said by Gone:One thing that really turned me off on the way back was that when landing some guy had a bag on his seat and one of the flight attendants found it and said it needed to be stowed. The guy was obviously a little miffed because he was there during takeoff and the entire time. The flight attendant got outright rude with the guy, blamed his college for not stowing it to begin with, and then after he had to make room in the overhead he visibly rolled his eyes and huffed for the rest of the passengers to see. Not professional at all. Add this to not being able to hear announcements due to mumbling, no communication at all from the flight deck (and a seatbelt light staying on the entire time) and being completely ignored as far as drinks went - outright asking for something, making eye contact and then just having them ignore you and walk past - and it was a flight from hell.
Yep, sounds like a redeye flight that could have happened on just about any airline in North America!
I do a few redeyes each year, each one I have very low expectations for service unless I'm upgraded to the first class cabin (even then, I don't expect much other than a more comfortable seat), so I don't end up being disappointed. A few things to make it as painless as possible: Find the longest redeye route home, because shorter redeye flights don't have enough time to get a decent sleep. Buy yourself a bottle of water at the airport, that way you don't have to wait for it during the flight, and it's convenient to have when you wake up. Use earplugs and an eyemask, as soon as the plane is airborne, go to sleep. Get a window seat even if you have to sit at the back of the plane, that way you are not interrupted when a fellow passenger needs to get up. But don't get a window exit row seat unless you can put up with the cold air around the exit door seals. Flying is certainly not as fun as it used to be, and the penny pinching most airlines have ended up doing these past few years has made it even worse.