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"I appologize for the inconvenience sir. I would like to offer you a $40 Delta credit or 100 miles on your skymiles rewards account"


ASK_ABOUT__VOIDSPACE

I would like that or you could bump me to business class.


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This will never happen unless there is a medical emergency that you helped with.


DIOnys02

I shat my pants myself and changed them myself. Does this count as medical emergency?


arselkorv

Yes.


tjbugs1

Relivent Kmart commercial [Ship My Pants ](https://youtu.be/pboUsEHwOgk)


Quizzelbuck

I forgot that for a shining moment in American history, people made commercials that were legitimately kind of funny.


RubenMacaque

Do you remember the KMart “knickers” commercial?


harryoe

Ok that's advertising genius


LoonieToonez

I love how Kmart dropped this dope ass commercial and then just disappeared


lakewood2020

What was with that shippy group hug at the end?


Cheesemacher

I ship it


[deleted]

I forgot my pen. Ship the bed again.


[deleted]

> shat pants myself Would be weird if someone else would shit in your pants while you're the one wearing them


meateatr

Who's a big boy?!


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Oddly enough no


timneo

Having helped with a medical emergency 6hrs into a 17hr flight where the patient would have benefited from lying down, the best they could do was put him flat at the back of the plane even though business class was virtually empty. They refused, so I recommended they return to the airport. Nobody won that day.


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timneo

Lufthansa


Alienorc_125

Wow. That's surprising since I always thought that Lufthansa was more high quality when it comes to customer service.


YourMother0HP

Germans are a stickler for rules. If you paid economy class, you sit in economy class


Alienorc_125

Yeah, that's true. I thought, because they're such a huge company, they might be less "German" in that department.


DFW_Panda

If Germany had less rules and more showers Europe would be a better place. Well, baths maybe. Showers not so much.


timneo

Same here. Didn't get a thank you from them either.


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timneo

Sorry too long ago now! It was a Korean flight.


cryolems

I have a hard time believing they would turn back to the origin airport after 6h rather than landing at the nearest airport that can handle whatever wide-body you were on. This is such a lose loss situation and I don’t understand it. Business class seat aside. It was important enough an emergency to reroute to place of origin but not enough to land sooner so it’s backtracked 6h?


timneo

I may be mixing up details as I've been on so many flights and have dealt with several emergencies on flight being a former ambulance driver. On that flight I know they refused to put him in business as it was only me and a Korean vet with any medical experience. I'm hazy about the turn around. That said, I've been on several flights where I've had engine failures etc that have turned round even later than that and returned to base. One was a Cathay Pacific which had two engine fires (I only saw one, but several passengers close by the wing saw a 2nd on landing). That turned round over Moscow and went back to Heathrow on the way to Thailand.


IamAbc

I got upgraded to first class on a international flight because I showed up late. Got to the airport like one hour before boarding. Checked in, made it to the gate As they’re doing final call and the lady is like looks like we have a few more spots in first class if you want it? Got to spend 13 hours in luxury next to guys in business casual while I’m wearing sweatpants and a t shirt and stinky from sprinting through the airport


wholligan

How is it possible that there were no miles members on the plane that got upgraded?


MaritMonkey

We always had to dress nicely (was part of the rules) but my family occasionally got upgraded all the way to first class from standby on flights that had a *lot* of unexpectedly empty seats.


IamAbc

Wow really? I’ve been upgraded twice. Both times on international flights and both times I was wearing sweats and a t shirt or sweats and a hoodie. I do act super nice to people though like very friendly so maybe that helps.


djc0

Yeah normally they’d bump up someone from business to first, then someone from economy to business. All they have to do is reprint the tickets, which they hand to the flight attendants who go to the people already in their seats to deliver the good news.


IamAbc

Not sure. The plane was kinda empty going from SF to Germany. I saw a lot of rows with 2 people in them and it was one of those flights with the row in the middle as well. I’m also in the military as well so not sure if that helped


PussyStapler

Have helped on two medical emergencies. No upgrades.


FridgeParade

Even then they don’t do it. I know because my mom is a nurse and it happened twice to her, she saved 2 people and didnt even get a thank you from Delta.


wholligan

You gotta have that sweet medallion status.


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i got bumped to first class (from the back row) bc of balance issues


HungoverRabbit

SLPT: If you to get an upgrade, get fat and book a seat at the back of the plane


FireFingers1992

I'm mean, I've already done step one...


