Confessions of candid cabin crew
Mar 1, 2010, 7:24 pm
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Confessions of candid cabin crew
Do forgive the alliteration, completely unintended. Two (very?) interesting things:
a. This morning's flight on 9W2359 (Konnect, mind you) [FYI, this used to be full service until a while back]. We were unexpectedly served a snack (croissant + coffee). Asked the IFE about it, she said the ground crew had loaded the stuff in error, and they couldn't (a) use in on the onward BLR-DEL sector and (b) needed the space in any case, so they decided to serve it out !!!
Interestingly, this is one more of those positioning flights (spoken about in another thread), so has Biz seating though it is a Konnect flight.
b. Was on a DEL-MAA flight last week, and was generally chatting with the IFE about some delay that had come up (can't remember how exactly it started off). She said she was on a LHR-BOM (or DEL) flight a few weeks back, when the commander - a very experienced one at that, been with 9W for ages now - accidentally activated the emergency chutes
. So, to maintain the pax to exits ratio, they had to upgrade some biz pax to F, and many other Y pax to Biz. She also mentioned something about fixing the chute back - apparently it needs the Boeing / Airbus guys to get it done, and costs c.$1 million - don't know if she's way off the mark. Apparently, the commander has been grounded since !
The things you get to hear...
a. This morning's flight on 9W2359 (Konnect, mind you) [FYI, this used to be full service until a while back]. We were unexpectedly served a snack (croissant + coffee). Asked the IFE about it, she said the ground crew had loaded the stuff in error, and they couldn't (a) use in on the onward BLR-DEL sector and (b) needed the space in any case, so they decided to serve it out !!!
Interestingly, this is one more of those positioning flights (spoken about in another thread), so has Biz seating though it is a Konnect flight.
b. Was on a DEL-MAA flight last week, and was generally chatting with the IFE about some delay that had come up (can't remember how exactly it started off). She said she was on a LHR-BOM (or DEL) flight a few weeks back, when the commander - a very experienced one at that, been with 9W for ages now - accidentally activated the emergency chutes
. So, to maintain the pax to exits ratio, they had to upgrade some biz pax to F, and many other Y pax to Biz. She also mentioned something about fixing the chute back - apparently it needs the Boeing / Airbus guys to get it done, and costs c.$1 million - don't know if she's way off the mark. Apparently, the commander has been grounded since !The things you get to hear...
Mar 1, 2010, 9:32 pm
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Do forgive the alliteration, completely unintended. Two (very?) interesting things:
a. This morning's flight on 9W2359 (Konnect, mind you) [FYI, this used to be full service until a while back]. We were unexpectedly served a snack (croissant + coffee). Asked the IFE about it, she said the ground crew had loaded the stuff in error, and they couldn't (a) use in on the onward BLR-DEL sector and (b) needed the space in any case, so they decided to serve it out !!!
a. This morning's flight on 9W2359 (Konnect, mind you) [FYI, this used to be full service until a while back]. We were unexpectedly served a snack (croissant + coffee). Asked the IFE about it, she said the ground crew had loaded the stuff in error, and they couldn't (a) use in on the onward BLR-DEL sector and (b) needed the space in any case, so they decided to serve it out !!!
Maybe Jet is waking up, now that they are having fuller loads - to provide such service to keep pax happy.
I know a lot more people that I know of are flying quite a bit...this was noted by me and an FA known to me from intercontinentals discussing same openly on a relatively full DEL-BOM flight 4-6 months back.
I think you or saad mentioned the IT config for Red having the KF seating...
b. Was on a DEL-MAA flight last week, and was generally chatting with the IFE about some delay that had come up (can't remember how exactly it started off). She said she was on a LHR-BOM (or DEL) flight a few weeks back, when the commander - a very experienced one at that, been with 9W for ages now - accidentally activated the emergency chutes . So, to maintain the pax to exits ratio, they had to upgrade some biz pax to F, and many other Y pax to Biz. She also mentioned something about fixing the chute back - apparently it needs the Boeing / Airbus guys to get it done, and costs c.$1 million - don't know if she's way off the mark. Apparently, the commander has been grounded since !
The things you get to hear...
