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May 11, 2015, 7:49 pm
#16
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May 11, 2015, 9:11 pm
#17
Join Date: May 2012
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May 12, 2015, 12:23 pm
#18
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May 13, 2015, 7:54 pm
#19
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[QUOTE=lokijuh;24801142]What I read into it was that SIN-SYD was bad because of over-working. Basically running 2 meals in 6.5 hrs and dealing with call buttons during that period, whereas SIN-LHR is a bit more relaxed (being much longer).[quote]
Easily possible but not the point I am addressing.
Fair enough on the second point but the first one makes no sense - the ratio of locals on other routes is certainly not lower. The SIN-OZ services are always packed with Europeans and Ausssies.
Granted that is always a risk. Mainstream media loves to distort points of view.
Or did not mind it all that much.
Easily possible but not the point I am addressing.
The message I got from her blog was that the rude passengers were the local ones, and she had plenty of praise for the general politeness of most ang-mohs
..if anything the linked daily mail article seemed to imply that .
Or did not mind it all that much.
May 15, 2015, 12:48 am
#21
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I've heard about this for years from my SQ cabin crew friends.. they said that flights to Australia are that from the moment the flight takes off to when it lands, almost everyone wants a drink.. and they will continue drinking until every single bottle /can of beer, or booze is gone. And that included day flights.
Yes Australia flights can be tough, but then some are great flights. Japan, Korea flights are easy due to the culture of the passengers. China flights are getting harder and Indian flights are just as demanding too. Passengers from there want anything they can get their hands on, sometimes including pilfering cutlery, safety jackets, and even women's sanitary items - just because there is a SQ logo on it and that it's there, free for the taking!
There are many stories of woe and then there are many stories of joy. I have a school friend, who dreamed of joining SQ for as long as I remember (we were in High School together), and you know what, after 30 years with SQ, he has not taken a single MC (Medical leave) nor any extra day off other than his given vacation time. He loves his job as do so many others.
Yes Australia flights can be tough, but then some are great flights. Japan, Korea flights are easy due to the culture of the passengers. China flights are getting harder and Indian flights are just as demanding too. Passengers from there want anything they can get their hands on, sometimes including pilfering cutlery, safety jackets, and even women's sanitary items - just because there is a SQ logo on it and that it's there, free for the taking!
There are many stories of woe and then there are many stories of joy. I have a school friend, who dreamed of joining SQ for as long as I remember (we were in High School together), and you know what, after 30 years with SQ, he has not taken a single MC (Medical leave) nor any extra day off other than his given vacation time. He loves his job as do so many others.
May 15, 2015, 1:05 am
#22
Join Date: May 2003
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I've heard about this for years from my SQ cabin crew friends.. they said that flights to Australia are that from the moment the flight takes off to when it lands, almost everyone wants a drink.. and they will continue drinking until every single bottle /can of beer, or booze is gone. And that included day flights.
May 15, 2015, 4:48 am
#23
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There was a good follow up article to this
10 ways passengers can help make Singapore Airlines stewardesses' job on board SQ flights easier
10 ways passengers can help make Singapore Airlines stewardesses' job on board SQ flights easier
May 15, 2015, 8:05 am
#24
Join Date: May 2015
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Confessions of FAs
Not just Hilary,but many FAs around the world have written in Blogs their escapades during long layovers. Sex,booze,and leisure are well guarded "commodities" they,pilots and Fas will rarely expose to the outside world.
Heather poole is just one of a few ex-FAs who wrote her memoirs.
Heather poole is just one of a few ex-FAs who wrote her memoirs.
May 15, 2015, 8:28 am
#25
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I've heard about this for years from my SQ cabin crew friends.. they said that flights to Australia are that from the moment the flight takes off to when it lands, almost everyone wants a drink.. and they will continue drinking until every single bottle /can of beer, or booze is gone. And that included day flights.....
I love the clumsy and angered responses to this parody. The degree of self-censorship some readers try to apply to everything out there is embarrassing.
Last edited by weero; May 15, 2015 at 8:34 am
May 15, 2015, 10:43 pm
#26
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I've heard about this for years from my SQ cabin crew friends.. they said that flights to Australia are that from the moment the flight takes off to when it lands, almost everyone wants a drink.. and they will continue drinking until every single bottle /can of beer, or booze is gone. And that included day flights..