First time flying first class

If it's an international carrier they usually have good food, so leave room.

Otherwise, nothing to worry about.

How did you get in here?

R2

I am a whore, Darling.

R2 crypto

There goes the neighborhood.

I'm lying flat and I don't want to hear you ringing the servants bell all night just because you're new here.

- Limit your alcohol. Flying is dehydrating. Alcohol makes it worse.

- Don't act like this is your first time. You can appreciate the experience without announcing that it's your first time.

- The flight attendants are not your maids and valets. You still need to act in a civilized manner and be gracious.

- Depending on the carrier and the duration of the flight, it can be a very pleasant experience with excellent food and amenities. Enjoy it while you're there.

Don’t behave like Gerard Finneran…

During the flight, Finneran, a Wall Street investment banker, had been refused further alcoholic beverages when cabin crew determined he was intoxicated. After they thwarted his attempt to pour himself more, Finneran threatened one flight attendant with violence and attacked another one. He then climbed on a service trolley and defecated, using linen napkins to wipe himself, and later tracked and smeared his feces around the cabin.

The only way to fly especially on longer flights. You can board first, eat all you want, the bathrooms in first class are less busy because the cabin has fewer people, the seats are roomier, more overhead compartment space for you, no charge for extra luggage.

If it's a domestic flight, in Covid times, its not much more than coach except for a wider seat.

I can do business class for Europe but anything to Asia, yes, first class, please.

Mind you, even domestic there is a certain pleasure in catching the eye of the people who have to wander past on their way to whatever's back there. Violence, I guess. And Youtube infamy.

Domestic or international? Don't dress like a pig. If you take your shoes off, make sure you put the slippers on. Don't go crazy with the drinks...remember alcohol dehydrates you. Take the goodie bag if you must, but forgawdsake don't steal the blankets, glasses, or utensils. Hang out in the first class lounge...they'll tell you when the flight is getting ready to board. I always bring my own headphones/pods, because I like them better. Obviously, service is going to be different if you're flying Air Bangladesh or Emirates (which is, IMHO, the best airline in the world), so be gracious to the crew, and let them know you appreciate them.

LOL r11 😭 I hadn’t thought of that but it will be kind of nice to be envied by the riffraff.

Don't expect too much.

The meal tray probably slides up and out from the armrest. (Vs. dropping down from the seat in front of you.)

Don't drink too much. (I did this in First Class, very embarrassing.)

The little bag of freebies isn't that great.

Dress comfortably, but not like a slob. Everyone else will be dressed ... for comfort.

Don’t wear anything less formal than a three-piece suit. And bring a change of ties in case of spills. It’s the thing to do.

Slap the stew VICIOUSLY if your drink order is tardy. It just sets the tone for the whole trip.

It's nearly impossible to go back to economy once you've popped your cherry.

If you’re flying domestic in the USA - set your expectations very low.

"oi, peanuts!"

- Limit your alcohol. Flying is dehydrating. Alcohol makes it worse. WRONG!

- Don't act like this is your first time. You can appreciate the experience without announcing that it's your first time. WRONG!

- The flight attendants are not your maids and valets. You still need to act in a civilized manner and be gracious. WRONG!

Are you automatically entitled to the first class lounge? Where is it?

Third door on your left, R22.

If you're not pretty and svelte, the mile-high club will simply leave you alone.

I have to admit I like those heated mixed nuts and ice cream sundae on United Air.

^^Yes, in most cases. You can usually check-in there also, rather than standing in line. Check your baggage at the curb and ask directions to the lounge, or find it online. ^^

When packing, soles face toward heaven.

If you must pass wind, cropdust Economy. There are more feeble scapegoats.

If someone comes up from steerage to use the first class lavatory, tell them loudly “you’re not allowed in this area”.

Don’t break out your jar of peanut butter and the Ritz Crackers up front.

If it's not this level of first class then you're doing it wrong...

The "goody bag" varies greatly by airline.

Most European carriers have some sort of high end creams and lotions (e.g., SwissAir has LaPrarie, or they did in the Before Times, as it is a Swiss company.) Sample sizes but good for the length of your trip.

You can also get very nice pajamas. Or very cheap ones (looking at you Qantas), depends on the airline and whether there is a local loungewear company that wants to make a deal.

First class lounge is sort of overrated as ideally you are not hanging out there very long, or long enough to have a massage. And the food on the plane is going to be better. That may be on me though--I like to walk around before a long flight as I am not going to be moving for many hours and so the advantage to the lounge is free wifi and a place to store my carryon

Enjoy the lay flat seat if that is part of your experience.

And be nice to the FAs and to the purser, who usually comes around to say hi and check on you too

I'm sure OP will do something like this...

I just want to add that, in my experience, the European airlines still do First Class the correct way. It is truly a first class experience. For Airlines here in the US, first class is a better experience than steerage but it gets nowhere near the experience of European first class.

Try not to act like a total jackass

Domestic US first class today is just a larger seat and free drinks in a plastic cup.

Don't forget to tip the flight attendant

Just enjoy. Have a great trip OP.

