Originally Posted by
EdwardLee
To be honest you'll be fine. The other passengers will assist you.
The AC Flight Attendants won't help you at all. If you were in a wheelchair, they might. If you were a dwarf, they'd help you. If you were a 106 years old, they might help you.
They all take a course about once every 3 thats gives basic common knowledge on how to lift. Its about 60 mins and is pretty basic, things like lifting with your knees, not jerking the item in a sharp motion. To paraphrase........they are told you have to lift one thing a flight, if they help everyone then they are lifting about 40 pieces a flight.
Capping it off you will find the average AC FA to be less than helpful in most things.
Actually that's bunk. I estimate that I and my colleagues hoisted about 20 suitcases in overhead bins last night in the interest of on-time departure. I assure you that the able-bodied customers in question were substantially less than 106.
Side Note -
I have the physical strength and dexterity and chivalrous enough to happily lift bags. However should a F/A be expected to lift a bag that customer themselves are unable to lift? That would exclude the elderly, children or anybody with physical challenges.