Thick passenger comments
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From: Liverpool
The back end
Me atanding at the foot of the forward stairs one day, as we were boading disabled passengers at the front and sending the able bodied passengers up the back steps, rather worried looking woman comes up to me and tries to go up the front steps.
I stop her and say excuse me madam would you mind going up the back steps please as we are putting some disabled people on at this end. She looked at me in complete confusion and said, "Which end is the back?"
I stop her and say excuse me madam would you mind going up the back steps please as we are putting some disabled people on at this end. She looked at me in complete confusion and said, "Which end is the back?"
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From: Europe
AMS-LHR, those posts contained what we call 'Facebook stuff'. Nothing wrong with social chit chat, nothing wrong with the subject, but the CC Forum on PPRuNe is just not the platform for it.
Our goal is to run an informative forum for cabin professionals. A place to share information, compare how things are done in various airlines, keep eachother abreast of developments. Discuss the difficulties we sometimes face and learn about different solutions thought up by colleagues.
We do have funny threads, like this one about what pax sometimes say, but real social networking stuff just does not belong here.
There's many other sites out there on the big net catering for that kind of thing, and we'd prefer you to use those.
We don't have time to explain everything we do (we have jobs and families and SEP exams too
) but since you AMS are a long time and valued contributor, I thought I'd make an exeption.
Hope this explains it a bit.
Our goal is to run an informative forum for cabin professionals. A place to share information, compare how things are done in various airlines, keep eachother abreast of developments. Discuss the difficulties we sometimes face and learn about different solutions thought up by colleagues.
We do have funny threads, like this one about what pax sometimes say, but real social networking stuff just does not belong here.
There's many other sites out there on the big net catering for that kind of thing, and we'd prefer you to use those.
We don't have time to explain everything we do (we have jobs and families and SEP exams too
) but since you AMS are a long time and valued contributor, I thought I'd make an exeption. Hope this explains it a bit.
Rotate on this!
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From: Aberdeen
"huh i worked for them and the command is CAbin Crew doors for departure and cross check
( ps i hate girt bars)"
[x] wat?
[ ] it's very clear what post you are replying to.
[x] kthxbai
( ps i hate girt bars)"
[x] wat?
[ ] it's very clear what post you are replying to.
[x] kthxbai
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From: Europe
A confession from an SLF: A couple of weeks ago I flew on an ATR-42 (with a single F/A). He made the announcements but he failed to spot some bags on the emergency exits and he did not dim the cabin lights. I wanted to say something but I was not sure if I should.
For the story I pointed out the bags and ask him if it is ok to be there. He accepted he missed them and on the prepartions for landings he store the bags aways and dimmed the lights. I am not sure if my approach is considered as thick passenger comments so what do you think?
Rwy in Sight
For the story I pointed out the bags and ask him if it is ok to be there. He accepted he missed them and on the prepartions for landings he store the bags aways and dimmed the lights. I am not sure if my approach is considered as thick passenger comments so what do you think?
Rwy in Sight
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From: Dublin
I had a guy in work 2 nights ago who had a delayed bag, it was coming in an hour later tell me that this delay would ''ruin his life''!
The same guy kept insisting he had checked the bag in, in Cyrpus he had actually checked it in at ATH!
The same guy kept insisting he had checked the bag in, in Cyrpus he had actually checked it in at ATH!
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From: london
Hi all,
this fantastic thread has been cold a long time now, is it not time we bring it back to life again in these days of doom and gloom? Or are pax out of ideas as to how to make us laugh...?
Anyway, this happened to me today.
Im walking down the aisle and this man stops me and asks quite loudly
"Excuse me, could you help, I can't get it up!".
Of course, he was pointing at his armrest that he couldn't manage to move upwards, but the rest of the pax in the area didnt see that!
I just said
" Certainly, Sir, I see what I can do".
Everyone was pissing themselves laughing! Great flight!
this fantastic thread has been cold a long time now, is it not time we bring it back to life again in these days of doom and gloom? Or are pax out of ideas as to how to make us laugh...?
Anyway, this happened to me today.
Im walking down the aisle and this man stops me and asks quite loudly
"Excuse me, could you help, I can't get it up!".
Of course, he was pointing at his armrest that he couldn't manage to move upwards, but the rest of the pax in the area didnt see that!
I just said
" Certainly, Sir, I see what I can do".
Everyone was pissing themselves laughing! Great flight!
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From: West Coast
Yea I will walk...
