cloud nine wrote:

You made me laugh, I just had a vision of all these well groomed FA's down on their hands and knees shampooing the carpets!!!!

Don't laugh. The way corporations are always trying to come up with goofy ways to save money, that day may not be too far off.

:rolleyes: :eek:

Interesting topic. Time to stir though - given the pathetic response.

The top level aviation people I know, who have made it in the world, have cleaned toilets - even after reaching "high status" in the business. Not too many of the corporate types with polished shoes and minature mobile phones have ever done this of course (the same people who are currently down the labour exchange looking for a job).

The last mob who thought aviation owed them a living worked for some funny Orstralian mob - Chanceit? MMA? Hamilton Bus Lines? ah! I remember now, Ansett.

Nikki Lauda - the ex-owner of Lauda Air - used to pilot his aircraft and kept brushes in the flight decks, insisting that all the other flight deck crew members assist the cabin crew with keeping the aircraft clean.

Having seen the mess that accumulates in some flight decks, that's a darn good idea!

...too bad his other darn good ideas almost sent the company down the crapper, together with his popularity (he has been kicked out last year for the joy of Lauda Air's employees).

At least some flight deck help out with the cleaning!! It used to annoy me when they told the ground staff that the crew would do the cleaning (without asking anybody else) so that we could make the slot etc, and then sit down with their cups of tea and watch everybody else do it. Thankfully not all of them are like that, and on one rare occassion, we were allowed to sit down with drinks whilst they did the cleaning. Thanks guys! :D

Back to the point of a rubbish bag, what a fab idea. I do often wonder after a long haul flight, what a mess some pax's houses must be judging on the state of their seat area. We wouldn't through rubbish on the floor at home, so why do they do it on board!?

Because they can, and they think that the crew are their personal slaves!

Katie.

Lets have roomservice - if you like the idea, suggest to your company. I'm sure you have such a scheme. Tell them that it, er, improves the company image, its something that other airlines don't have, it will save on cleaning time and COST (they love cost-cutters).

I promise not to claim any royalties on the idea, but if you see a guy down the back, reading a pilot mag, stuffing his trash in a sick-bag - say hi!

Katie C, the reason that SLF chuck litter on the floor is because there is nowhere else to put it. I appreciate that you all do a grand job coming round & collecting rubbish, but, for example, everything on the meal tray is wrapped in something, so we end up with a plastic bag for the bread roll, the top of the butter, cutlery bag, top off of the main meal, top from the water/drink, salt & pepper packets, the top from the sweet and it is inevitable that some of this rubbish will fall on the floor. so thats why I put it all in the sick bag & why IMHO a rubbish bag is a good idea.

Not cabin crew but I trust you won't mind me commenting? In the UK Regional I fly for(Captain) the cc are'nt required to clean toilets. One fine evening we had managed to get back into position to regain schedule however, cc were'nt ready to board and were asking for the cleaners back.I quiried why and it was to replace the toilet paper roll!Asked why they could'nt do it they said hygeine so I did it.Now I'm not trying to cause trouble but can anyone else see the difference between cleaning the bog and changing the roll?I did'nt get sick afterwards and I mentioned the event(no names or flt nos) to others in the company who were amazed at the attitude of their fellow cc.
Merry Christmas to you all and a happier new year. Always a privilage to work with fellow professionals.