Stone Cold
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So, I had a weird flight yesterday. Flying from Paris to Moscow on AF, it was a full flight. Except my row. I had it all to myself. I was very happy since I was tired, so I stretched out and slept. Then the meal service started, and the FA brought 2 young girls to sit in my row.
I looked at her like she had 2 heads, since I had just woke up, and she said it's a full flight, and they have to sit there. She also said they were in the cockpit for takeoff. Huh? I must still be asleep. So I eat my meal, and go back to sleep, but now I'm in the window seat, and not in my original aisle seat.
I wake up for landing and the girls are gone, but now my phone, which I had put in the seatback pocket of the aisle, is gone and there's a guy in the aisle seat. I recognize him since he was sitting right across the aisle from me with his family. Great. What a way to start the rotation. I let the FA's know it's missing, and they help me look for the phone as the pax are leaving. Nothing.
The pilot comes out to find out why the FA's and I are lifting seats now. I told him where my phone was and that it had grown legs while I was asleep, and the 2 girls had disappeared. I asked him if he could ask the girls if they had seen it. He said that's my niece(s) and they was in the cockpit. I will not question them about your phone. He hands me off to the Russian AF agent, and she just looks at me and says yeah, you have to leave the plane. No information taken, nothing.
So, today I wrote Delta (who the ticket was with) and AF asking about getting some help with the phone issue and the policy for AF and civilians.
Anybody on here know their policies on this? I know they've been in trouble in the past with stripping FA's, etc. I would be absolutely amazed this is allowed still considering the threats, on an international flight, no less...
Lesson of the day, don't fall asleep on a flight and expect your phone to still be with you. Also, what the hell, Air France??
I looked at her like she had 2 heads, since I had just woke up, and she said it's a full flight, and they have to sit there. She also said they were in the cockpit for takeoff. Huh? I must still be asleep. So I eat my meal, and go back to sleep, but now I'm in the window seat, and not in my original aisle seat.
I wake up for landing and the girls are gone, but now my phone, which I had put in the seatback pocket of the aisle, is gone and there's a guy in the aisle seat. I recognize him since he was sitting right across the aisle from me with his family. Great. What a way to start the rotation. I let the FA's know it's missing, and they help me look for the phone as the pax are leaving. Nothing.
The pilot comes out to find out why the FA's and I are lifting seats now. I told him where my phone was and that it had grown legs while I was asleep, and the 2 girls had disappeared. I asked him if he could ask the girls if they had seen it. He said that's my niece(s) and they was in the cockpit. I will not question them about your phone. He hands me off to the Russian AF agent, and she just looks at me and says yeah, you have to leave the plane. No information taken, nothing.
So, today I wrote Delta (who the ticket was with) and AF asking about getting some help with the phone issue and the policy for AF and civilians.
Anybody on here know their policies on this? I know they've been in trouble in the past with stripping FA's, etc. I would be absolutely amazed this is allowed still considering the threats, on an international flight, no less...
Lesson of the day, don't fall asleep on a flight and expect your phone to still be with you. Also, what the hell, Air France??
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I was careful when writing the airlines customer service to not accuse the girls of taking it. It could have been the guy that sat there at the end of the flight. Of course, he had his family there, and was helping us look for the phone. So, if he did it, he should get an Academy Award for his acting to help!!