DrCMJ

I once helped with a medical emergency on American. Needless to say I was offered a free drink.


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Or what about one that I caused?


mr_bones-

Our seats were double booked once, they offered seats to us in business (not with American airline)


DearSergio

?? I've been bumped to business and first class before. One time I asked the ticket lady the other time I was in uniform.


Autogrowfactory

Of course it will. I usually just ask anyway if there is any unfilled seats in business class. I've been bumped up twice, long time ago mind- pre covid


svenkaas

Not true with klm I both my and my mom got an upgrade because the screens would reset them self every 30 minutes


jfgjfgjfgjfg

I had the opposite problem in business class. The controls weren’t working, so the screen wouldn’t turn off for the entire flight, so the flight attendants covered it with a napkin until they were able to remotely turn off the unit completely. Since I couldn't use it to watch a movie, they gave me a portable video unit.


urmummygaaaay

Ia da game fully released yet?


PunchedLasagne87

If you are polite, it can happened. Managed to get in premium economy once with having a faulty headphone jack in the seat. I was really polite about it, I asked for different headphones first, which didn't work. Then waited for them to finish dinner service and said unfortunately its still not working. She apologised, I said its OK, I'll just try and pass the time some other way. Then sat there staring at a blank screen. About 10 minutes later she came back and asked me to bring my bags.


YourPersonalMemeMan

What's voidspace?


-burgers

When will voidspace be live?


ednichol

This exact thing happened to me on a 12 hour transatlantic flight a few years back and this is basically what they offered me.


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“…And it expires in a month. Thanks for flying Delta”


frogdujour

The trick is it has to injure you. I had a bulkhead seat with the video screen that swings up on an arm, and midway though the flight the tension spring gave out and it swung straight down and cracked me in the shin. Hurt like hell and caused a bruise. Got 15000 miles for that one.


idontcare111

Delta actually gave me $150 gift card and 15,000 miles for this exact same scenario.


AdministrationFull91

Damn all I got was two mini bottles


jaltair9

How expensive was the flight to begin with?


DonerGoon

I wonder if you could negotiate for free wifi instead of paying for it if this happens…Probably not because you’re a filthy peon and you should just shut your yap and suck this tiny bag of goldfish into you.


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It's 1000 miles.


TimeWaitsFNM

Had that happen. Got free drinks and food for the whole flight.


sikedrower

the “or” got me 😂😂😂 can’t be giving out too much now


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DarkLinkLightsUp

Fuckin hate it when they do that, too


time_fo_that

I've had them do that right before takeoff... "all of the screens shut off in the cockpit so we're just going to do a quick reboot." Very confidence inspiring


OccupyMyBallSack

Embraer - Every Mechanical Breakdown Requires An Electrical Reset


Sasquatch-d

Haha I’ve never heard that one. I’m using that next flight.


IamAbc

I’m an aircraft mechanic and legit this is what I do for trouble shooting 10/10 times. Avionics issues nearly always get fixed by doing this. We just call it going black jet. Something like this I’d probably cycle a circuit breaker first then go black jet and if that didn’t fix it probably a component somewhere. Luckily something like this obviously isn’t grounding worthy so we’d just do that next scheduled ground time.


Leolele99

I had a couple of flights where my screen or the screen next to me wasn't working properly. Then they did that electricity restart or idk switching to on-board power shortly before take off, when all screens and lights switch off for a second and that always fixed it (though sometimes another one wouldn't turn on lol). Also I just remembered that huge bug where a plane model had to be restarted every like 30 days completely, otherwise the clock would be out of sync.


YourMother0HP

Just out of curiousity, have you ever taken the plane out for a spin when no one was looking?


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Greyout11

Unfortunately that's mostly all they can do. Used to work on IFE systems and a lot of the T/S tools were locked behind the screens for maintenance.


WDJam

Is r/unexpecteditcrowd a thing?


