I'm back at work flying after breaking a bone in my foot. Which means I'm pretty grumpy! And the customers get even more idiotic, I am wishing that I had been signed off sick a few weeks more now as I was still being paid my basic salary and enjoying pottering around - even if it was a little boring!
Anyway, I had the pleasure of working in our business class cabin recently. A very glamorous, well dressed lady and her little boy were travelling. Unfortunately nothing was good enough for her as everything we did was compared to Singapore Airlines.
Her: Do you have ice tea? *looks at menu, sees it is not listed and asks me anyway*
Me: I'm sorry we don't, we do have other drinks instead .... *cuts me off*
Her: Singapore Airlines does!
Me: *smiles politely*
This basically went on the entire flight. We didn't have the right champagne, exotic tea or the right type of food. Singapore serves lobster apparently. She had the choice of chicken, beef, fish or pasta but no. She specifically wanted lobster because, you've guessed it, Singapore serves it!
The same with breakfast, I know some more exciting airlines do or did cook up fresh eggs. We don't. We have scrambled eggs and that's that.
Her: My son wants a soft boiled egg and it must be soft boiled
Me: I'm afraid we don't have fresh eggs, we just have scrambled.
Her: WHAT? FOR GOD'S SAKE! Can this airline do anything right? Every time I fly it's nothing like Singapore!
The bathrooms, amenity kits, in flight entertainment...all rubbish apparently! I really did want to say then why the hell do you keep flying with us lady if Singapore is so amazing? But you know, all I can do is smile, bite my tongue and say sorry.
Anyway, I had the pleasure of working in our business class cabin recently. A very glamorous, well dressed lady and her little boy were travelling. Unfortunately nothing was good enough for her as everything we did was compared to Singapore Airlines.
Her: Do you have ice tea? *looks at menu, sees it is not listed and asks me anyway*
Me: I'm sorry we don't, we do have other drinks instead .... *cuts me off*
Her: Singapore Airlines does!
Me: *smiles politely*
This basically went on the entire flight. We didn't have the right champagne, exotic tea or the right type of food. Singapore serves lobster apparently. She had the choice of chicken, beef, fish or pasta but no. She specifically wanted lobster because, you've guessed it, Singapore serves it!
The same with breakfast, I know some more exciting airlines do or did cook up fresh eggs. We don't. We have scrambled eggs and that's that.
Her: My son wants a soft boiled egg and it must be soft boiled
Me: I'm afraid we don't have fresh eggs, we just have scrambled.
Her: WHAT? FOR GOD'S SAKE! Can this airline do anything right? Every time I fly it's nothing like Singapore!
The bathrooms, amenity kits, in flight entertainment...all rubbish apparently! I really did want to say then why the hell do you keep flying with us lady if Singapore is so amazing? But you know, all I can do is smile, bite my tongue and say sorry.
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