Did the airline force you to fly first class since it would take three economy seats to accommodate your fat ass anyway, OP?

R32 Not all first class lounges are the same.

New wealth, so very common! 😩

It’s so exciting! The people are so interesting!

Emirates Airline? What the hell? You think DLers are arms dealers doing business in the Middle East?

East Asian airlines are the best! They always maintain high standards and treat you respectfully. Korean, ANA, Singapore, Cathay, and Eva are all great.

Maybe stick to Spirit, R43.

R43 they use their arms to keep themselves planted while being impaled by sultans. Oh the life of disgraced former politician wunderkind.

Definitely make an innuendo-laden joke about the warm nuts. Your flight attendant will be floored by your wit, tact and sheer originality. They don’t call it first "class" fer nothin'.

Let’s ask Nicole Kidman:

I've flown economy on Air France and Cathay Pacific. For economy, very nice. I would guess that business or first class would be really nice.

OP, to press the call button for the stewardess is considered gauche. A mere snapping of the fingers should suffice.

Domestic First Class in late August was still pretty meager. An early morning flight listed meals included, but instead old snack boxes were passed out containing packets of olives, smoked cheese, a slim Jim, gummy bears and two tic tac breath mints in a plastic sleeve. No hot beverages. I would have liked a coffee on board at 5:30AM but they didn’t serve it « out of an abundance of caution for the safety of our passengers ». It still feels like services are stripped down and understaffed. The airfare? $2,300. Straight ripoff. Maybe it’s getting better, but the airfares still seem really high.

No coffee?

Now y’all know why I went off.

[quote]It's nearly impossible to go back to economy once you've popped your cherry.

That is so true.

OP, be nice to the FA's and they will be nice to you.

thanks for the advice y'all.

Present hole

don't get so drunk in the free booze that you leave your iPad mini behind

sigh.

R57 I think I'll just take a nap.

smart man.

I was so dumb to have done that; it was bought with points but still. upgraded when I replaced it.

The first time I flew first class I forgot that the flight attendant had hung my coat up for me and I debarked without it. I really, really miss that coat. Hang onto your stuff or remember who stowed it!

Also, I found that it set a bad precedent for me. I don’t want to return to economy flying at all now. Not that it even felt particularly luxurious. It just felt like it SHOULD feel. Being given a whole soft drink can, rather than just a small plastic cup, along with having some elbow room doesn’t seem like the kind of thing that should be particularly expensive but once you’ve been comfortable and treated courteously who wants to surrender the privilege.

Cigars and pipes are OK in First Class, OP. So feel free to light up!

R60 I have an economy flight in just a few months... ugh it's gonna suck now. But it's a short flight and not worth paying extra for.

Smack the stewardess on the ass and say, “Hey toots, bring me a drink.”

They love that!

ew why would i touch a girl? girls have cooties.

[quote] ew why would i touch a girl? girls have cooties.

Because you’re not going to get a drink otherwise.

[quote]there is a certain pleasure in catching the eye of the people who have to wander past on their way to whatever's back there. Violence, I guess. And Youtube infamy.

I once worked with this girl who used to tell us how she enjoyed sideswiping passengers in first class with her carry-ons as she made her way back to cattle class just to try and knock them down a peg. She was a total cunt.

Sounds like that girl has issues R66.

I've left things on planes and had them returned

Okay twice, and both times I realized it before I left the airport. They were able to get them for me while I waited.

Choose the chocolate syrup on your sundae…and that’s all you’ll get

American first class has become so utterly pathetic

They serve cookies in there!!

It's still a germy, miserable experience in first. The benefit is getting in/out and not being subjected to god awful screaming brats and people that try to talk to you. And the cookies.

R66- That's psychopathic behavior. She BRAGGED about that? I bet she was ugly.

The lack of detail from OP leads me to suspect she is flying first class from Tampa to Charlotte.

[quote] They serve cookies in there!!

And we can count on DLers to smell them first!

Set your expectations low. First class has been stripped down with Covid as an excuse. No pre-departure bevs, plastic cups, meals (if any) covered and served on one tray. They could not care less about how you are dressed or how much you drink as long as you don’t act drunk.

Every airline’s website has an inflight section that shows what to expect and any covid adjustments.

[quote]I debarked without it.

Oh Dear! You might want to visit a veterinarian about that.

You really should refer to yourself in the third person as Ms. May.

" Ms May will have a martini - filthy- and a bag of cheesy poofs."

R66, you bitch friend is the reason I only fly where 1st Class is off to the left when you walk in; cattle goes immediately to the right.

Calm down, everybody. R66 is talking about Julie.

There's something other than first class?

What’s “First Class”?

OP, in First Class there's a special gloryhole that connects to the cockpit.

Finding the 1st class lounge can be as difficult as finding the Holy Grail.

It's funny to see all the madeup bullshit Defacto posted anonymously before he was red tagged.

Usually next door to The Cock Pit.

r85, it's especially hilarious in r13, when he refers to someone else as "riff raff."

The champagne will be flowing, OP.

If the coffee isn’t hot enough…well, you know what to do