Show Airline Service Time was when flying for airline passengers had a little zip something special about it Unfortunately that day is gone forever with forever with an occasional exception created by an outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing and above average crew TODAY TODA Y THE passenger gets minimum service especially from most domestic airlines s. s The stewardesses formerly 0 r mer 1 y chic smiling and most and most important im im- im- im helpful helpful often orten do as little as possible Current procedure procedure procedure pro pro- Is for the receiving ving j stewardess to stand at the en entrance entrance entrance en- en trance and point to a spot where the boarding passenger himself hangs his suit bag Even when passengers are burdened with sever several 1 h hand carried items s stewardesses t e war des s e s especially all y American girls usually refuse I to lend a hand Some refuse direct requests Seldom does the ordinary passenger get much cooperation cooperation cooperation tion these days In making a connection If he requests the captain to wire ahead often this is not done even when practical LA LATE TE FLIGHTS FLIGHTS are i met by personnel to help ar arriving arriving riving passengers hasten to loan loan- another another an- an other gate to make a connection in Check-in lines are standard Clerks often refuse to hurry to convenience nervous or late passengers some become indignant indignant in indignant in- in if requested re to hurry Distances which must walked be at many of the new airports a are r e excessive Flights for Flights for formost most 1 lines i f n e depart s-depart depart late too often THE AIRLINES also have become fat and happy Practically Practically Practically all are increasing prof profits its and growing Personal attention would Inevitably have been lost with growth perhaps The novelty would certainly have passed with them But one regrets that the more helpful attitude of clerks and stewardesses stewardesses stewardesses steward steward- esses has also gone with the wind |