Years ago on a SEA-OKC on Continental, it was becoming apparent that the weather was getting rougher as we neared the destination. A quick check showed me we were threading our way through the inevitable T-storms out there. No matter, back to my newspaper...
As things got even bumpier, the seatbelt signs came on, then PA and it got quite dark outside.
Guy next to me has been doing the white-knuckle thing on the armrest, but now pulls out his bible and, I kid you not, starts to read the old Psalm 23 stuff. VERY LOUD. Freaked everyone out. You should have seen the CCs faces. The lady on the other side of him started to moan...
As things got even bumpier, the seatbelt signs came on, then PA and it got quite dark outside.
Guy next to me has been doing the white-knuckle thing on the armrest, but now pulls out his bible and, I kid you not, starts to read the old Psalm 23 stuff. VERY LOUD. Freaked everyone out. You should have seen the CCs faces. The lady on the other side of him started to moan...
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From: Glasgow, Scotland
SLF experience on a very recent BD flight.
Pax to CS - How do I know which is row No.18
CS to Pax - The nice blue, numbered bits of plastic above each row tell you the row.
Pax to CS - Stupid
system when I cannae see them easily eh?
CS to Pax - I know but unlike BA we don't have enough crew to personally escort you to your seat sir.
all true, I promise.....
Pax to CS - How do I know which is row No.18
CS to Pax - The nice blue, numbered bits of plastic above each row tell you the row.
Pax to CS - Stupid
system when I cannae see them easily eh?CS to Pax - I know but unlike BA we don't have enough crew to personally escort you to your seat sir.
all true, I promise.....
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From: malaga
the other day in malaga airport...
I work in the terminal at Agp.
A lady stops me in the terminal -
Lady . "I canīt find the check in desk for my flight"
Me : " who are you flying with" (to point her to the correct check in area)
The lady gives me a strange look and replies : " nobody, Im on my own"
it put a smile on my face!
A lady stops me in the terminal -
Lady . "I canīt find the check in desk for my flight"
Me : " who are you flying with" (to point her to the correct check in area)
The lady gives me a strange look and replies : " nobody, Im on my own"
it put a smile on my face!
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From: In transit
Ring ring ....
"Good morning, could you help me please?"
"I'll do my best."
" Well, this is Mrs. O'Reilly, I'm booked on the 3.30 Aer Lingus flight to Dublin tomorrow. I wanted to know if i have to be at the airport before the 'plane goes."
"Good morning, could you help me please?"
"I'll do my best."
" Well, this is Mrs. O'Reilly, I'm booked on the 3.30 Aer Lingus flight to Dublin tomorrow. I wanted to know if i have to be at the airport before the 'plane goes."
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From: Between a rock & a hard place.
And now daft cabin crew.
Not so long ago an inquisitive pax comes into the rear galley for a chat about the aircraft. Among the questions is how many business pax are carried. 'Well we have two business cabins on this aircraft, one on this deck and one upstairs' I reply. 'Is this plane that big, I didn't know there was an upstairs' he questions. 'Oh yes, the staircase is by the second set of doors, you must have missed it when you boarded.' 'I'd like to see that if I could, I've never been on such a big aircraft.' After a short consideration I reply 'the meal service will be finished shortly so if you make your way forward and ask the crew I'm sure they would be happy to show you the upper deck.' And off he pops with a 'brilliant.'
My colleague is staring at me. 'Did you do that on purpose?' he asks, 'no why should I, what do you mean?' 'That bloke is going to ask the crew to see upstairs...' and I'm thinking have I made a security booboo, '....and we're on a Boeing 767.'
Only been operating the two types for 10 years, I'll catch on!
Not so long ago an inquisitive pax comes into the rear galley for a chat about the aircraft. Among the questions is how many business pax are carried. 'Well we have two business cabins on this aircraft, one on this deck and one upstairs' I reply. 'Is this plane that big, I didn't know there was an upstairs' he questions. 'Oh yes, the staircase is by the second set of doors, you must have missed it when you boarded.' 'I'd like to see that if I could, I've never been on such a big aircraft.' After a short consideration I reply 'the meal service will be finished shortly so if you make your way forward and ask the crew I'm sure they would be happy to show you the upper deck.' And off he pops with a 'brilliant.'
My colleague is staring at me. 'Did you do that on purpose?' he asks, 'no why should I, what do you mean?' 'That bloke is going to ask the crew to see upstairs...' and I'm thinking have I made a security booboo, '....and we're on a Boeing 767.'
Only been operating the two types for 10 years, I'll catch on!