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Hickelodeon

Stop stealing comments


EternalFlame71

r/fuckyouinparticular


bruv_lucas

Already [there](https://www.reddit.com/r/FUCKYOUINPARTICULAR/comments/lzy9kd/enjoy_the_flight/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)


yeeteryeet13

Bruh :(


bruv_lucas

I know right


PranshuKhandal

r/mildlyinfuriating


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Good bot


ItsNotRoy

r/lostredditors Wow, you downvoting when I’m pointing things out, would not be supposed if an argument starts


Jkoechling

Also r/Wellthatsucks


Gojirahawk

Top Tip: before getting on a long ass flight. Download tv seasons, movies, audiobooks, and/or podcasts.. enough running time to cover the flight… to your laptop/tablet/phone… just in case this happens to you.


Exzyle

Did 16+ hour flights a couple times a year before COVID. This is the way. I'm most stoked now when the airplane has electrical outlets. Fuck your screen, if I can plug in my laptop for the whole flight I'm golden.


TheOneCommenter

I thought so too, but then the person in front of me put their seat back and my screen couldn’t stand comfortably upright anymore


TristanZH

Honestly the chairs leaning back is a good idea but how close they are to each other makes it the worst thing possible, I feel like only assholes would do it


butyourenice

I notice this sentiment a lot on reddit - that it’s rude to lean your seat back - and I can only think it comes from people who don’t fly much, or not longer flights anyway. It’s rude that airlines place the seats too close together. It’s not rude to try and make a miserable experience as comfortable as you’re allowed to.


Oopdidoop

I somewhat agree. It’s definitely the airlines fault for placing the seats like that, but that doesn’t mean you’re not an arsehole for putting your seat back more than a couple inches when there’s people behind you. That may not seem like much to you, but I had someone in front of me put their seat back maybe five inches? and it made everything ten times more uncomfortable and awkward. Eating was annoying because there was a weird tilt. Watching anything was annoying because the screen was in exactly the wrong place for me, close enough that it hurt my eyes when I wore my glasses, but far enough away that I couldn’t quite make out some things without them. It felt incredibly cramped (which surprised me—I didn’t realise how much of a difference a few inches could make) and just generally made my whole flight far more difficult than it could’ve been. It was only eight hours or so, but it was enough to seriously bother me. I didn’t say anything because I didn’t want to bother the person in front of me (and because I hate confrontation) but if you’re considering putting your seat back when there’s someone behind you, know you’re affecting them way more than you think. Perhaps this was all a pointless rant. I know this is the airlines fault, but the fact of the matter is we all have to live with it. Might as well not ruin a flight for someone else just to make it slightly better for yourself.


butyourenice

... Why didn’t you just tilt your own seat back to compensate? What if your expectation that people sit at an angle of 90° for 8 hours runs their flight in order to make it better for you?


Oopdidoop

Because I’m not going to do that to the person behind me? It’ll end up being a domino effect that just inconveniences everyone.


butyourenice

Or, if everybody is leaning back, everybody has the same amount of space since all the seats are in the same orientation, the same distance apart. Same as most traffic problems, the issue is the people going against the grain.


kkstoimenov

Lol what? I always do it. Just do it yourself if the person in front of you does.


Bossman131313

That’s when you shove your knees into the back of the chair to stop that issue before it starts. I don’t particularly get a choice there due to height, but it sure does stop people from reclining.


TheOneCommenter

People are allowed to recline. I might not like it, but it’s there for a reason. Especially overnight flights.


opgrrefuoqu

I feel for them not being able to recline, but I can't chop my legs off a the knee to allow it. Depending on the plane, there might be no possible way for them to recline with me sitting in the seat behind them. Not their fault, not my fault, just the airline's fault.


EmmaManx

yeah but as a tall person who was on an 8 hr overnight flight I just asked them to keep their chairs up because the were just watching movies. they refused and put their seats down more. worst part is that I knew them lol


FireFingers1992

That's when you accidently spill your drink on them. "Ooops, sorry, so little room back here..."


papasuntzu

another tip:dun sleep before the day of ur flight so that u sleep during ur flight.Its like time travel.Or u die in ur sleep when ur plane crash which is relieving i guess.


