The weirdest message you've ever heard on a plane
Jul 22, 2015, 2:18 pm
#61
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On a UX flight to LMT which, at that time, had one flight in (SFO-LMT) every night & one flight out (LMT-SFO) every morning:
"If this is your final destination, your checked bags can be claimed at the baggage carrousel in the terminal. If you are connecting to another flight, ... well, you've got a lousy travel agent."
"If this is your final destination, your checked bags can be claimed at the baggage carrousel in the terminal. If you are connecting to another flight, ... well, you've got a lousy travel agent."
Jul 22, 2015, 6:30 pm
#63
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I've heard them say something like "we will be landing in Dallas in 10 minutes" when we were on our way to Florida.
I guess flight attendants and pilots are so used to being all over the place that they can sometimes forget where they are.
I guess flight attendants and pilots are so used to being all over the place that they can sometimes forget where they are.
Jul 22, 2015, 7:20 pm
#64
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"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome on board. Today we are flying on a brand new Boeing 737-900. Delta has ordered 100 of these planes; they are the airplanes of the future. Apparently in the future, the restrooms are very small. We apologize."
She wasn't kidding.
She wasn't kidding.
Jul 22, 2015, 9:31 pm
#65
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That's funny.
Jul 22, 2015, 10:29 pm
#66
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When I was an FA I was no doubt responsible for some of those crazy messages - I would routinely sing my announcements as well (and no, I wasn't on Southwest ).
One that always got quite the chuckle was, while taxiing to the gate:
"We love you, you love us,
we are faster than the bus -
If you liked our brand of hospitality
Marry one of us and fly for free!"
One that always got quite the chuckle was, while taxiing to the gate:
"We love you, you love us,
we are faster than the bus -
If you liked our brand of hospitality
Marry one of us and fly for free!"
Jul 22, 2015, 11:02 pm
#67
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The two minute prayer that is played over the PA system before each flight on Royal Brunei was "weird" as in new to me.
The reminder during boarding that sexual harassment will not be tolerated on OZ flights makes me chuckle every time. And I wonder where it comes from.
The reminder during boarding that sexual harassment will not be tolerated on OZ flights makes me chuckle every time. And I wonder where it comes from.
Jul 23, 2015, 4:04 am
#68
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EXCEPT that the "child" was a lad of about 17 and his family, say all around him were now tucking into Biryanis which of course were heavily loaded with NUTS.
Jul 23, 2015, 6:05 am
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:-/
Jul 23, 2015, 8:07 am
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I'm curious if anyone has any Airplane references from FAs. I vaguely recall an FA once starting a routine with "Surely/Shirley," but this would have been years ago when I was a kid.
Jul 23, 2015, 8:32 am
#71
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We stopped short of the gate at IAH. Of course, people started jumping up and opening the overhead bins. The FA told them to sit back down. Several did not. The captain comes on the PA system:
"Folks we are not at the boarding bridge yet. The cockpit seatbelt detector indicates there are 13 seat belts not fastened. We cannot proceed to the gate until all seatbelt lights are extinguished."
Everybody sat down and clicked in.
"Folks we are not at the boarding bridge yet. The cockpit seatbelt detector indicates there are 13 seat belts not fastened. We cannot proceed to the gate until all seatbelt lights are extinguished."
Everybody sat down and clicked in.
Jul 23, 2015, 2:56 pm
#72
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One of my co-workers had a flight a couple years ago where after everyone boarded and they were getting ready to close the door the lead FA got on the PA and asked everyone to please check the seat back pouch and see if there was a barf bag in it because "apparently it was a rough ride in because most of them were used on the previous flight."
Thankfully she said there wasn't any smell of puke on the plane.
Thankfully she said there wasn't any smell of puke on the plane.
Jul 26, 2015, 1:04 pm
#75
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I was flying to Denver, and there was a bit of a storm. We were going over some picturesque areas, and the pilot was playing tour guide and explaining what we could see on the ground, when suddenly, there was a bit of a bump, and the pilot said, "Oops," and shut off the intercom very quickly.
Last edited by ladytraveler; Jul 26, 2015 at 1:08 pm Reason: to correct wording