Originally Posted by Rejuvenated (Post 9614456)

I've given a gift to a crew two years ago thanking them for their service. Would this be equivalent to giving them tips?

Originally Posted by Rejuvenated (Post 9614456)

I've given a gift to a crew two years ago thanking them for their service. Would this be equivalent to giving them tips?

Originally Posted by Stranger (Post 9614441)

(Anyway, I haven't seen people clapping after landing in a while...)

Originally Posted by nolens volans (Post 9614927)

OK so I've only seen it on long-haul flights to and from Ireland (and not recently, either). But it always struck me as analogous to applauding a waiter for getting your coffee to the table without spilling it.

Originally Posted by ACYYZ/SD (Post 9615072)

The Clapping Thing --

Tel Aviv flights 95% of the time.

Originally Posted by The Ivory Actuary (Post 9613904)

I thought that was what you meant: FAs are just glorified waitresses. I guess by that same logic, pilots are just glorified bus drivers, ATC are just glorified CB radio operators and the mechanics who keep the planes up in the air are just glorified grease monkeys. :rolleyes:

The next time that Alice's Diner catches fire and has an emergency landing, I'll be sure to watch when the wait staff puts the fire out, evacuates the building, and performs first aid on any injured patrons.

I'm sorry this post has turned so sarcastic. It is not my intent to disparage wait staff, simply to point out that the two jobs are not comparable. Yes, most FAs, like wait staff, serve food. There the similarities end. I'll bet my tips that no person who compares FAs to wait staff ever leaves one.

Originally Posted by why fly (Post 9615768)

Oh dear you call your garbage man a Sanitary Engineer.:eek:
LOL a mechanic is the same of he works on the brakes on your car or fixes a tire on your plane :) Baggage handler same for a railway or a airplane, a pilot weather he flys jazz for $35k or 777 for $250k its the same........ dont be tricked by what a Union might want you to believe.:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by why fly (Post 9615768)

Oh dear you call your garbage man a Sanitary Engineer.:eek:
LOL a mechanic is the same of he works on the brakes on your car or fixes a tire on your plane :) Baggage handler same for a railway or a airplane, a pilot weather he flys jazz for $35k or 777 for $250k its the same........ dont be tricked by what a Union might want you to believe.:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by acysb87 (Post 9618658)

You forgot the fuel team,the snowplow team,the runway builders,the building contractors......;):p

Originally Posted by why fly (Post 9619480)

I was told 'new hire" baggage handlers earn $10 per hour...

Originally Posted by tyassine (Post 9621308)

the funny thing is the $10/hr paid guys will probably do a better job than the $30/hr paid guys. We may soon actually get checked baggage when we land!

Originally Posted by LeSabre74 (Post 9621892)

Yawn. can't we just have a sticky thread to b!tch and whine thread about crew in J so every outraged noob doesn't start one of these pointless bun tosses?