Originally Posted by flymeaway
Good for you...I wish more of my passengers would take it seriously. I don't want any of you to sit through the entire flight on the edge of your seats, ready to assume a brace position and hustle out of the plane. But I do appreciate those of you who take a half a minute to double check the location of the exits and how many rows are between them and you.
As well you should - it's a huge pet peeve of mine, too. That, and passengers who giggle and chit chat through the demo as well - especially when they're in FC or the exit rows. The reasons are both practical and punctilious. It's just plain bad manners.
Although I don't disturb FAs giving the safety demonstration and even look at them without smiling or flirting, I cannot really imagine people behaving in an orderly fashion when the call to evacuate comes during an emergency. Just look at the general behaviour once the plane has landed. Everyone is ready to jump up as if the plane is on fire, needs to switch on their precious cell phone as if they need to attend to some urgent call that can't wait a few more minutes.
Do you really want me to believe the same people will not grab my oxygen mask once their 10 seconds of O2 are finished?
Will they wait for others to leave thru the emergency exit and take off their shoes before jumping on the chute?
Do you really think a 200+tonne aircraft will gently land on water, allowing everyone (100+ passengers) to put on their vests and sit in the inflatable chutes?
If you ask me, safety demonstrations are a farce. The move to run a video is much better than ask FAs to do the demonstration with a straight face.
Regards Oliver