Back in the old days we did have to dress nicely if we wanted to be upgraded to First Class whilst travelling on a Staff Concession ticket. It was always nice to see nicely dressed people on board although there was one Check in guy in Adelaide who did take it a bit too far.
He always insisted on male Staff wearing a tie , if no tie no upgrade and he used to make a really big issue of it !!
This guy was a real pain in the ass and it used to give me so much pleasure to walk up to the desk when travelling on a " must ride " but in Civvies wearing a tie.
He used to smirk when he saw us approaching as he thought he had gotten his way but as soon as I handed my Must Ride ticket to him I removed my tie and it completely deflated this pedantic person. The look on his face was of absolute horror but there was nothing he could do.
This may all seem a bit petty but so was his attitude!!!!
It was just one of the little things that made flying wonderful and going to work a great pleasure.
We truly had the Halcyon days then.
Oh !! how things have changed and not for the better either!!!
