gladestoneyoung asks whether it is fair that in irrops their special meal requests could not be transferred to their new flights without at least 4 hours notice.  After all, most irregular operations have less than 4 hours’ notice and it is not the fault of the passenger that it occurred.  Join the discussion here.

A good example of the useful information posted by FTers that is not found in one place anywhere else is this thread in the Oneworld forum listing classes of travel available by airline within OW by aircraft type compiled by SLF with help of many well-travelled FTers.

An airport shower is no different to showers elsewhere.  Some are made for sharing, and some are not.  What are your thoughts on this clean topic?

For the answer to the question that is the title of this post, ask FlyerTalk member MilesAndMore, who details the Unfortunate consequences of a quiet cabin.

What do you think are some of the disadvantages of spending your overnight hours on-board an aircraft in a quiet cabin? Can a cabin actually be too quiet?!?

Perhaps MilesAndMore might prefer to sit in the back of the aircraft?

When Will Delta Air Lines Re-evaluate Its Award Surcharges?

According to FlyerTalk member CJKatl, Delta Air Lines will re-evaluate its award surcharges “when unicorns fly effortlessly across rainbow filled skies, eating cotton candy clouds and drinking fruit juice raindrops.”

For more input on what other Delta forum FlyerTalk members think, please read the When will DL “reevaluate this [award] surcharge”? thread.

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Is not as simple as it may first seem.  Check out the discussion here.

The unofficial FTer motto has today been posted in this thread about whether your FT handle is a mistake.  What do you think the FTer motto should be?

What qualifies as the worst flight ever?

I suppose it depends on who you are, which airline, what equipment, and a slew of other factors, including one factor such as no cookies. Horrors!!!

Anyway, in answer to the question as to what qualifies as the worst flight ever, I will not attempt to answer it. Judge for yourself from these FlyerTalk threads:

• United Airlines: My p.s. flight SUCKED!!!!!!! WORST SERVICE
• British Airways: My worst in-flight experience ever
• Delta Air Lines: 737-200 in Coach - worst flight of my life
• Lufthansa: Worst flight ever - kids next to me and an FA disliking my “attitude”
• US Airways: Worst Flight EVER USAIR #683 (Case in Point, don’t let them buy Delta!)
• Southwest Airlines: Worst flight ever! - traveling for 20 years
• Midwest Airlines: Our worst Midwest flight yet (No Cookies!?!)

…and, if you want to find out in general which flights FlyerTalk members nominate for the best and worst flights ever taken, please peruse the Best and worst flight you have ever had thread.

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What?!?

On FlyerTalk, that statement would normally be considered sheer blasphemy, especially when many FlyerTalk members strive for elite status in their respective frequent flier programs simply to avoid sitting in the rear of the aircraft as passengers on flights.

Why in the world would anyone want to sit in the back of the aircraft?!?

Actually, there are quite a number of reasons - and good reasons at that - which can be found in the Does anyone else prefer to sit in the back? thread. See if the reasons found there change your mind and give you a different perspective pertaining to sitting towards the rear of the aircraft.