Oh sure low cost means low cost maintenence yawn! Yea thats a good business plan, have crash bad reliability etc, that will win us a few more routes erm i dont think!
Normally when there is turbulence the only change to normal service, is the carts might be taken in, and no hot drinks are served. If it gets bad, then the Capt will either make a PA for CC to take seats or will interphone the crew to let them know.
But generally in light turbulence the crew continue with their duties as normal, as its a daily occurance, and for the saftey of the quite often mindless pax safer for them to be in their seats, as they are often not used to walking in a moving cabin. (and the fact they'll sue for chipping a nail these days
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Many times we have been asked to take our seats and nothing has happened. After asking the F/D why they respond that a/c ahead of them are experiencing bad turbulence. So often by the time we arrive to the scene its gone. Always better to be safe than sorry.
But personally the crew are quite adapt at walking/judging turbulence. There is no danger ill be in the cabin taking in flaming magazines if i thought it was bad! At least with easyjet they might knock you with an gash bag, but others use gash carts! Mind you it does give us the excuse of dropping in on people we like..........
...... or for that matter clobbering the ones we dont!!!
EB
