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Old Jul 26, 2016, 1:56 pm
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Originally Posted by jrl767
(1) excessive use of "do" in announcements by the FAs -- "We do offer complimentary pretzels, peanuts, and Biscoff cookies"; "We do request passengers to use only the lavatory in the cabin in which you are seated"; "We do require all portable electronic devices to be placed in airplane mode prior to taxi"

(2) FAs and GAs saying "We do have a completely full flight today" after the GA says no volunteers arnecessary because they're going to go out with 5 or 6 empty seats (yeah, I know WHY they're saying it, but this is the "Hall of Rants" thread)
Also as bad is when their red smartphone/tablet struggles to load the text they're supposed to read. They end up saying half a sentence, stopping, starting, stopping, over and over. What should be three or four minutes takes ten, even though they know it by memory.
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