. So, to maintain the pax to exits ratio, they had to upgrade some biz pax to F, and many other Y pax to Biz. She also mentioned something about fixing the chute back - apparently it needs the Boeing / Airbus guys to get it done, and costs c.$1 million - don't know if she's way off the mark. Apparently, the commander has been grounded since !The things you get to hear...
Can the commander deploy chutes when doors are closed?? What happens if that occurs - I would suspect that people would get hurt, wouldn't they?
Mar 1, 2010, 9:48 pm
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Do forgive the alliteration, completely unintended. Two (very?) interesting things:
b. Was on a DEL-MAA flight last week, and was generally chatting with the IFE about some delay that had come up (can't remember how exactly it started off). She said she was on a LHR-BOM (or DEL) flight a few weeks back, when the commander - a very experienced one at that, been with 9W for ages now - accidentally activated the emergency chutes. So, to maintain the pax to exits ratio, they had to upgrade some biz pax to F, and many other Y pax to Biz. She also mentioned something about fixing the chute back - apparently it needs the Boeing / Airbus guys to get it done, and costs c.$1 million - don't know if she's way off the mark. Apparently, the commander has been grounded since !
The things you get to hear...
b. Was on a DEL-MAA flight last week, and was generally chatting with the IFE about some delay that had come up (can't remember how exactly it started off). She said she was on a LHR-BOM (or DEL) flight a few weeks back, when the commander - a very experienced one at that, been with 9W for ages now - accidentally activated the emergency chutes
. So, to maintain the pax to exits ratio, they had to upgrade some biz pax to F, and many other Y pax to Biz. She also mentioned something about fixing the chute back - apparently it needs the Boeing / Airbus guys to get it done, and costs c.$1 million - don't know if she's way off the mark. Apparently, the commander has been grounded since !The things you get to hear...
Mar 2, 2010, 4:40 am
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Possible BS?
Maybe Jet is waking up, now that they are having fuller loads - to provide such service to keep pax happy.
I know a lot more people that I know of are flying quite a bit...this was noted by me and an FA known to me from intercontinentals discussing same openly on a relatively full DEL-BOM flight 4-6 months back.
Maybe Jet is waking up, now that they are having fuller loads - to provide such service to keep pax happy.
I know a lot more people that I know of are flying quite a bit...this was noted by me and an FA known to me from intercontinentals discussing same openly on a relatively full DEL-BOM flight 4-6 months back.
maybe i didn't quite understand completely what happened here but something about this doesn't make sense....
Mar 2, 2010, 8:34 am
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Chutes costing 1 mio deployed by the captain? Come on...
Once in a while a chute is inop and till they fix it the door is marked as such. The usually reduce the number of pax on such flights to maintain ratios but do not reseat anyone. I'm sorry but you fell for a complete BS story
Once in a while a chute is inop and till they fix it the door is marked as such. The usually reduce the number of pax on such flights to maintain ratios but do not reseat anyone. I'm sorry but you fell for a complete BS story
Mar 2, 2010, 8:38 am
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Possible BS?
Maybe Jet is waking up, now that they are having fuller loads - to provide such service to keep pax happy.
I know a lot more people that I know of are flying quite a bit...this was noted by me and an FA known to me from intercontinentals discussing same openly on a relatively full DEL-BOM flight 4-6 months back.
Nice!
Maybe Jet is waking up, now that they are having fuller loads - to provide such service to keep pax happy.
I know a lot more people that I know of are flying quite a bit...this was noted by me and an FA known to me from intercontinentals discussing same openly on a relatively full DEL-BOM flight 4-6 months back.
Nice!
Same here, which is why I posted this, hoping one of you chaps will be able to figure out...but I did some research, and I believe the flight deck crew can activate the chutes remotely.
Mar 2, 2010, 9:53 am
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Mar 2, 2010, 9:58 am
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Perhaps she meant Rs. 1 million, since that is approx USD20K - which lines up with what I've read elsewhere it costs for a slide to be repacked.
Mar 2, 2010, 9:59 am
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The actual cost of a new slide is closer to $60k (including labour, parts, etc...) than $1m, but airlines love to scare the cabin crew with the higher figures so as to keep them on their toes.
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Mar 2, 2010, 10:51 am
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Im kind curious to know the going rate for a Indian based BA crew from the special swami in Delhi?
Any ideas?
Any ideas?