Most of us don't want to be there in the first place and can't wait to get off at the other end.
Are we talking about passengers or cabin crew? I can understand passengers not wanting to fly but cabin crew? They have a choice.
With regard to titles, as far as I am concerned, people can call themselves whatever they want. Just so long as everyone knows who is charge. On the subject as to who speaks first, again I'm not too fussed just so long as someone has said hello and welcomed our passengers. In my opinion it is better to depart on time without the yakkity-yack than to depart late (and potentially arrive late) - because you did a PA.
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