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10 Most Annoying Airline Passengers, As Told By a Flight Attendant

lemondrop.com — 9) Misuse of Overhead Compartments: If you're one of the first 10 passengers to board, shoving your jacket into the overhead bin is a total a-hole move. It's frustrating to have to check someone's carry-on because your jacket has taken up half the overhead bin when it could easily have gone under the seat in front of you

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  • 4AntiStupid, on 07/07/2009, -34/+625"I'm paid to handle an emergency situation. My slinging drinks, chat-chatting andflight attendant hot meal being friendly while bringing you blankets, tissues, cups of water and little peanuts is just an added bonus for you."

    I think you have that backwards. You're paid as a waitress that might have to handle an emergency situation but probably won't.
  • doctechnical, on 07/06/2009, -36/+527Please spare me number six. It's *painfully* obvious you're just as bored giving the exit instructions as we are hearing them. You want me to pay more attention? Try throwing in a phrase like "...or you'll die a gruesome flaming and painful death."

    And just how stupid do you have to be not to be able to figure out how to get the ***** off the plane? There's a card with PICTURES in the seat pocket labeled in 32 different languages "How to Get The ***** Off The Plane". There are aisle lights to help you find the fastest way to get the ***** off the plane. The DOORS have the words "Use this to get the ***** off the plane" written right on them. If I can't figure it out given this cornacopia of clues, I deserve to die. Shed no tears for me.
  • Awwzm, on 07/07/2009, -16/+44911) Passengers with undisciplined children that won't shut the ***** up!
  • jimmies, on 07/07/2009, -6/+350Back in the day airlines didn't treat passengers like ***** cattle.

    How things have changed, indeed.
  • KarateMedia, on 07/07/2009, -11/+328Lost me at the first point. Frowning faces? Really? Sorry, but you're the one paid to be on the flight, so *you* do the ***** smiling. That frowning passenger has probably just paid a handsome sum for the privilege for being treated like cattle at best, or a suspected terrorist at worst.

    I respect folks in the service industry, and know many of them, but if one of them ever said that they expect *me* to do the smiling, I'd show them what a *real* ***** bad attitude looks like.
  • TheR3dMenace, on 07/07/2009, -13/+252Somebody call the whambulance
  • Smokeydabear, on 07/07/2009, -15/+245Smiles? Give me a ***** break. Most people have frowns on their faces from the extremely high ticket prices and ***** service.
  • WITFITS, on 07/07/2009, -2/+207I recently flew Southwest. When they were done with the safety briefing, the flight attendant said "For those of you who payed attention: thank you. For those of you who didn't: good luck." It practically made my flight.
  • bmcnally, on 07/07/2009, -1/+203Not to be confused with parents who are honestly trying to keep their children quiet, but the kid is too young to pay attention/etc. I have sympathy for those parents, even if it means I don't get as much sleep.

    Munchkins running down the aisles/kicking my seat = not so much.
  • FallenTurtles, on 07/07/2009, -4/+203After everything I have to go through to get on a ***** plane these days, you will NOT see a smile from me. It's not your fault, flight attendants, but be aware that you work for the industry that I use only out of necessity, and that any ounce of joy I used to get from flying has been confiscated from me just like my bottle of water at security.
  • socialpyramid, on 07/06/2009, -11/+206Back in the day flight attendants were really respected workers, with a glamorous job. Back then people used to dress up to fly. My how things have changed.
  • Jabrams2, on 07/06/2009, -7/+195Dirty Diapers?? really?? Some people deserve to have large luggage from the overhead containers fall on them.
  • scarlettletter, on 07/06/2009, -11/+173I'm sure this list can be quite a bit longer... 11) bad breath 12) big people who think they can fit in one seat 13)......

  • CleoQKazoo, on 07/07/2009, -9/+168***** that, If I know i'm going to be in a small space with little movement for a long time I'm wearing my sweats and i'm gonna feel as comfortable as possible
  • toonworld, on 07/07/2009, -1/+158Westjet briefing:

    "should the oxygen mask fall from the ceiling, pull the mask down and secure it over your mouth and nose. If you have a child traveling with you, put your mask on first and then the child's. If you have 2 children traveling with you, please choose your favorite one now"
  • jaythewise, on 07/07/2009, -21/+168Build bigger ***** planes and they I wouldnt have to stick my legs in the way bitch! Sorry I am not 5'6.

    Who the ***** puts your jacket on the floor?

    You are a waitress with CPR training get the ***** over yourself!!!
  • FairDinkumMate, on 07/07/2009, -12/+158Brandi - You seriously need to get over yourself. You providing the service that people have paid good money for isn't "... an added bonus" it IS YOUR JOB. If you don't like it, find another one. As a manager in a service industry, if my staff whinged & whined about our customers the way you just have, they'd be gone.

    Try turning your point of view to that of the customers you are supposed to be serving. For example:

    That the airline you work for jams people that are 6'2" into a space too small for them to fit their legs is hardly the fault of the passenger. Do you think this passenger enjoys being jammed in & just puts their legs in the aisle to annoy you? Do you go back to your boss & complain that there was a 5'4" woman in the emergency row & this caused problems for you because the 6'2" guy couldn't fit into the ridiculously small space provided? No, it's easier to complain about the passenger than try to achieve anything constructive & address the real issue - seat pitch.

