Originally Posted by Guy Betsy
Usually the seasoned traveller wouldn't dare as to pilfer anything larger than the little plastic clothes peg to hold your napkin to your shirt.. but the op-up passengers.. well, that's another story.
CX crew should of course be more diligent when collecting trays.. I have a friend who worked for SQ as cabin crew and he used to berate the passenger if he finds missing items when collecting the tray even in C class...
Like: " Mr SO and SO, do you happen to know where the wonderful porcelain salt and pepper shakers have gone? They seem to have lept off your tray for some reason... maybe on the floor somewhere? Can you check? Or else I might have to get into your seat and check around.. I wouldn't want to find them in maybe the seat pocket, or maybe even in someone else's bag, you know... "
Ok.. so my friend was a little brash.. but still.
Usually the passenger is so embarrassed by such comments that the missing items mysteriously appear in the galley!
People seem to think that since they have paid for the ticket, that anything that comes with it should be taken as well.
I have to agree with Ann Tyrol, to assume someone wouldn't steal because they can afford J/F is a fairly 19th century view of the world.
I think thats quite appauling for an FA to berate a passenger under any circumstance. If I heard that happening on a flight I was on I would be very wary of using that airline again, of course the exception is the US where berating pax seems to be the rule not the exception