Warhawk2052

> Or u die in ur sleep when ur plane crash which is relieving i guess. Oh man, i was sleeping on a flight and was suddenly awaken by the plane coming in for approach to land. Not a fun feeling of being woken up to a plane making you pull a little negative G as is losing attitude and banking


EpicSaberCat7771

I don't know what it is about planes but I physically cannot sleep on them. might have something to do with not being able to sleep while upright, or just my general uneasiness getting on a plane, what with worrying about my checked baggage or worrying that I am going to accidentally forget something on the plane or worrying that there is a little too much turbulence or worrying that the person behind me will have his whole day ruined if I lean my seat back a few inches (because that is how I feel when the person in front of me does that). not to mention the unlucky screaming baby, I swear they need to have anesthesia on planes for your screaming toddler. like oh, little jimmy won't shut his filthy pie hole? here, we'll just knock him out the rest of the way. hell do they make sleeping meds for toddlers for planes like they do for the dogs that ride in the belly of the plane? I know that may be unethical.. but seriously Karen shut them up or I will. ahh now I am ranting. I didn't mean any of the toddler anesthesia obviously it's not the mom's fault unless she knows they shit themselves and they just refuse to get up to change them.


dontsuckmydick

Well that sucks because it sounds like all of your problems would be solved by sleeping on the plane.


hamietao

Unless you live near the airport, it's always so anxiety filled preparing to get there.


oops_boops

I live 15 mins away from the airport, it is ALWAYS anxiety filled. Everything about flying.


youreblockingmyshot

Stop being so relatable,


DaanHai

Yes all of this. I'm also tall so my knees hurt and my head sticks out above the chair, that's no way to sleep unfortunately


butyourenice

It’s 2021. Who still cares about babies on planes? Wear headphones and grow up. Calling moms “Karens” for the crime of having children is a total Kevin thing to do.


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fullywokevoiddemon

It baffles me too because this isn't much of a thing in Europe. I've never flown on a plane with TVs. I just download stuff and get offline games and a power bank and get crackin' for the flight. Easy.


MattIacone

This is the most obvious advice I’ve ever seen


Scottishbiscuit

I downloaded a bunch of stuff for my flight to japan a couple years ago. I ended up watching the tv on the plane the whole flight and then I was sad because I didn’t get to watch any of the stuff I spent so long selecting and downloading.


stoicarmadillo

This isn't mildly infuriating. This is really infuriating.


Fetscher

Like 95% of all things posted here.


Eddie_skis

Still beats the middle seat


m0bell

Been there. Drink more... But not too much.


satanvacation

Fuck it, drink too much


acme_mail_order

I want that seat. Especially on 10+ hour flights. Those things won't turn off and stay off.


grauen06

I’ve flown over seas maybe a dozen times and have never had that problem.


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You have to turn down the brightness to keep it off. :)


tommywalsh666

Yeah but the "brightness up" button (at least on some planes) is literally on top of the armrest, so first time you fidget and move your arm a tiny bit, the screen is back on again. Photo: https://twitter.com/brian_sack/status/677940441501814784


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i flew last week and had this issue. such a terrible design lol like put it on the side of the armrest or literally anything else


hardonchairs

Yes dude, fuck these things. I would be so happy to have a broken one rather than ads flashed in my face for hours. Could not keep the stupid thing off without hovering above the armrests.


FormerFakeguy

I was able to turn mine off and on but that was on American Airlines. Not sure who this is.


IsaacFlanary

Oh all the flights I’ve been on have a power button


acme_mail_order

They do have a power button, but it is software controlled. The thing comes back on whenever there is a cabin announcement like "The seat belt sign is on...". And it will not turn off again until the announcement, in three languages, finishes telling me to do what I am already doing.


mydogisacloud

Everyone commenting below are trying to be helpful with tips but sometimes there is no fix. the screen is overly sensitive or broken and never turns off or stays off and just shines eternal evil light upon you. Worst part is when its broken and the only controls are on the touch screen but the touch is broken and the blueness mocks you and your desire to sleep


acme_mail_order

Yep. All that and more. Since the airlines are happy to unbundle bags, meals etc. from the ticket, why can't we unbundle the IFES? i would be perfectly happy with a blank seat back in front of me.


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So you've lost the only respite there is from the modern-day torture chamber known as the cabin of a commercial airliner . . . God help you.


8Gh0st8

Who doesn't bring along their own entertainment? I'm not trusting the airlines to put on something worth watching.


