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  • Premium Economy class - the clue is in the name

    My airline has premium economy class - like a posher economy class with the same meals as business class, a separate cabin, bigger seats and more legroom etc

    Unfortunately the passengers to be rather hard work - because they are "premium" passengers they think they are basically business class passengers but they are souped up economy class.

    This woman on my last flight was a typical example. She got on with a smug smile and was telling her husband to look at the poor people in economy.

    The whole flight was basically her, being entitled whining "but I'M PREMIUM" in refusal to anything. She wanted a hot breakfast not just a bacon roll and a yogurt as she could she the crew in the galley serving up - for business. She announced loudly she was going to take a walk to stretch her legs but had to walk through the "plebs" in economy. I refused to let her walk through business class -technically speaking passengers aren't allowed to just wander through the actual premium cabins.

    Beef or chicken wasn't a good enough option, she wanted a starter and fish. She wanted champagne and port and cheese and biscuits. If a passenger is nice I will try and do what I can. She was just rude so she got nothing extra.

    Just annoying, rude and patronising for 12 hours.

    At one point she came to the galley and watched me tidy up and put things away
    Her: "Oh my God, what a job, having to clean up, I would hate your job"
    Me *Big smile* "It's all part of the job, I like getting everything tidy

    Why would you say that to someone at work? To make herself seem superior?

    When she got off the plane she was all sneery to me, "well you did okay I suppose but you are't like those girls from Singapore Airlines are you?" and off she went. I bumped into her at baggage claim where she was moaning the crew's bags were waiting for them and hers wasn't there yet. I glared at her and I'm afraid I was a bit childish as she moved over to ask me a question and I turned around and walked off.

  • #2
    Premium Economy, bigger space bigger head?
    ludo ergo sum

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    • #3
      I would have ignored her, too.

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      • #4
        Her: "Oh my God, what a job, having to clean up, I would hate your job"
        I dread to think of what her home looks like if she's that averse to tidiness.

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        • #5
          Champagne tastes, beer money in the pocket....
          - They say nothing good happens at 2AM, they're right, I happen at 2AM.

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          • #6
            Haha that is like getting a better seat on a bus and acting like you're somehow posh because of it.

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            • #7
              Ugh, I HATE people like that! Having a little more money than someone else makes you BETTER than them? What a crass, vulgar and contemptible attitude.
              When you start at zero, everything's progress.

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              • #8
                Wow, people sure love throwing Singapore Airlines in your face. She obviously has no class, who says "plebs" anyway?
                Replace anger management with stupidity management.

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                • #9
                  Quoth rvdammit View Post
                  Premium Economy, bigger space bigger head?
                  And the customers are bigger assholes.

                  Quoth notalwaysright View Post
                  She obviously has no class
                  Sure she does. I'm not familiar with the setup on ocean liners a hundred years ago - what's the category below "steerage" called?
                  Any fool can piss on the floor. It takes a talented SC to shit on the ceiling.

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                  • #10
                    Quoth wolfie View Post
                    . I'm not familiar with the setup on ocean liners a hundred years ago - what's the category below "steerage" called?
                    "Freight"
                    - They say nothing good happens at 2AM, they're right, I happen at 2AM.

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                    • #11
                      Sheesh, I am pathetically grateful for anything I actually get on an airplane other than a packet of nuts and a paper cup of juice ... though I admit I normally just want to be left alone in my corner to read and listen to music or watch a movie.
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                      • #12
                        Quoth Air_Stewardess View Post
                        Beef or chicken wasn't a good enough option, she wanted a starter and fish. She wanted champagne and port and cheese and biscuits. If a passenger is nice I will try and do what I can. She was just rude so she got nothing extra.
                        If she wants fish so badly, let her have it!
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                        • #13
                          Her: "Oh my God, what a job, having to clean up, I would hate your job"

                          Why would you say that to someone at work? To make herself seem superior?
                          Pretty much, yeah.

                          Quoth wolfie View Post
                          I'm not familiar with the setup on ocean liners a hundred years ago - what's the category below "steerage" called?
                          "Ballast" ...I'm fairly certain that the cargo itself got treated better than many of those passengers.
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                          • #14
                            Quoth wolfie View Post
                            ...what's the category below "steerage" called?
                            Quoth Argabarga View Post
                            "Freight"
                            Quoth EricKei View Post
                            ..."Ballast" ...
                            Nope. Bilge.
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                            • #15
                              12 hours? I hope she at least slept some of those and left you alone. She wanted you to feel bad for being "less" than her. Your liking your job probably really irked her. Good for you.

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