Except that we didn’t take off. We sat at the gangway thingy and our take-off time went by without any communication from the cockpit. Eventually, 20 minutes after our departure time the Easy Jet Captain told us that we were waiting for four passengers …….
Why?……….Why were we waiting for them? Why didn’t they do what other airlines do, take off their luggage and take off?
Not Easy Jet……I decided to ask the 14-year-old in the orange polo shirt why we were waiting……..”They are VIP’s,” she said. Bloody hell, VIP’s……was it Tom Cruise?…..was a friend about to join the two saliva swappers next to me?…..had Micky Arison decided to fly Easy Jet?
Nope…….do you know who the VIP’s were…….pilots…….two pilots and two more cabin attendants. They came in…….took the bulkhead seats laughing and joking……in front of me…. some of the old people booed…….when I heard the pilot say that we had missed our slot and there would be another 20-minute delay…..I wanted to boo, as well. I have one day off…….one day…….and now because we waited for Easy Jet staff I would lose any hour of that holiday.
I looked at the laughing pilots and stewards who were now chatting away to their colleagues and I silently hoped that all their itches would be unreachable ones.
Cheers
John
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I am embarrassed… As a pilot myself I am ashamed and embarrassed… Although I am not of the airline pilot type I expect more from my brother pilots than that.
Perhaps a course in ‘manners’ needs be offered along with navigation and weather…
Sad…
Host Mach
Hi John,
Another wonderful, unforgettable airline experience.
It’s not just Tropical Storm Gustav, there’s another one out there – Hanna, heading I think towards the Bahamas. Hopefully everyone & all ships will be safe (please no more for New Orleans, Grand Cayman, Miss., etc.).
Can’t wait for Rasp.#3, except we may be leaving early today, so I may not see it until Tuesday.
Hugs,
Carol
I wonder if the real problem was the boys in the cockpit had a “cabin cam” pointed at the hockey players.
there are no manners in the airline business any more. thank goodness the cruise industry still has some!!! yay!
smiles, bonnie and prince charlie
John, I sure am glad you gave us the speech about the ship being the safest place to be when there is bad weather around. . Considering the Hanna thingy is heading right for the place we will be cruising to next Thursday, Don and I both needed that talk to make us feel better. I will tell him John said not to worry they will take care of us………. now to convince me of that………BUGGER
Good luck and hope you get good news at the doctor. I’m really proud of you. The comment… the seat belt fits looser must mean there has definitely been a weight loss……..or they have made the belts bigger????? snicker
Countess Carolyn…… the worried one in the Krewe
Well, you’re delayed, but so what? More time to enjoy your seatmates!
Jeff
So sorry about your delay. Although everyone’s time is valuable to them, yours is more critical than most. Not having seen #3, I gather you have finally reached your destination.
Now I have to tell you a story similar to yours with the lady needing you to get up so that she could use the restroom. We are in seats at Philips Arena in Atlanta and the lights have dimmed and the show about to start and there comes two women who of couse have the seats in the middle of the row. Everyone gets up to let them in and we all sit back down. The concert begins and 20 minutes into it we all need to stand because the want to get out explaining as they go they are sorry but need to use the restroom. 5 minutes later they are back and carrying quart sized drinks and we all rise again. As they passed me I reached out and took their drinks causing them to stop and look at me like I had lost my mind. I smiled and said that they couldn’t have them back until the concert was over because drinking that much caused restroom trips and we had all been through hell to get there that night (it was the week after the tornado hit downtown Atlanta and streets were closed because they were still cleaning up glass and debris) and would just like to see the concert. Everyone laughed and I gave them their drinks back and they sat down and didn’t move again until it was over! I guess I was lucky they thought it was funny.
Sorry about your delay, then the airlines wonder why folks hate to travel.
Luis
John…
I thought for sure they were coming to get your toothbrush!!
Lambie
Hi John/Heidi:
You were delayed by the airline folks? I”m shocked
I guess it was that weapon of mass destruction known as your toothbrush.
Glad you’re doing well.
Take care,
David