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The tale of the Super bug
On clearing in meal trays from pax, pax tells me "there was a bug in my food",
(I look at empty meal dishes and see bug captured under clear plastic lid still crawling around)
" Oh , how awful, could you please tell me where was the bug exactely Sir ?"
Pax; " it was in here " (points to dish which had contained his hot chicken and rice)
Me;" Are you certain it was in the chicken and rice ?"
Pax " Yes it was.Im very upset, I want to speak to the Captain"
Me "You are posisitve it was in the chicken and rice , it wasn't in the salad?"
Pax "No ! It was in there (points to same dish) I want some kind of compensation.I want to speak to the Captain"
Me " Well Sir that really is a remarkable bug to have survived being sealed in this foil dish in an oven at 150 degrees for 20 mins and it is still crawling around."
Supervisor(happened to hear conversation)," Just to be sure it came form there , did youtouch the bug sir ? Was it hot ?"
(I look at empty meal dishes and see bug captured under clear plastic lid still crawling around)
" Oh , how awful, could you please tell me where was the bug exactely Sir ?"
Pax; " it was in here " (points to dish which had contained his hot chicken and rice)
Me;" Are you certain it was in the chicken and rice ?"
Pax " Yes it was.Im very upset, I want to speak to the Captain"
Me "You are posisitve it was in the chicken and rice , it wasn't in the salad?"
Pax "No ! It was in there (points to same dish) I want some kind of compensation.I want to speak to the Captain"
Me " Well Sir that really is a remarkable bug to have survived being sealed in this foil dish in an oven at 150 degrees for 20 mins and it is still crawling around."
Supervisor(happened to hear conversation)," Just to be sure it came form there , did youtouch the bug sir ? Was it hot ?"
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Originally Posted by TheKabaka
Story told to my mother who was cabin crew
CC: Would you like a drink
Pax: G+T, thats a gin and tonic to you
CC: would you like ice and a slice, thats frozen water and a bit of lemon to you!
this was on Airline. lol
Originally Posted by TheKabaka
Story told to my mother who was cabin crew
CC: Would you like a drink
Pax: G+T, thats a gin and tonic to you
CC: would you like ice and a slice, thats frozen water and a bit of lemon to you!
this was on Airline. lol
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Another Day Another $
Am I the only one to find pax extremely rude when asked for boarding passes? I want to know that your on My flight going to the Right destination. not asking for a pint of your precious blood
one can only grin at the ones who still insist on just taking up their seats as they know exactly where they're seated...only to shout at you when you make the final announcement before door closing once they realise they're supposed to be on another ac going in the opposite direction.
You might think I'm mean but if they wholeheartedly insist on taking their seats and I KNOW they're on the wrong flight, I make them sweat it out a tad. Kodak Moments!
one can only grin at the ones who still insist on just taking up their seats as they know exactly where they're seated...only to shout at you when you make the final announcement before door closing once they realise they're supposed to be on another ac going in the opposite direction.
You might think I'm mean but if they wholeheartedly insist on taking their seats and I KNOW they're on the wrong flight, I make them sweat it out a tad. Kodak Moments!
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As a person of the self-loading persuasion, I'd like to share a vaguely similar experience I had quite some time ago. My flight into Boston was technically too late to make the onward connection to Europe. But I was a very frequent flyer indeed, and I mentioned my baggage didn't need to make the connection if that would help, so when we landed at Boston I was surrounded by this elite bodyguard-like group of rapid response staff with clearly way too much coffee inside them, who grabbed me, my carry-on and boarding card, rushed me from one gate to the other, did a baton-like handover at the next gate, where Team 2 rushed me on board, stuffed my gear in the overhead bins and made me sit. Unfortunately, I was now en route to MSP.
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Its not just the passengers...
My other half (crew for a well known carrier) - on the flight deck talking to Captain:
"Its so clear out there... you can't see where the sea stops and the sky starts!"
Captain (eyes rolling to back of head, no-doubt):
"yes, we call it the horizon...."
"Its so clear out there... you can't see where the sea stops and the sky starts!"
Captain (eyes rolling to back of head, no-doubt):
"yes, we call it the horizon...."
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Hey chemical alli this is whats known as a "therapy thread", ie a thread that is light hearted comic relief for those of us in the industry, (and those who appreciate our job), with no harm intended... if you don't like it, I suggest you don't read it - perhaps http://www.readersdisgest.com is more to your liking 
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And these crew ensure you safety in getting from A-B, alive and well with all your limbs still attached, plus a half decent service. Maybe if you gave them the respect they deserved, they'd give you a little more!
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Always gets a little smile.
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Have you seen the toilets on the A340-600? The premium class toilets claon South African Airways have windows in them. Strange but true!
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really when was the last time you had an emergency? oh a ladder in your stocking no doubt
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This is meant to be a lighthearted thread about funny things pax do/say.
If you don't like reading it, don't.
And keeping the thread on track........ not so much a thick comment, but I think the crew's response was fantastic....
about 10 years ago, friend was crewing economy on BA. Came to service, was pouring coffee/tea etc etc. Pap looks her up and down as she poured his tea and said, "I bet you wish you'd worked harder in school so that you didn't have to be doing this as a job".
My friend looked at him, and without missing a beat said, "well you obviously didn't either sir, or you'd be flying first class."
Absolutely brilliant! I think she got suspended tho.......
If you don't like reading it, don't.
And keeping the thread on track........ not so much a thick comment, but I think the crew's response was fantastic....
about 10 years ago, friend was crewing economy on BA. Came to service, was pouring coffee/tea etc etc. Pap looks her up and down as she poured his tea and said, "I bet you wish you'd worked harder in school so that you didn't have to be doing this as a job".
My friend looked at him, and without missing a beat said, "well you obviously didn't either sir, or you'd be flying first class."
Absolutely brilliant! I think she got suspended tho.......
SAS used to have a really funny TV commercial to promote the then new MDs.
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But had not Concorde also got toilets with frosted glass also, one might ask? Could one reach to see in whilst it was on the pan, and would anyone be able to see in, whilst it was in flight (after the big bang?)
