"So yes, I need to be vigilant and aware, all behind my 'greeting face' of smile and pleasant, comforting welcome! Stay safe and healthy. "The potential for future problems is too great." Patrik Stollarz/Getty Images
"If I see someone who is muscular, powerful, strong, physically fit, I memorize his/her face and make a mental note of where they are sitting," says Bridger. "It's not up to us to change somebody's seat or upgrade them. May 21, 2016 - Where do the flight attendants sleep? Do flight attendants ever get nervous during flights? "I've had passengers board who look pasty and pale, deathly ill. We removed them; nobody wants their flu germs!" McCord confirms that credit and debit cards are becoming the only accepted currency for in-flight purchases.Don't try to hang out in the plane's kitchen. R Crap Mariner/Flickr Bridger says flight attendants keep an eye out for anyone who might be afraid of flying, "and need a word of comfort and encouragement."
If a situation looks like it could develop, I'll privately and discreetly ask one of these people if they would be willing to help us if necessary.
From whether or not you'll ever see a Unfortunately, that bottle of rum you bought in duty-free can't be cracked open when you're on the plane. A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation.
Help might involve subduing or restraining an unruly passenger. "If you bring any Though many of the strict requirements about flight attendants' grooming habits have been lifted in recent years, that doesn't mean you'll spot them out of the While most flight attendants are CPR certified and can use a defibrillator, some flights have special medical tools that flight attendants can't actually touch. Otherwise, they can get super-drunk and we're not taking care of them," says Susan McCord, a flight attendant for 25 years. leungchopan/Shutterstock "There's a physicians' kit that the in-charge has a key to, but that's something only a nurse and doctor with credentials can get us to open up," McCord says.It doesn't matter if you're in economy of first class—if you've had Being nice to your flight attendant will get you far, but it won't get you a seat in first class. She adds "when you consider that I have approximately 3-4 seconds to make that passenger feel welcomed and comfortable, and then also assess them for all of the potential that they bring with them onto the plane... well, it can require a lot of focus." And yes, flight attendants will stop you.
i was on a flight a while back, one of the flight attendants were out of the cockpit the whole time while the other stayed in the cockpit. We hope it never happens, but we will prepare just in case it does. She says "They've been trained in what to do in an emergency, whether medical, mechanical, etc.
I watch for disabilities that may disqualify someone from sitting in the exit row. They check for disabilities.