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| 2007-10-01 |
| ht to Don Surber Last Wednesday, while flying from Phoenix to the Alamo City on U.S. Airways Flight 207, a San Antonio man, Gil Anderson, witnessed something memorable. Shortly before takeoff, he overheard a flight attendant tell a young uniformed soldier sitting in front of him: "A lady in first-class wants to switch seats with you." The soldier accepted the offer and walked up to the first-class section. "When the lady came back to our area, I had a tear in my eye," Anderson said when he phoned this column soon after his plane landed. "I gave her a little round of applause. Then, by golly, everybody in that area started applauding," he said in a voice tinged with emotion. "It was a very moving moment." Acknowledging the applause of Anderson and the other passengers, the first-class lady said simply: "I did it because he deserves it." |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #8 no offense taken :-) on my own dime, I fly as cheap as I can. On my employer's? They do the same *sh*t* |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-10-01 20:57 |
| #7 First Class on SWA is when the stews show you how to make an SWAburger - a raisin between two ahlves of a peanut. Everybody used to get them, but then some cost accountant figured out the raisins stained the carpets too much so they only issue them to VIPs now. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-10-01 20:34 |
| #6 Sorry to be so flippant. It seems good that this is happening, an appreciation of what the Troops are doing. More, please. |
| Posted by: rhodesiafever 2007-10-01 20:33 |
| #5 That like Aeroflot? If they get a mile up I done my mile high club there, lol! Social thawing of nations, duty called. It not her fault she was Norwegian, I forgave her immediately. |
| Posted by: rhodesiafever 2007-10-01 20:30 |
| #4 I fly Southwest - dunno what "first class seating" is, unless they get the peanut bags first? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-10-01 20:17 |
| #3 My wife flew through Dallas yesterday and on either the incoming or outgoing flight the crew announced they had some servicemen on board returning from duty; the announcement was met with a rousing round of applause. (Nobody swapped First Class seating though - but it was Southwest, so there wasn't any) |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-10-01 13:13 |
| #2 Ya beat me again, Frank. Great story. For those who may not understand the Oakalnd reference, check here and feel free to call the numbers in the comments frequently and politely. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-10-01 09:58 |
| #1 When our daughters' friend came back on leave from his Marine Service last year, between trips to Iraq, emails went around to all the friends' families and about four dozen of us greeted him at the airport. Some others standing nearby joined in the applause when he came down the escalator, and I overheard somebody nearby saying, "I am so glad I stuck around to see what was going on." This was in Madison, WI, also known as Berkely on the Lake. |
| Posted by: mom 2007-10-01 09:50 |