Ramon Ray on USAirways flight
I’m on flight 973 from Charlotte to Atlanta to attend Brent Leary’s Social Business Atlanta.
The passenger  in the seat next to me forget her sunglasses in the airport gate waiting area. She tells the flight attendant and here is what happens in the spam of about 10 minutes as the plan is taxiing on the run way.
- He (the flight attendant) finds out where the passenger left the glasses,
- He calls the captain on the plane intercom to ask the captain to speak with the gate agent to find the glasses
- The gate agent finds the glasses and radios back to the captain
- The flight attendant gets the passengers information and tells the gate agent
- He then tells the passenger that someone will be in touch with her
This was not a “brand†that did this. But US Airways has an employee who cares about his customers and knows their value.
If every company did this - every company would have legendary Zappos and Amazon.com like customer service.
Before I got on the flight I was waitlisted for the flight. I did get a seat and as I approached the gate agent to scan my boarding pass her colleague gave me an evente better seat.
This is a perfect example of how companies must strive to serve their customers and exceed their expectations.
