who are the most miserable pax????
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From the annals of the "I wish I hadn't said that..." thread on Mil pilots.
Story goes that despite a brief from a Hercules Loadmaster that the a/c should be left tidy by departing troops, the cabin was left in crap order. With the engines running on the ground the Loadie got the 3 worst culprits to clean the entire cabin while the rest of the pax were made to run round the a/c with full kit on. The Adjutant of the regiment which had been flown out in the Herc then approached the Loadie, who was supervising the cleaning and running, and asked if he wouldn't mind falling the Colonel out.
Thought you might find that amusing...could picture you doing something similar actually Flaps. BTW, did you ever get you little problem with the over-libidious Capt sorted out?
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Story goes that despite a brief from a Hercules Loadmaster that the a/c should be left tidy by departing troops, the cabin was left in crap order. With the engines running on the ground the Loadie got the 3 worst culprits to clean the entire cabin while the rest of the pax were made to run round the a/c with full kit on. The Adjutant of the regiment which had been flown out in the Herc then approached the Loadie, who was supervising the cleaning and running, and asked if he wouldn't mind falling the Colonel out.
Thought you might find that amusing...could picture you doing something similar actually Flaps. BTW, did you ever get you little problem with the over-libidious Capt sorted out?
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Aaaaaaah kbf1, that would be a dream come true for many of us!!
(and Yes, I would if I could
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Haven't flown with the Cpt in question since, so still pending. It was a rotten situation, but I got a lot of very good advice right here, and will use that first time we fly together.
Comp grape-vine has it that he is being taken in hand by the chief pilot, so who knows, the whole might be solving itself?
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(and Yes, I would if I could
)Haven't flown with the Cpt in question since, so still pending. It was a rotten situation, but I got a lot of very good advice right here, and will use that first time we fly together.
Comp grape-vine has it that he is being taken in hand by the chief pilot, so who knows, the whole might be solving itself?
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Thats because I wouldn't class bombay pax as miserable. They are extrememly demanding and love the use of the call bell, pepsi, running jonnie, panadol, beer and chx biriayni. As long as they get all this and lots of it, at once, they're pretty happy. Ciaro pax are similar but a little harder to please, but hey, it was worth being R1 for the commission. 
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An ex of mine, from many moons ago, who used to be a #1 with DanAir (and who also used to dread the TLV's) had a nice little method of getting her own back, particularly so with the orthodox blokes (who, in her humble opinion, were the pits w.r.t. how they treated women).
On serving them their kosher dinner, and just as she'd handed it to them she would then do a little wince, touch her abdomen, and follow it up with a nicely muttered "Oh, the painters really are in today !"
On serving them their kosher dinner, and just as she'd handed it to them she would then do a little wince, touch her abdomen, and follow it up with a nicely muttered "Oh, the painters really are in today !"
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try doing a middle east to DAC flight full of workers - nobody speaks english except the crew, pax dont know how to use the toilet and that their even is one as for smoking well just light up anywhere, and go to the toilet in the galley or down by the side of your door or even worse in their seat.
Asking pax if they would love to have the chix or lamb and all you get is dhaka. still we have a laugh cause they still pay our wages
Asking pax if they would love to have the chix or lamb and all you get is dhaka. still we have a laugh cause they still pay our wages
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Birds2
501's,503's,etc.
"Please be giving me compliment."
"You're not as ugly as the one next to you."
Comefly
DAC's
30 upgraded-to-club Bengali workers with eyeshades over their mouths,trying to shave at the same time.During Ramadan asked if they were fasting all thirty seemed to say yes.Amazing.Fastest full Club service in EK history.
Don't have too many probs with pax at current co. but some do like to drink more than others . . . the pax too!
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501's,503's,etc.
"Please be giving me compliment."
"You're not as ugly as the one next to you."
Comefly
DAC's
30 upgraded-to-club Bengali workers with eyeshades over their mouths,trying to shave at the same time.During Ramadan asked if they were fasting all thirty seemed to say yes.Amazing.Fastest full Club service in EK history.
