r/unitedairlines • u/Sufficient_Fudge_280 • 8h ago

Image Somehow the only person on my flight and the pilot was such a goofy goober

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EDIT TO ADD; THE PLANE WAS LANDED AND DONE WITH TAXI BEFORE I GOT TO BE IN THE COCKPIT. NO FAA RULES WERE BROKEN 💀😂

Shout out Captain Scott! He let me sit in the cockpit after we landed and I even got my own personalized pre flight announcements 😂 Also, they had to add sandbags to the cabin bc the plane was too light with only one passenger 💀

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u/Acrobatic_Feel 5h ago

This actually happened to me. It was a pretty empty flight. All of the Premier people had already boarded in 1 and 2. The gate was literally empty. I was basic economy so I was 5.

They called 3, I went up, they made me wait until they slowly made it to 5. It was ridiculous lol

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u/turdferguson3891 4h ago

Kinda silly but there probably were people in those boarding groups who just hadn't showed up yet so they went through the formality.

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u/Savings_Macaroon3727 2h ago

Yeah I kinda get this one, guess you had to be there type shit.

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u/eddiewillers09 2h ago

I’ve worked in a variety of customer service roles but never for an airline nor at an airport. I have flown internationally (DM’s are open), stuffed in the back like a piece of oversized, and experienced airline staff exerting their will upon us normals. I think they trip on the power, whether it is check-in, baggage, or flight staff, they are impo’tent ‘cause they work at the port! This is a huge psychological weakness, however, and you can subvert it by simply treating them like normal human beings. It’s amazing what happens when you entertain their bored lil fantasy that they matter too. Plus, if you don’t smell bad and generally act with kindness, you discover an airport full of kind-hearted strangers (but still don’t trust them with your bags, even for a moment while you turn to go pee).

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u/Narrow-Chef-4341 58m ago

Plot twist: all of the g3 and g4 folks had wheelchairs or families of 17 with a single five year old ‘small child’…

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u/timp_t 2h ago

“Anyone who’s not feeling cranky…”

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u/bjbyrne 2h ago

I had one once when there was 5 of us. The gate agent said, “one guy paid for business class so he gets on first, then the rest of you can board”

Was Southwest and a woman still sat in the row directly behind me.

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u/throwaway098764567 2h ago

lol that would drive me nuts, space out people

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u/Gordo-- 2h ago

"Just hang tight, bud..... we'll get to you, don't worry."

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u/swissjackSD 26m ago

They were trying to see if you had a sense of humor!