...Sounds Like the DL mentality that I was brainwashed with with I worked for DL 15 years ago... We would not give out the F/C seats unless absolutely necessary. Shawn, some things change, some things never change... Bryant Petitt Cumming, GA --- "Shawn P. Stokes" <HTMunster@Mindspring.com> wrote: > So I never reported back from my return home, and > now I'm finishing up yet > another trip. Guess I should finish this up. (I'm > sitting in the concorse > at MYR). > > DL 9660 MCO-IAD 27 Sept. > > Again an MD88 working a DL Express flight. I got to > the airport at 1900 > for a 2045 flight, got rid of the car (Never left > the car in the garage > before and then had to go inside to return it, > National must have been > short staffed). and checked in. No problems > checking in, and security was > a breeze (No questions of all my stuff, they did ask > to Barrenger (I might > be misspelling that) my laptop, no problems, and she > appeared to do the > test correctly). Got to the gate early and waited. > During my wait I > decided to ask what they were doing with the first > class seats (can't > hurt). So I walked up and asked since this was an > Express flight and that > was not an Express aircraft, what where they doing > with f/c. I wish I was > making this up, the agent looked at me like I had 3 > heads and said > "MD-80". I understand that ma'am, that's why I'm > asking, what are you > doing with first class. "MD-80". No ma'am, it's > an MD-88. that point > aside, is anyone using the first class seats? At > this point the other > agent walked over and informed me that this was not > an Express flight. I > asked, so since these are the Express gates, and the > timetable shows an > Express flight number, since its an MD-88 your > treating this as a mainline > flight? "This is not an Express Flight!" Ok thanks > for your > time......... All I wanted was, no sir they are > in the system as revenue > seats, or, we're not using them, or, only for > upgrades, all would have been > fine. > > That point aside the flight left on time, and > arrived on time. No problems > with my bag, and overall a good trip (Just forgoing > Ms. MD-80 :) ) > > Shawn > KDCA > KACY > KMYR > KMCO > K.....I'm loosing track......... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com