Another opinion from SLF....must be |SLF who sit at work all day playing with bulletin boards :-) Must agree with IFTB - I often look at cabin crew and they are often seen as glorified waitresses by fellow pax. Spotting the needs of pax before they ask is very good - even things like confusion over seat allocation, but the distribution of water/juice on long haul flights is also increasingly 'heaith and safety' rather than waitressing (ref DVT).
I also like a crew who tell ya what they're doing before they do it, i.e. if there's a meal service, announce the choice of meals to avoid every pax asking 'whats the choice'. Of course PAs should be clear, particularly the safety demo. Off hand I can only think of Ryanair who once did the demo at such break neck speed I'm surprised if any pax can rememebr a word said in it.
What I don't like is when the entire crew disappears behind a curtain - it is better to have 1 or 2 crew who are in the public eye - not only in case pax need something (could be a genuine emergency), but also just to keep an eye on the cabin. On a long haul flight this duty can be swapped regularly so everyone gets some rest.
WT
Just a punter, and prostitiute to CO.