    And your bonus tip - Do you honestly believe that to receive decent service passengers should be obliged to bribe airline crew with candy to encourage them to do the job for which they are paid?
  • TheSwashbuckler, on 07/07/2009, -0/+133"Legs, feet, shoulders, elbows, knees, heads ... bags, purses, shoes, pillows ... Aisles are small."

    So are the seats...
  • cheddaro, on 07/07/2009, -8/+132"I'm paid to handle an emergency situation. My slinging drinks, chat-chatting andflight attendant hot meal being friendly while bringing you blankets, tissues, cups of water and little peanuts is just an added bonus for you. "

    Haha, yeah, someone definitely has an inflated ego.
  • NekoIan, on 07/07/2009, -9/+132Who wants to put their jacket on the floor?!?
  • jaythewise, on 07/07/2009, -14/+122Only morons are digging you down. This is 100% TRUE
  • 9966, on 07/07/2009, -7/+114"4) Telling Me What My Job Is: I'm paid to handle an emergency situation. My slinging drinks, chat-chatting andflight attendant hot meal being friendly while bringing you blankets, tissues, cups of water and little peanuts is just an added bonus for you."

    Uh, no. Sorry but you are a FLIGHT ATTENDANT aka STEWARDESS. Your job is to keep me comfortable and safe. You are paid to serve me drinks, provide saftey lectures, and provide help. So do it.
  • zslice, on 07/07/2009, -0/+106Nice list, though the taking body parts out of the aisle tip reminds me of one of my big problems in flights:

    I'm an above-average-height guy so whenever I try to sleep on a plane, invariably one of my limbs juts out of the seat and into the aisle. On this one flight, my elbow kept bumping the stewardesses' ass, sometimes slightly cleaving her crack, and by the end of the flight I was pretty sure she thought I was doing it on purpose. At the end of the flight as we were leaving, I began to apologize and she said it had been done to her enough times by people who were actually doing it on purpose for her to know the difference.
  • MattB123, on 07/07/2009, -0/+104I just go all Tetris on them and rotate their stuff if I need to when getting mine in.
  • SanTe, on 07/07/2009, -1/+99Her blog:

    http://brandisexcessbaggage.blogspot.com

    Skip down to her June 28, 2009 entry for a pic of her in front of the Trevi Fountain in Rome.

    Camera angles are a helluva thing.
  • DiscoUnderpants, on 07/07/2009, -4/+98My missus was a flight attendant... she would classify this one as one that takes their job far too seriously. FAs are told in training that they are safety personal and not just a flying waitress.... and some of them believe this. Honestly you have been given a 6 week training course and a couple of days of first aide instruction. There is a defibrillator on board for emergencies but frankly I would rather the pilot asked for a doctor or EMT on board to save my life.

    No disrespect to FAs out there... I know all about how tough and ***** up your job can be.
  • shinelikeitdoes, on 07/07/2009, -13/+107now how about a "10 most annoying flight attendants, as told by a passenger"

    rude bitches half the time...but the difference is they are paid to be there and make things more pleasant for US.
  • escottberg, on 07/07/2009, -0/+93as a passenger, it really annoys me when people put their stuff in the overhead bin the wrong way -- that's precious space, people!
  • PuffyPuf, on 07/07/2009, -5/+89somebody hand this girl a big steaming cup of STFU
  • Suzilla, on 07/07/2009, -1/+82I used to carry a few small toys in my briefcase / carry-on when I traveled PRECISELY so that I could give the child something that would distract and/or occupy them. A colleague of mine had learned to make two or three oragami figures for much the same purpose. Noisy, raucous kid? Make 'em a bird or a jumping frog out of a piece of paper. You'd be AMAZED at the quiet -- and good will -- either of these methods fosters.

    (BTW -- if you take the toy approach, don't take toy guns, even if they are very obviously toys. TSA has no sense of humor -- or proportiion.)
  • SveedeshCheef, on 07/07/2009, -3/+84She wasnt talking about everybody ignoring her, she's talking about the people sitting in the emergency row, which need to listen. Because it's the same people that dont listen that panic and dont know what to do and clog up the whole procedure and cause unnecessary deaths.

    She's right, her speech is 30 secs long and I'm sure you people can say "hold on" listen and then resume your conversation.

    If this happens on a flight I'm on, somebody standing in the middle of the isle confused I WILL PUSH YOU OUT OF THE WAY AND SAVE MYSELF.

    Darwin was on to something methinks.
  • MattB123, on 07/07/2009, -2/+82And, if you cannot put the armrest down because you're too fat, you should have to buy two seats. I don't want to have you spilling over into my space and have nowhere to put my arm except your belly just because you need to lose a few (or a few hundred) pounds.
  • inactive, on 07/07/2009, -2/+7511. The hijacker
  • inactive, on 07/07/2009, -6/+76im gonna add to the list..