Don't have too many probs with pax at current co. but some do like to drink more than others . . . the pax too!
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Once more onto the beach dear friends!
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Gulf_crew,
Out of interest, just how good is your BANGLA?
It is this sort of attitude from FA's on Asian flights that really annoys the hell out of me. Your passengers have probably never traveled outside their tiny villages, let alone seen an aircraft, and yet you expect them to understand your language plus have a working knowledge of all the facilities on the aircraft!
In the USA they used ships to transport the slaves, in the Middle East they are using airplanes.
Mutt
Out of interest, just how good is your BANGLA?
It is this sort of attitude from FA's on Asian flights that really annoys the hell out of me. Your passengers have probably never traveled outside their tiny villages, let alone seen an aircraft, and yet you expect them to understand your language plus have a working knowledge of all the facilities on the aircraft!
In the USA they used ships to transport the slaves, in the Middle East they are using airplanes.
Mutt
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I recall the most miserable flights I worked were the refugee flights from SEA to SNA (about 2+30 flight time) during the early '80's. The pax were all Laotian or Cambodian, spoke no english at all and were scared and tired. The mothers with infants were particularly a challenge. When the infant would relive its bladder, the mother would hold it out in the aisle--bare-bottomed--to let nature take its course. Nothing we could do but come running with paper towels! The mothers didn't understand what the to-do was about! I'm told the a/c had to be hangared for a good cleaning afterward.
Inflight service was relatively easy, though. The Refugee Coordinator only allowed orange juice as their systems were not accustomed to American food or drink.
Inflight service was relatively easy, though. The Refugee Coordinator only allowed orange juice as their systems were not accustomed to American food or drink.
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Mutt,
Such is the way of the world, I'm afraid.
I think you may find the following poem quite close to home, as will everyone else working in the Gulf..
We are laborers from Ceylon
Boarding the airplane at 4:25 AM
To change pillowcases, empty ashtrays and pick up blankets
Colombo by night
We don't wear panties to dance on bar tables
We hold brooms
We hold vacuum cleaners
We have thin chests, short legs, and hair held in buns
Song of Ceylon
O Robert Flaherty
We don't have gold nose rings
First woman: I have a child at home
Who's sleeping with his father
His father works during the day
Second woman: I have two children at home
Who are sleeping with their paternal
grandmother
Their father is a laborer overseas
Third woman: I have three children at home
Who are sleeping with each other
I don't know where their father is
Whether in the Army or with a lover
We don't greet the nodding passengers
Traveling from Singapore to Dubai
They are going from the Philippines to Oman to build
From Thailand to Abu Dhabi to clean and sweep
From Indonesia to Kuwait to babysit and raise chickens
(I take care of other people's children
But when I go home on leave
I'll buy for my own child a computer
game as a present)
(And I'm saving money to get married)
(And I'm working to pay off debts)
On the United Arab Emirates airliner they are nodding off to
sleep
Sleep well all you long distance laboring heroes
We also don't greet the air stewardess
From England Finland Denmark and Egypt (with dyed blond
hair)
We do not greet them
We are the laborers from Ceylon
Boarding the airplane before dawn
We walk on the runway carrying trash bags.
Anyway, I agree with Bird2Perches, those nice Bri-ish Biz class passenegers to LHR are just a delight.
Edited since it is 4am and not quite thinking clearly. My first post on Pprune though, after a year of observing!
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[This message has been edited by Masafi (edited 09 March 2001).]
[This message has been edited by Masafi (edited 09 March 2001).]
Such is the way of the world, I'm afraid.
I think you may find the following poem quite close to home, as will everyone else working in the Gulf..
