The thread raises a key issue which is contact between the aircraft crew and the paying SLF.
The flight crew have a clear task: accomplish all tasks associated with the flight of the aircraft. Corporate
PR is an add-on.
The cabin crew have a clear task: accomplish all safety and service tasks associated with the flight, in that order. Corporate
PR is an add-on.
It does raise an issue of discontented SLF. I strongly suggest that ground-ops should diffuse any such issues and if they cannot then they should not allow aircraft boarding for such discontented SLF.
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