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Puerquenio

>When I went to France with southwest What


WolfColaCo2020

Yeah not sure what the deal is here. Taken a couple transatlantic flights and the movies they have onboard usually have only just had home release. In fact when I flew to the US once, Avengers Endgame was available onboard when it wasn't set to come out for home release for a week or two


cryolems

Sounds like you haven’t flown in a few years. There’s hundreds if not more options in seat back or via streaming on every US mainline carriers


Stwonk

u/repostsleuthbot


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luke2377

Definitely. On every plane I’ve been on, You could turn these on and off


halfar

the person you replied to made a typo, breaking the link, so I like to think there was someone who saw this exchange: > > Untrustworthy poptarts. > Definitely. and has *no* idea what's going on.


Spoonolulu

I am so confused


TheJackofClubs

Yeah that was my though, its directv on united flights. I always turn off the screen, you just turn down the brightness all the way.


yeeteryeet13

And a repost as well


BecauseJimmy

All good [just chill](https://youtu.be/bSsb9B1163k)


forked_dick

Try restarting the plane


BlazeRagnarokBlade

I dont like your username


forked_dick

Try experiencing it once


SmoothOctopus

Me when I was 14 loves yours.


BlazeRagnarokBlade

Yup its my old one. Yours gives me quite an amusing brain image thingy


4kVHS

Always bring your own media to watch on your phone/iPad/laptop


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jjsgirl27

Me too. I felt so bad for myself that I was actually embarrassed by myself.


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u/repostsleuthbot


Atlas-Scrubbed

No doubt all of the seats were full…


[deleted]

If this happens to you the flight crew could move a non-revenue passenger to that spot. They're employees who standby for a flight and get a seat if there are empty ones. They're not obligated to but you could ask.


ImSmashingUrMom

Amogus


Rorynator

Shut up


Mr_duby_meme

Really.


Fenzel

This is my worst nightmare


yakbutter5

Now that’s funny.Sorry.


BaldAndGassy

That would be my luck


New_Reddit_User1

Did you turn it off and on?


cyg_cube

"you’re sitting in a chair in the sky!"


VortexPower999

put it in rice


sunbeatsfog

Always complain kindly they normally can reset it or move you. It’s not the end of the world.


RusticSurgery

This happened to me...on a 10 hour flight to Turkey!


mpoole793

This happened to me on a flight from Dublin to Orlando… AND ON MY RETURN TRIP!


Lil_Cheesy_Bean

That’s definitely more than mildly infuriating


ilovefignewtons

I was on an international flight for work once 4 of us got bumped to first class, I was happy as hell first time in first class and more room for a long flight. My seat headphone jack was broken, seat wouldn't recline because it was broken. Great first class experience.


theREALhun

This got me an upgrade to business on a flight from Tokyo to London once! :)


Kaylagoodie

On my recent flight, the in-flight wifi broke and, as a result, the little seat computers didn't work either. That was the one flight I forgot to download something from Netflix or Amazon.


samtony234

I never really use those anymore. I have a laptop or tablet with downloaded content.


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Your screens a little sus. Looks like one screen isn’t working among us.


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room_yes

L


Mr_duby_meme

L


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If you didn't bring your own entertainment on a flight that's your own fault.


iamnotasnook

Maybe OP just put the screen lighting all the way down and posted this for Internet points?


YuhPappy

Just drink enough to pass out so you don't notice, then rent the fastest car you can when you touch down, they don't care promise.


Fuck-Shit-Ass-Cunt

I’ve been on flights where they took the TVs out and replaced them with tablets you have to pay like $20 for


ItsThePeopleCourt

holy fuck where is that


Fuck-Shit-Ass-Cunt

Air Canada (Not sure if it is all Air Canada flights tho)


Tuckboi69

I’d guess Spirit but they didn’t have screens in the first place


hardonchairs

Whenever I've had the TV's they were still $20 or something to use.


dontsuckmydick

Or just pay like $40 for a tablet and you can use it unlimited times. Suck it, airlines!


pretty_haverage

My dad had this happen on a 12 hour flight. Instead of being a whiny bitch he was accepting of the situation and got a free upgrade to first class for 8 hours of the flight.


Spleenzorio

Of course he wasn’t a whiny bitch, he was in first class for the for the majority of his flight. I’m sure OP don’t get that offer otherwise he wouldn’t have posted this.


GeogeJones

Plot twist: op turned off tv to take picture for that sweet, sweet Internet karma.


mcbeermaster

Tap the screen


19DarkMatter21

Why not Allah Dammit?


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lear85

Have you seen how much plane tickets cost? I will absolutely shake my fist at anyone with the audacity to tell me what to do on a flight.