A Simple Cup of Water
I was flying non-stop to Raleigh from Nashville, TN via
Southwest Airlines. I had been at the
airport for a few hours and once we boarded, I had an incredible thirst. My throat was dry, and I sat there wishing I
had purchased bottled water. I had
chosen the second seat on the aisle, so the flight attendant was readily
available. I debated about asking for a
cup of water then finally I caught her attention with the motion of my
hand. She came to me, and I politely
asked her. She asked me if I had
medication to take. I said, ‘no
ma’am”. She said that she wasn’t allowed
to give me water on the ground unless I had medication to take. Well, then they held our loaded airplane at
the gate for the arrival of 11 passengers whose connection had landed late and
were in the airport. They were giving
them time to get to our gate which I thought was very nice of Southwest. I had never gotten that consideration from
American Airlines as I have run through the Charlotte airport to catch a
connection only to find they had just closed the doors. Missing a flight through no fault of my own
has become a pet peeve of mine. It
wasn’t going to make our original flight late because we had a tailwind. The pilot said to allow about a 15-minute
delay. Well, the passengers arrived, but
another delay was announced because their luggage had not made it over from the
other gate. The pilot said maybe another
7 minutes. At that point, the flight
attendant came to me carrying a full cup of water. She said, “Here is your water to take your
medication”. I guess I wasn’t smart
enough to say I had medication to take or maybe I’m just too honest, but I was
so happy that the flight attendant was so accommodating.
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