YVR Cockroach
Jun 28, 01, 1:35 pm
A few funny observations on the final leg of a mileage run CDG-EZE where there was no shortage of in-flight entertainment despite the IFE system being out.
25 June AA 44 JFK 1815 CDG 0715+1 777-200
This flight was rather uneventful but there were a few funny moments. In the run-up to landing at CDG, the starboard mid-cabin lavatory was of course in high demand. The entertainment was provided by a couple of highly-identifiable religious practitioners. It seems they (and many other pax) were not able to figure out how to open the folding lavatory doors (open it by pushing in the middle) and one of them managed to push the door off the hinges. it was funny seeing him and his friend try to do futilely fix it.
At some point, I figured it was time to wash up so I went to the lavatory, put the door back (took me all of 3 minutes as it was the first time I've ever had to do it on an aircraft) and proceeded to use the lav. Some other pax used it just fine after me but the religionist came back and oushed the door off the hinges again. It was funny seeing the nearly-full economy section deal with just 3 lavs. One woman actually went into the lav and held the doors closed propping it up with her knees.
Close to landing, the 2 FAs came to deal with trying to stow the door. I gallantly offered to help them, telling them I had fixed the door the first time, and promised I could fix it in a minute (actually took me less than 30 seconds this time) so they took up my offer. One of the FAs locked the door shut (ask me how you can open a locked lav door on a 777) as soon as I fixed it (weren't about to take a risk) while the other profusedly thanked me.
Other inflight fun: Had the most rotund flight attendent ever on this flight. She would not have been able to fit through the overwing exits in 737s or 767s. One of the pax - clearly a neophyte traveller - across the aisle had bought some new headset (not a noise-reducing one) to use. Too bad the AV system was out (despite an inflight reboot) in the rear section with a great amount of static so he couldn't get to usr it.
In the row behind him, sat one of the most spherical pax I have ever seen. He was short too so it was almost like seeing a ball fit into a seat. Good thing his companion was a seemingly-pubescent petite thing so his overflow didn't discomofrt her too much (I'm so glad I was not sitting next to him). At the other end of the centre row from them was a mother and daughter. I've never seen mothers and daughters dressing alike but both were near-identical in sleeveless black tops and beige slacks. I'm sure there were loads of other IFE that I didn't get to see.
25 June AA 44 JFK 1815 CDG 0715+1 777-200
This flight was rather uneventful but there were a few funny moments. In the run-up to landing at CDG, the starboard mid-cabin lavatory was of course in high demand. The entertainment was provided by a couple of highly-identifiable religious practitioners. It seems they (and many other pax) were not able to figure out how to open the folding lavatory doors (open it by pushing in the middle) and one of them managed to push the door off the hinges. it was funny seeing him and his friend try to do futilely fix it.
At some point, I figured it was time to wash up so I went to the lavatory, put the door back (took me all of 3 minutes as it was the first time I've ever had to do it on an aircraft) and proceeded to use the lav. Some other pax used it just fine after me but the religionist came back and oushed the door off the hinges again. It was funny seeing the nearly-full economy section deal with just 3 lavs. One woman actually went into the lav and held the doors closed propping it up with her knees.
Close to landing, the 2 FAs came to deal with trying to stow the door. I gallantly offered to help them, telling them I had fixed the door the first time, and promised I could fix it in a minute (actually took me less than 30 seconds this time) so they took up my offer. One of the FAs locked the door shut (ask me how you can open a locked lav door on a 777) as soon as I fixed it (weren't about to take a risk) while the other profusedly thanked me.
Other inflight fun: Had the most rotund flight attendent ever on this flight. She would not have been able to fit through the overwing exits in 737s or 767s. One of the pax - clearly a neophyte traveller - across the aisle had bought some new headset (not a noise-reducing one) to use. Too bad the AV system was out (despite an inflight reboot) in the rear section with a great amount of static so he couldn't get to usr it.
In the row behind him, sat one of the most spherical pax I have ever seen. He was short too so it was almost like seeing a ball fit into a seat. Good thing his companion was a seemingly-pubescent petite thing so his overflow didn't discomofrt her too much (I'm so glad I was not sitting next to him). At the other end of the centre row from them was a mother and daughter. I've never seen mothers and daughters dressing alike but both were near-identical in sleeveless black tops and beige slacks. I'm sure there were loads of other IFE that I didn't get to see.