Originally Posted by
safetypee
What hope is there for a cabin crew doing a manual head count before departure and using a five bar gate as a tally!
Or worse, an abacus necklace...
Reminds me of a couple of KLM flights, Changi to Amsterdam. On both occasions the FA who was sitting facing me, started to count on her fingers as the take off roll began. I was a little concerned since we seemed to be staying on the ground a lot longer than I expected. I was curious, but didn't say anything.
On the second occasion, I began to wonder whether there was a KLM league table for the longest (time) take off roll..... So I asked what she was counting, "I'm just working out what time we are due to land at Schiphol" was her reply...
Cheers!