Have you ever had any interaction with an airline staff at the airport ? ?

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Bartoni

When travelling back to the UK with Air France I was behind a french guy in the the check in queue, you know the type, overcoat slung over his shoulders like a cape. From my vantage point I could see he was tons overweight but the girl behind the counter gave him a sweet smile and let his luggage through.
I was next but I was a few pounds overweight and was immediately told me I had to pay extra. I smiled, pointed to the french guys luggage, which fortunately was still waiting to be picked up, and calmly said the magic words "Could I see your supervisor, please".
She looked at the luggage then back to me and came back with "Perhaps we can overlook the extra just this once", forcing a not too sincere smile........

Amit Â©â„¢

Yes, there was a USB cable in my luggage, and they asked me to explain what it is. I simply asked them to open it and see. They did that, and were satisfied. lol

SeaEff

I did daily for 14 years, I was airline staff at an airport.
If I was to tell you half of what we had to deal with you would think I was exaggerating and call me a liar!

Fraser

Sure, some of them are rather pleasant. I don't necessarily rant about my experiences with the airlines though!

LEETAH

I deal with people travelling everyday...you do get your friendly/unfriendly passengers but I focus on the issue rather than the person itself (this is for the unfriendly type) ..some issues are beyond your control and most passengers cant see that...At the end of the day the flights depart and thats all that matters..ok bye.

love all

yes but no altercation.

Janet

No, Not yet.

David V

Two summers ago they took my shaving cream, and asked if I had a knife in my boot, because the metal detector when off, I do have metal clips in my chest. When they figured it out every thing when good after that.
Take Care
Dave.

John D.

I feel it is more effective to contact the company's website. I really don't want them to know it was me. Then next time they might make my flight ever worse than the previous one.

Sitander S

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Surveys are interesting. I took note of this one done recently by American Express because it backed up some data I learned at the (National Association of Female Executives) NAFE National Conference in May. According to the survey, 40% of the smallest business owners - those with less than $200,000 in annual revenues - are planning no vacation whatsoever this summer. But even business owners with higher revenues aren't doing much better - only 75% of them expect to get away from the business this summer.

As we were told at the NAFE Conference, even those business owners who do get away from the office, won't truly get away. Rather, one in three will link their vacation time to a business trip and 50% will still check in with the office at least once a day.

Why can't business owners let go? What are the concerns that keep them tied to the business? According to the survey:

* An important client or customer will not receive appropriate service
* The business will miss out on a new opportunity
* There is no other competent person to leave in charge
* The individuals left in charge will make the wrong decisions
* An operational or equipment breakdown will occur without anyone to solve the problem

Such concerns are not surprising. It is hard for a business owner to take any type of vacation worry-free. But with planning, preparation and good leadership you can boost the enjoyment level of your time off to come back refreshed and ready to tackle new challenges and opportunities. Here are 8 steps to prevent vacation angst.

1. Make a plan - To avoid surprises, create a list of scenarios on your current projects and brief your staff on the possibilities and your major concerns about each client. Assign specific staff to each client/account so there is someone that clients can speak to who understands their concerns when you aren't there.

2. Brief your key clients or customers - Offer them advance notice of any extended absence you are planning. There's no reason to keep your vacation schedule a secret. Introduce them to your deputy and convey your confidence in their ability to handle any issues that may arise. If appropriate, consider letting them know how to reach you should a true emergency arise - not that one will because of all your pre-planning.

3. Leadership is being a delegator not a dictator - If you never delegate important tasks to others, you can't expect them to be ready to fill your shoes when you want to take time off. To create a saner situation and build confidence that good things will happen when you aren't there, learn to delegate responsibilities - divvy up those pieces that must still happen in your absence and postpone those that can wait for your return.

4. Strategically schedule your vacation time - Most businesses have a slow season or times of the year when the pace is slower, or at least a bit less crazy. Plan your vacations to coincide with those lulls.

5. Mini-Vacations - If you just can't let go of the business for a whole week or two, or you can't bear to be too far away from the office, try taking a few days out of town, or extend a weekend somewhere else. Even a brief escape from routine with a change of scenery can do wonders for your perspective and re-energize you.

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Faith

Yes, with a woman that worked at the airport in Houston. She wanted to know what was in my purse...when we had to fun our things thru the scanner. Well, it was all my change from my vacation. I had to dump my whole purse and it was FULL. It held up the line...I told her what I thought of her behavior, because she wasnt friendly about it at all. She treated me like a terrorist. I let everyone around know what I thought of her and that it was HER that held up the line.*

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