Chris... great report...outstanding as a matter of fact. Walter DCA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Liao" <flpuck6@yahoo.com> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 16:49 Subject: PVD-ATL-SLC-JAC r/t Part II > 9 January JAC-SLC flt. 3452 EM2 sked. departure 12:42p > seat 4A > > Uneventful flight out of JAC, for once. JAC is a small > but beautiful airfield. I informed the agent at > SkyWest of what happened when I had arrived. My two > receipts (long underwear and sweater) were graciously > refunded by SkyWest. A lesson to all: never hesitate > to reap the benefits. I will say, however, that the > situation was well handled. The agent was also so kind > as to reassign all my seats to the windows in the > first row of the main cabin! > > SLC-ATL flt.284 763 N174DZ sked. departure 2:55pm seat > 10A > > During the quick one hour connection time, I took a > few photographs, nailed N863MH as well as my own > DL763. I was shooting a DL738 between terminals C and > D when I was told not to take any photos. The men were > on the moving platform and couldn't do much other than > verbally tell me not to. I replied "really? But I do > it all the time" to which they replied "Sorry sir, FAA > rules".HAHAHA. I'm going to write the FAA (even if the > letter won't get looked at) for an official response. > This kind of $hit pisses me off. But I wasn't going to > do anything to ruin future chances so. Was also > witness to a canon salute.too bad I couldn't have > gotten a shot. Darn it! > > On time boarding process and on time push back. > However, announcements at the gate could have been > much more courteous and less abrupt. > > "Alright Ladies and Gentlemen, Big Bird is ready to > push back but we need all of you in your seats to get > you on your way. You are also commanded to be back > here in Salt Lake in 3 weeks for the Winter Olympics!" > was how our flight started off. Haha. > > Service was different this time: instead of a snack > mix we got pretzels AND they showed "America's > Sweethearts" ($5 "entertainment fee" of course), but > there was no movie or other programming westbound. > Flight attendants were also noticeably nicer and more > courteous than the ATL-SLC flight. They did not have > to make as many announcements for pax to sit down etc. > either, which is always nice. > > ATL-PVD flt.468 MD-88 N919DE o/c sked. departure 9:30p > seat 10A > > Connection time perfect again. ATL was quiet as ever. > Must have been a nice relief from the previous week > from that snow storm! The flight was completely empty, > only about 50 pax, if that. The f/a's were very nice > on this flight.makes it easier when you don't have to > serve as many pax I guess. On time departure and > arrival, last flight into PVD, where every gate was > taken up. > > All in all, Delta was OK, they didn't do enough to > make me want to travel with them again. The SkyWest > people were pretty nice, though. > > Flying has truly lost all its charm, fun, and most of > all its class. It is still a privilege to fly on an > airplane and passengers should be treated that way. > > One other beef is the Military Police/National Guard: > At the very least at PVD, they serve no purpose. I do > not feel any more secure/safe with them around than I > did before. In fact, I think they're a nuisance. They > think they're all that and more. They treat passengers > like shit when they are supposedly there for US, as > American citizens. Yes, they need to be assertive and > confident but they do not need to be a$$holes. > > > ===== > -Christopher Liao > Pawtucket, Rhode Island > Wooster, Ohio > ================================ > http://pages.wooster.edu/liaocl/ > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! > http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/