Humours Cabin Announcements - EasyJet - Nice/Luton 3rd September
BA London to Rome, some years ago. Push back from stand. Italian lady runs down the aisle and starts hammering on the cockpit door, screaming in Italian that she wants to get off. It becomes apparent that the cabin crew don't speak much Italian. Some Italians get up and start 'helping' with the translation. Bedlam. The plane stops. Man with stripes on sleeve appears at the door. Door closes. Then the announcement:
'Ladies and Gentlemen. There will now follow a short delay while we try to establish why this lady does not wish to fly with the World's Favourite Airline'.
Downside: remote parking stand, bomb squad, two hour delay, got to FCO after the last train.
'Ladies and Gentlemen. There will now follow a short delay while we try to establish why this lady does not wish to fly with the World's Favourite Airline'.
Downside: remote parking stand, bomb squad, two hour delay, got to FCO after the last train.
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A few years ago a colleague reported the following on an Air Canada DC-9 arriving, heavily, in Toronto.
During the taxi in, the Captain came on the PA and said:
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I'd like to report that the First Officer was responsible for that landing."
pause
"But I can't, it was me."
He then went on to apologize and express his hopes that he hadn't given anyone a fright.
(I would have liked to have seen the F/O's face after the first bit)
I agree with the supporters of the concept. A little levity will help diffuse the various levels of concern down back, and a little humility on the part of the pilots is good for the soul.
In an earlier life I used to cover large expanses of salt water as a maritime patrol captain/crew commander. The motley lot of navigators and other sundry folks down back were far more vocal critics of landings than any passenger on a commercial operation. At least the pax don't try to weasel a round of drinks out of us.
During the taxi in, the Captain came on the PA and said:
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I'd like to report that the First Officer was responsible for that landing."
pause
"But I can't, it was me."
He then went on to apologize and express his hopes that he hadn't given anyone a fright.
(I would have liked to have seen the F/O's face after the first bit)
I agree with the supporters of the concept. A little levity will help diffuse the various levels of concern down back, and a little humility on the part of the pilots is good for the soul.
In an earlier life I used to cover large expanses of salt water as a maritime patrol captain/crew commander. The motley lot of navigators and other sundry folks down back were far more vocal critics of landings than any passenger on a commercial operation. At least the pax don't try to weasel a round of drinks out of us.
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At least the pax don't try to weasel a round of drinks out of us.
Here's looking forward to the next development in IFE systems: For landing, the SkyMap turns into a readout of the sink rate at touch down. Then, using the keypad, we get to vote.
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we flew Hahn to Stansted on Ryanair, and sat with the other raucous bunch in the back.
The male cabin attendant was doing the oxygen mask thing. As he tugged on it to simulate starting the flow of oxygen, it promptly broke into three pieces. Cue hysterical laughter from the last 12 rows, and a cabin attendant incapable of doing the rest of the demo, as he was trying too hard not to laugh.
BTW, on Kulula (S African low cost) the cabin announcements can also be quite entertaining, for example... "At Kulula we have only the highest trained pilots and cabin crew. Unfortunately, none of them could be with us today...."
(I don't know how this affects the nervous flyers...)
The male cabin attendant was doing the oxygen mask thing. As he tugged on it to simulate starting the flow of oxygen, it promptly broke into three pieces. Cue hysterical laughter from the last 12 rows, and a cabin attendant incapable of doing the rest of the demo, as he was trying too hard not to laugh.
BTW, on Kulula (S African low cost) the cabin announcements can also be quite entertaining, for example... "At Kulula we have only the highest trained pilots and cabin crew. Unfortunately, none of them could be with us today...."
(I don't know how this affects the nervous flyers...)
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Not exactly a cabin announcement, I flew with UAL recently who allow pax to listen to the radio transmissions in the cockpit if they wish.
Soon after we had just begin taxiing for takeoff the ATC's voice came over the radio
"Are you ready for takeoff"
The captain retorted
"I will be when I get there"
Soon after we had just begin taxiing for takeoff the ATC's voice came over the radio
"Are you ready for takeoff"
The captain retorted
"I will be when I get there"