    11. people who take massive dumps and take forever to close the bathroom door and it smells
    12. the cliche* kid kicking your seat. seen in movies.. and its done in real life, if it were me id shove them in over head compartment.
    13.Bring a "Word-a-Day" calendar on board with you. Read every single word aloud and attempt to use it in a sentence. Use them all incorrectly. "My, you have a very irate home,' she said governessly."
    14.Fart loudly and act shocked, looking around to see who did it.
    15. sit in the middle and have them take both sides of the arm rests. :(
  • rolf, on 07/07/2009, -2/+70I imagine it cost more to fly back then. And if you've ever been in a Walmart, you know some people are like cattle, mentally and size-wise too.
  • skipvt, on 07/07/2009, -0/+67Dugg for "going Tetris".
  • Hetman, on 07/07/2009, -2/+61I agree. If I have a heart attack I pray there is a DR on board. Not just someone who knows how to work a defibrillators and knows CPR. Half the people on the plane are probably trained for that. Secondly defibrillator's can be used by anyone capable of following directions.
  • BGog, on 07/07/2009, -10/+6810) Frowning Faces:
    We have been squashed into inhuman conditions for the low price of $600. You are a representative of the airline and therefore you get the frown. DEAL.

    9) Misuse of Overhead Compartments:
    Maybe if you didn't charge $25 to check a bag, every ***** wouldn't bring all their stuff on the plane. Again.. airline and thus YOUR fault.

    8) Creating Obstacles in the Aisle:
    I am 6 feet tall. (fairly average). The seat in front of me is too close to put my legs together. How dare you complain about legs in the aisle. Again.. airline and your fault.

    4) Telling Me What My Job Is:
    F you. Really.... I pay $600+ for a 2 hour flight (3x what is was just a few years ago). I simply do NOT accept your assertion that the drinks and aid are a "bonus". We're not allowed out of our seats for a good part of the trip. Just because you prefer "flight-attendant" instead of stewardess or steward.

    3) Complaining About My Limited Food Supply:
    Again.. take it up with your employer. I paid $600s please provide me with a $3 crappy hot meal and quit complaining.

    I don't get this mentality that somehow the flight-attendant is separate from the airline. They are THE face of the airline and the airlines representative. Quit bitching and send our complaints up the food chain.
  • amoro99, on 07/07/2009, -1/+59Now we know at least one of the number 6 folks
  • CyclonusRIP, on 07/07/2009, -2/+59What kind of special treatment do you get for bringing her candy?
  • RedS0x, on 07/07/2009, -3/+59I don't mind that as much as when the parents won't do anything about it. As a somewhat-child (16), I can understand kids misbehaving on a flight, but I can rarely condone bad parenting.
  • mxxz, on 07/07/2009, -1/+5610) Frowning Faces. WTF...
    The passenger were just at the airport. Unless i'm completely smashed from free booze at the air canada lounge before i get on the plane, I'm going to be pissed off. Air port security making me take off my jacket and my shoes, then frisking me. Then on top of that i get crushed into a small ass seat which would be alright except for the fact that the guy sitting beside me is too fat for his seat so he has to take up part of my seat just to fit. Seriously, why would anybody be smiling at this point?
  • doctechnical, on 07/07/2009, -7/+60Duct tape. It's not just for breakfast any more.
  • hobbler, on 07/07/2009, -0/+53Last flight, my daughter (1 year) was that nightmarish kid on the flight. To say she was bored was putting it mildly and she was pissed she couldn't walk around. I felt horrible about it, but I exhausted every trick I knew. It sucked!
  • dexter311, on 07/07/2009, -0/+53Airport security confiscates my smiles...
  • inactive, on 07/07/2009, -2/+55That you, at 16, understand and accept that you're still a child makes me appreciate you as a human being. Thank you.
  • Ascus, on 07/07/2009, -2/+52Pay attention to the pre-flight announcement? unless the plane is a new configuration its the same old speech. I'll be quiet so others can hear it but that's it. As for exit row, yes I will listen since each airline seems to have their own procedure. I will say generally Southwest makes their safety announcements unique and entertaining, but Southwest also is the ony airline that figured out, they are running a flying bus service.

    As for complaints, even though you don't like the actions of the airlines, you are the face of them and the one the customer comes in contact with. That goes with any customer facing job, get over it.

    Stewardesses, Flight Attendants, or Crew Members, sorry you are flying waitresses with a union and no tips. You are less trained than volunteer fire fighters, what also have to work a job. If the government did not require you to be on the plane you would not be there.

    As for candy, I could not fit that in with the all the new bag check limitations and how much is slows down going through security.
  • Grolsch, on 07/07/2009, -3/+52Calm down now. She is a cute women who is 24 with typical huge sense of entitlement. Nothing new here, move along.
  • k3rfuffl3, on 07/07/2009, -9/+56This dumb bitch is clearly in the wrong line of work. BURIED
  • luseton, on 07/07/2009, -2/+48Brandi should stop accepting hershey kisses from passengers if she wants to sit on an airline seat ever.
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