on the seats. Are these American flights? Have you seen any? I can’t believe after 9/11 that anyone would cause trouble. I guess forced mask wearing is causing some of it and the mask police also not helping.by the way I fly about every 3rd month and one international in august.

Yes, that's a real good possibility for a reason for fights and violence - mask-wearing and mask-Police are the work of the devil!

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com

Remember all those unruly passengers you see on all the news shows are just the airlines using fake news because they don’t want customers I only believe the newsletter from Frankie who lives in his moms cellar , he gives good info like he told me about a horse medicine to cure Covid , I’ll have to thank him when I get out of hospital ,so don’t believe anything they say just ask us on talk of villages we know everything and what we don’t know we can ask Frankie

I agree with the contents of this post - you go, mah man Frankie!

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by tonycirocco@me.com

Who the hell is Alice?

I don't know. Why don't you go ask her?

[petiteone]

Originally Posted by Calisport

Has anyone ever seen fist fights and yelling on flights like the news is reporting? I have never seen a peep out of people all my life. Maybe kids kicking the back of seats and bare feet on the seats. Are these American flights? Have you seen any? I can’t believe after 9/11 that anyone would cause trouble. I guess forced mask wearing is causing some of it and the mask police also not helping.by the way I fly about every 3rd month and one international in august.

I fly Southwest back and forth to NY once a months and the flight crew gives a light hearted speech that hits all the "hot buttons", and everyone laughs. I've never seen a passenger cause a problem. Fingers crossed.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

I don't know. Why don't you go ask her?

One can only ask her when you're 10 feet tall

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

One can only ask her when you're 10 feet tall

I'll be she knows...

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Calisport

Has anyone ever seen fist fights and yelling on flights like the news is reporting? I have never seen a peep out of people all my life. Maybe kids kicking the back of seats and bare feet on the seats. Are these American flights? Have you seen any? I can’t believe after 9/11 that anyone would cause trouble. I guess forced mask wearing is causing some of it and the mask police also not helping.by the way I fly about every 3rd month and one international in august.

We have ALL seen on TV the near fights and screaming at and the intimidating that is rampant at SCHOOL BOARD meetings. One guy got his shirt ripped off! There will soon have to be the equivalence of Air Marshalls at School Board meetings. Note: Portugal has a 98 % vaccination rate and they have no aircraft or school board violence. And an aircraft is a MORE crowded and contentious environment than a school meeting. Normal America has become crazy, chaos America in recent years - must be something in the water. Maybe we should sample the water here locally in a lab? Just saying.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by trikoester@comcast.net

As a flight attendant with a major US airline for well over 30 years, I have watched our profession degrade as the airline industry transitioned from "something special in the air" to Greyhound standards. With affordability came accessibility; indifference replaced anticipation in our passengers. Complaints of limited personal space are certainly valid, considering the average BMI today. Mandated vaccines and masks have tipped the scale. Mask compliance has replaced liquor and smoking issues for the majority of passenger misconduct reports. Although the majority of flights take off and land without incident, there certainly are more, for good reasons,

I think the Greyhound comparison is too kind. If one is over 5’7”, they suffer a miserable jammed-in flight. We have flown often and afar over the years. Even though I still love to travel, I would only fly now if there was a family emergency.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Originally Posted by Velvet

Glad you put up with it, but if you find it annoying and ridiculous please chose a different method of transportation next time. No one owes anyone a flight.

Absolutely.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

We have ALL seen on TV the near fights and screaming at and the intimidating that is rampant at SCHOOL BOARD meetings. One guy got his shirt ripped off! There will soon have to be the equivalence of Air Marshalls at School Board meetings. Note: Portugal has a 98 % vaccination rate and they have no aircraft or school board violence. And an aircraft is a MORE crowded and contentious environment than a school meeting. Normal America has become crazy, chaos America in recent years - must be something in the water. Maybe we should sample the water here locally in a lab? Just saying.

Yup.

[SilverRose]

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[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Luggage

Because the American airline industry is the most competitive in the world because it's the most capitalistic and without any of these charges they would all be in bankruptcy

I agree with the contents of this post.

[SilverRose]

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