A lesson to all employees who work with rude customers ...

t_coffee_or_me
By t_coffee_or_me

ndeed, an award should go to the Virgin Airlines gate attendant in Sydney some months ago for being smart and funny, while making her point, when confronted with a passenger who probably deserved to fly as cargo.
A crowded Virgin flight was cancelled after Virgin's 767s had been withdrawn from service. A single attendant was re-booking a long line of inconvenienced travellers. Suddenly an angry passenger pushed his way to the desk. He slapped his ticket down on the counter and said, "I HAVE to be on this flight and it HAS to be FIRST CLASS".
The attendant replied, "I'm sorry sir. I'll be happy to try to help you, but I've got to help these people first, and I'm sure we'll be able to work something out."
The passenger was unimpressed. He asked loudly, so that the passengers behind him could hear, "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM?"
Without hesitating, the attendant smiled and grabbed her public address
microphone: "May I have your attention please, may I have your attention please," she began - her voice heard clearly throughout the terminal. "We have a passenger here at Gate 14 WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS. If anyone can help him find his identity, please come to Gate 14."
With the folks behind him in line laughing hysterically, the man glared at the Virgin attendant, gritted his teeth and said, "F... You!"
Without flinching, she smiled and said, "I'm sorry, sir, but you'll have to get in line for that too."

By MattyHardingLower• 19 Sep 2007 23:25
MattyHardingLower

have actually taken over the world. If you look into their eyes you can see the gateway.....not sure to where? But a bloke in the pub told me, so you know... it must be true. Another story which i recently heard was true was thEse robots came to earth and could transform into other things, like cars, planes, mechanical stuff anyway. Well by all accounts they came here to fight a war. Luckily for all of us the Americans stepped in and saved the day. ( sorry i couldnt help that last bit, it just sort of came out.)

Its all true, who could make it up

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By anonymous• 19 Sep 2007 21:03
anonymous

Isn't this Virgin Airlines story real? It is as real as the DaVinci Code tells a true story. Also, Blair Witch Project and Cats 'n' DOgs are both documnentaries. In the latter's case, it is true that cats did try to take over the world.

By MattyHardingLower• 19 Sep 2007 19:58
MattyHardingLower

I even watched the dvd of the comedien who told the story recently but i cant remember who it was.

Its a great tale but lets not pass it on as anything other than fiction.[img_assist|nid=17864|title=Chicks dig Guys with skills|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=440|height=440]

By coolquietman• 19 Sep 2007 19:06
coolquietman

good one tcom

""She should have said "I am sorry sir, but Virgin obviously does not provide that service."".

guess thats why they call it virgin lol

do it right - the first time!

By t_coffee_or_me• 19 Sep 2007 19:05
t_coffee_or_me

Yes thats a good answer

If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.

By t_coffee_or_me• 19 Sep 2007 18:42
t_coffee_or_me

She was being sarcastic thats all

If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.

By DaRuDe• 19 Sep 2007 18:36
DaRuDe

get in line for that tooooooooo haha was she a robot or human serving that much customer for VIRGIN.

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