We are laborers from Ceylon
Boarding the airplane at 4:25 AM
To change pillowcases, empty ashtrays and pick up blankets
Colombo by night
We don't wear panties to dance on bar tables
We hold brooms
We hold vacuum cleaners
We have thin chests, short legs, and hair held in buns
Song of Ceylon
O Robert Flaherty
We don't have gold nose rings
First woman: I have a child at home
Who's sleeping with his father
His father works during the day
Second woman: I have two children at home
Who are sleeping with their paternal
grandmother
Their father is a laborer overseas
Third woman: I have three children at home
Who are sleeping with each other
I don't know where their father is
Whether in the Army or with a lover
We don't greet the nodding passengers
Traveling from Singapore to Dubai
They are going from the Philippines to Oman to build
From Thailand to Abu Dhabi to clean and sweep
From Indonesia to Kuwait to babysit and raise chickens
(I take care of other people's children
But when I go home on leave
I'll buy for my own child a computer
game as a present)
(And I'm saving money to get married)
(And I'm working to pay off debts)
On the United Arab Emirates airliner they are nodding off to
sleep
Sleep well all you long distance laboring heroes
We also don't greet the air stewardess
From England Finland Denmark and Egypt (with dyed blond
hair)
We do not greet them
We are the laborers from Ceylon
Boarding the airplane before dawn
We walk on the runway carrying trash bags.
Anyway, I agree with Bird2Perches, those nice Bri-ish Biz class passenegers to LHR are just a delight.
Edited since it is 4am and not quite thinking clearly. My first post on Pprune though, after a year of observing!
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[This message has been edited by Masafi (edited 09 March 2001).]
Worked for Gulf for a bit and whilst I don't consider myself a bleeding heart type I did feel sorry for the latter-day slaves we were shipping into Arabia to face who knows what.
Interesting comments from FlapsForty ref handling TLV pax. I prob won't have a chance to try her techniques since I'm usually protected by you good people. (They did what? Disgusting! Any chance of another coffee?)
Interesting comments from FlapsForty ref handling TLV pax. I prob won't have a chance to try her techniques since I'm usually protected by you good people. (They did what? Disgusting! Any chance of another coffee?)
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SLF, it sounds clever and is almost true. But believe me, some people are impossible to please. And then I'm not only talking about the 1 in 5 pax suffering from fear of flying!
Masafi, welcome on pprune!
Your post is poignant and so very recognizable. Thank you.
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Masafi, welcome on pprune!
Your post is poignant and so very recognizable. Thank you.
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Hi cheery Cabin Staff types<
reading what you chap's? and Chappess's have put it seems that your not far away from the Whinging Olympics yourselves, just remember all you little trolly dollys are there cos you want to be, some of your pax are there for mere transit to the good times! remember that old phrase , They pay your wages>
Have a nice flight!
reading what you chap's? and Chappess's have put it seems that your not far away from the Whinging Olympics yourselves, just remember all you little trolly dollys are there cos you want to be, some of your pax are there for mere transit to the good times! remember that old phrase , They pay your wages>
Have a nice flight!
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It really is a pity that you trolly dolly boys ?and Girls ? dont see that you are there in the tube because you want to be , most of your charter types and air milers are they because they have to be, at the end of every flight tis your pax be they sad or gay ( sorry, happy) who have paid you wage, imagine King Richard the Virginal type he would'nt pay your wages out of his back pocket, so stop whinging and mix another G&T + ice and pull a tinny out,nut as well please, and remember without us miserable passengers you people would be working in a cafe some were, dawn the olde Kent Road!
Have a nice flight! :P
Have a nice flight! :P
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It really is a pity that you trolly dolly boys ?and Girls ? dont see that you are there in the tube because you want to be , most of your charter types and air milers are they because they have to be, at the end of every flight tis your pax be they sad or gay ( sorry, happy) who have paid your wage, imagine King Richard the Virginal type he would'nt pay your wages out of his back pocket, so stop whinging and mix another G&T + ice and pull a tinny out,nuts as well please, and remember without us miserable passengers you people would be working in a cafe some were, dawn the olde Kent Road!
Have a nice flight, beware of turbulance! :P
Have a nice flight, beware of turbulance! :P