I boarded my flight from Dallas to return to Denver yesterday morning, hungry and certain that my first class seat would get me some sort of meal.
As I boarded the plane, I asked the flight attendant if there would be food service.
He informed me that there would not be and I quietly expressed my disappointment.
I didn't really ASK for food, but I did make it known that I was hungry.
About 20 minutes into the flight, the attendant leaned over to me and whispered that he had ONE meal left and he could prepare it for me when he prepared food for the pilot.
I said "absolutely!"
When the time came, he brought me an omelette with a croissant, potatos, bacon and sausage.
I was happy.
As for the other first class passengers, they probably thought I had made a special order since all they got was pretzels.
It never hurts to ask!
It's Del.icio.us!
Furl It!
May 27, 2008 04:29 AM
Well you definately only got that because you were flying first class. And plus because you asked for it. I fly a lot to and find that the staff are over worked and underpaid and feel incredibly grateful if I get a smile - which amazingly enough they manage to dispense of quite generously - considering how strenous that job is.
May 27, 2008 07:09 AM
You pay for a first class ticket and DON'T get a meal?
They don't even offer an option where you could buy a sandwich or something?
That's pretty lame - switch airlines.
May 27, 2008 12:18 PM
Dallas to Denver with no meal in 1st?
That can ONLY be Continental!
That's the only airline I've flown 1st that far and not gotten a meal...
June 16, 2008 09:26 AM
You might be surprised at how much data the airline has on you. It's entirely possible that they did some number crunching to work out which passenger was most likely to switch airlines if something upsets them.
Apparently, it's big business these days to look at the numbers and work out such things. I'm just reading a book called 'Super Crunchers' that deals with this very topic.
What it means for internet marketers is that most of us are throwing away valuable information because we don't do enough tracking, testing and analyzing.
I'll be sure to have a hamburger first, in future, just in case my comped. first class ticket doesn't include a meal, but more importantly, I'll look more closeley at what makes my own customers and subscribers more likely to stick with me.
June 28, 2008 05:04 PM
You just find all kinds of interesting things to talk about on your personal business journeys, huh Joel? Holler at me sometime...:-)
July 5, 2008 03:57 AM
I always ask for deals, is it possible for an upgrade etc? Like the good baook says; "Ask and you shall recieve."