I have four coupons for free drinks on AirTran flights, but they’re expiring in a week, and I don’t plan on flying with them. So I’m going to go to the airport extra early today for my flight on United and go to the AirTran line and hand them out to people. I wonder what sort of reaction I will get… Just call me the Alcohol Santa.
Update:
The upgrade was for free. It was something having to do with the fact that I paid for a full fare with my voucher and they had the seat available so they gave me the free upgrades – cha-ching. Not that it mattered much… no meals were served… it was a Boeing 737-500 so there were only 8 first class seats… and I didn’t really feel like drinking. The flight attendant from BWI to Chicago was a really really effeminate guy, but he did his job really well. And the female flight attendant from Chicago to ATL was really really pretty so I didn’t mind the mediocre service. HAHA, ehem… anyway.
Oh, so I was able to give away the drink coupons. After I got my boarding pass, I went to the AirTran ticket counter and stood behind the line and said in a pretty loud voice… “Excuse me, everyone!”
They all turned around to face me, some with a startled look on their faces, and I continued…
“Hello everyone, in the spirit of the season and the fact that I will not be flying AirTran today, I would like to offer to anyone who will accept them, four coupons for a free beverage on your flight!”
At first they were a bit apprehensive… but then one guy who looked like he couldn’t be older than 18 took one from me. I asked him if he was even old enough to drink, and he laughed. Then everyone else started coming up to me to take what I had left. When I ran out, I turned to leave and the people in line shouted “Merry Christmas!” to me. It felt nice.
Someone I spoke to later said that she would probably have just asked the ticket counter people to leave them on the counter with a note that said “Take one.” But I told her, “What’s the fun in that?”
I guess it says something about my obnoxious personality.
Oh, another fun thing that happened was that the bus driver from the parking shuttle seemed in an extra festive mood because she led the bus in a rousing rendition of “Jingle Bells” as we rode to the airport terminal.
hahahh… nice~ have a safe trip to Atlanta!!! woooheeeeeee!!!! Nate is coming home! 🙂
Have a good Christmas in ‘Lanta, Nate. BTW: since when did AirTran start giving out coupons for free drinks? And how the heck did you get so many? Last time I flew AirTran, they gave us a complimentary bottle of water to us “loyal” flyers for waiting 2 hours because of a mechanical malfunction or something. Hmmm… Me and airlines. Eeesh!
Yeah, the airlines like me for some reason… maybe because I’m putting all their kids through college. In fact, I think I just got upgraded to first class for free again today. I have to go to the airport to make sure they’re not charging me for it.
Ducky, I’m not sure if we can meet up in the short amount of time I’ll be in town. I’ll try to catch you while you’re up here next week if I can’t. If not, I’m sure we’ll see each other when you move up here.
And YOO need to cool it… dang, some people just can’t let things go. BTW, that is you over my left shoulder… is that the company you are talking about? Don’t be a hata. Grace, my friend is the name of the game.
GRACE is hot! you should go for her.
what !!!
THAT’S THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT!!!!! good job, Nate! 🙂 hehehe…. FUN FUN FUN! 🙂