[jimmyray]

this whole thing is blown way out of portion. I seriously doubt if the gate agent "snatched" the boarding pass from her hand. And having watched her on TV, she likely reacted in a very unprofessional way to any sort of direction giving her by the flight attendant.

I fly Delta routinely, they are my carrier of choice. The only time I have seen any issues with flight attendants is when the passenger was being a uncourteous, entitled jerk.

Finally, regarding the cost of first class seats, you know not of what you speak. I'm alone in my heart, and fly almost every week. I typically pay my own upgrade from coach to first, so I don't have to sit in coach. For domestic, It has never been more than $250, and is often less than $100. Overseas flights, onthe other hand, are often quadruple the coach price. Upgrades are only given if the first class fares were not booked.

BTW, I like Ann C for the most part, and agree with much of her analysis and punditry. But I don't know her, and I do know Delta. And Delta has been very very good to me. But not baseball.

[blueunicorn6]

Just looked on TripAdvisor.

$250 to $800 more for first class.

And if you’re traveling with family, quadruple that.

You are the right kind of traveler for today’s airlines.

One person who flies weekly.

I’m not.

I need more than one ticket and I don’t fly weekly.

There are a lot of great vacation spots I can drive to.