Call Bells..emergency or service?
Can anyone please shed some light into a topic of call bells. In the past 7 years of me flying I have noticed an increased use of pax call bells to the point of were the cabin is lit up like a Christmas tree.With a pax/crew ratio of 40 pax to 1 crew member in our airline,my crew and I are finding it hard to answer every single one of these call bells. It gets to the point that after a while we just start to ignore them and hope that they come to us.What my concern is is that my company promotes it in there video that you press your call bell whenever you need something (especially if it is a G&T).I have heard that other airlines discourage the pressing of call bells unless it is an emergency. Is this true? Please tell me your opinions on this topic.
[This message has been edited by comeflywithme (edited 31 January 2001).]