On the radio news this morning (Saturday) it was reported that David Beckham will either not fly BA again or is considering not doing so due to harrassment by cabin crew asking for autographs and taking photos.
I would have thought it would be easy enough to stop this, merely by having a word with the senior cabin crew member when boarding - is my view too simplistic or unrealistic?
I would have thought it would be easy enough to stop this, merely by having a word with the senior cabin crew member when boarding - is my view too simplistic or unrealistic?
Yes and No. If you are famous or well known and pay good money to travel First/Upper/Business - you still expect to be treated with the same respect that every other passenger is treated, no more and no less. You do not expect to be pestered by anybody, let alone by bloody cabin crew who should know better. If your passenger offers their autograph or something similar, well that's different.
My experience to date is that only one "celebrity" has been so over the top - he was wearing a golden sequin jacket with a large union flag, also in sequins, on the rear and was happily and freely chatting with everyone around him, that you could be forgiven for approaching him in a familiar manner.
So if Mr Beckham and his family would like to fly with another airline, that will suit me fine. We will treat him and everybody else who pays our wages with respect.
Could this be the future of BA star struck youngsters let loose on a high profile route? Surely not......I'll have my house on it returning to the professionals in the next reshuffle please!
David Beckham is well known for being delightful and generous in chatting to the cabin crew and giving autographs.
I think he has every right to be angry over the incident. However I think it unlikely he will transfer all his business to another airline because of the antics of one idiotic stewardess who will doubtless have been reprimanded.
From all accounts he is a very pleasant and decent man, which is more than can be said for most people in the football world. He is a good role model for youngsters, and despite my disinterest in football, I have considerable respect for him.
I would like it to be known that if BA would care to upgrade me to First Class on my next flight with them I will have absolutely no objections to Flight Attendants queuing for my autograph, photographs, etc
As I previously said elsewhere, BA need some 'Carson characters' as CSD's to look after the Lords and ladies!Perhaps then the standards of service would rise.
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Now this is an easy one, where does David Beckham now live? Los Angeles. And he's complaining about British Airways. So, Los Angeles+ British Airways = mixed fleet
'Cept this was first rumoured months ago-before mixed fleet took over....
Expect more of this from the image obsessed, big brotha loving, OK Hello reading wannabes who inhabit a lot of CC roles these days. A good purser would have delt with this there and then..that assumes of course Mr B bought it to the attention of the purser. There is also the rather tricky question of pissing off those that serve you...something I would think twice about. If true, it's a sad indictment of people never having learned how to behave appropriately. Said as the hubby of a 10 year BA veteran CC.
