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amalfi · 2nd July 2009, 16:49

I was groundstaff at Aberdeen a very long time ago. Two of us were doing the boarding for an early morning HS748 departure to Shetland. There were two company 748s parked line astern on the ramp. All 21 pax went through my BP check at the gate, one after the other. 19 of them managed to follow my colleague to the correct (rear) aircraft. A few minutes later a headcount showed 2 missing.

They had of course boarded the other aircraft which was both dark (no cabin lights on) and otherwise deserted. Undeterred by the darkness, the absence of cabin crew and the fact that all the other pax had disappeared, they had managed to find the correct seat numbers, sat down and strapped in!

I've always wondered how long they would have sat there if we had left them alone.

2nd July 2009, 16:49	#26 (permalink)
amalfi Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, England Posts: 3	Never underestimate the ability of SLF to surprise us! I was groundstaff at Aberdeen a very long time ago. Two of us were doing the boarding for an early morning HS748 departure to Shetland. There were two company 748s parked line astern on the ramp. All 21 pax went through my BP check at the gate, one after the other. 19 of them managed to follow my colleague to the correct (rear) aircraft. A few minutes later a headcount showed 2 missing. They had of course boarded the other aircraft which was both dark (no cabin lights on) and otherwise deserted. Undeterred by the darkness, the absence of cabin crew and the fact that all the other pax had disappeared, they had managed to find the correct seat numbers, sat down and strapped in! I've always wondered how long they would have sat there if we had left them alone.