Handbaggage !!
Hope this gets to be an interesting thread !!
Basically wondered if all cabin crew, and those on flight supervisor training in particular get specialist training on how to be really, really bloody minded when it comes to dealing with hand baggage onboard !!
When signing up the loadsheet at closeout, my ears are constantly battered about excessive handbaggage - but where are all the bags that didn't fit ? Oh, they actually 'made' enough room or them !!! How on earth can you 'make' enough room !! So, in other words you are telling me that we, the ground staff had excellent judgement and managed to guestimate exactly what room was available and allowed on the right amount of bags!!
Any baggage let on overweight I know is a hazard, and I can live with that and happily take it off and tag it for the hold as it is a safety issue - but please, moaning when it all fits on ok is extremely irritating. We are short staffed at the gate most of the time, and a little more patience would be lovely - most of you haven't worked the gates from our point of view.
One last point, have you realised by now that any bags left at the end of the jetty as the doors are closed do not actualy make the flight ? We cannot run round like headless chickens at minus 1 and 2 minutes running down bags to the hold ! They actually get sent straight to the baggage hall for 'rush' tagging on the next available ! Please, if any bags are taken at the door - LET US KNOW ASAP !!!!
Thank you all kind cabin crew (and flight sups too !!!xx)