Sat Feb 09, 2019 7:51 pm
One really stands out: During the mid 1990's, I was in my 20's flying on Reno Air ORD-RNO. The flight was only about 1/2 full. An attractive young lady actually moved from her seat, asked me if she could be seated by me, I was happy to have the company. We chatted all the way to RNO, she asked if she could show me around town that night. We spent the weekend together, one of the best experiences of my life up until then. Afterwards, a few long distance phone calls, and a few letters, and cards were the only contact we had. After a few months, those stopped, and I moved on.
While flying on USAirways PHX-ATL, I was seated by a very nice female. We chatted about everything, the flight was over way too quickly, before I knew it, we were descending into ATL. I was single, but she was married, so our conversation ended at the gate. But she was an outstanding person, one I'll never forget.
On my first USAirways A-330 flight, I was seated next to a businessman. He struck up a conversation with me just after takeoff. It turned out that he owned a company, and we chatted all the way to PHL. Just after landing, he offered me a job! I did follow up with him, but the job would require me to relocate, which I was unable to do at the time.
I was seated next to a professional body guard on a Delta 767-400, HNL-LAX. He was going to visit family in southern California, and was a nervous flyer, so I chatted with him in attempt to make him more comfortable. He loosened up after about half an hour. He then told me about his job, the celebrities he had worked for, and some pretty wild stories about them. It made the 5 hour flight go by in no time!
In recent history, my best seat mate has been my wife. We enjoy each others company, and it makes the flights so much more enjoyable. She knows my passion for airplanes, and encourages me!
"Well, we barely made the airport, for the last plane out, as we taxied down the runway, I could hear the people shout"