The Joys of Flying
 

The following are actual in-flight quotes:

On a Continental Flight with a very "senior" flight attendant crew, the pilot said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we've reached cruising altitude and will be turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort and to enhance the appearance of your flight attendants."
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On landing the stewardess said, "Please be sure to take all your belongings. If you're going to leave anything, please make sure it's something we'd like to have."
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"There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways off this airplane."
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"Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."
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As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Washington National, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella. WHOA!"
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After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced, "Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as hell everything has shifted."
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From a Southwest Airlines employee: "Welcome aboard Southwest Flight XXX to YYY. To operate your seat belt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seat belt; and, if you don't know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public unsupervised."
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"In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with more than one small child, pick your favorite, now.
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Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but we'll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Southwest Airlines."
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"Should the cabin lose pressure, oxygen masks will drop from the overhead area. Please place the bag over your own mouth and nose before assisting children...or other adults acting like children."
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"As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses."
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And from the pilot during his welcome message: "Delta airlines is pleased to have some of the best flight attendants in the industry. Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight!"
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Heard on Southwest Airlines just after a very hard landing in Salt Lake City: The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, "That was quite a bump, and I know what y'all are thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn't the airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight attendant's fault...it was the asphalt!"
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Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo, Texas, on a particularly windy and bumpy day: During the final approach, the Captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo. Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!"
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Another flight attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: "We ask ! you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal."
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An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the Passengers exited, smile, and give them a "Thanks for flying XYZ airline." He said that, in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally everyone had gotten off except for a little old lady walking with a cane. She said, "Sonny, mind if I ask you a question" "Why no Ma'am," said the pilot. "What is it" The little old lady said, "Did we land or were we shot down"
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After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix, the Flight Attendant came on with, "Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Captain Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we'll open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal."
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Part of a flight attendant's arrival announcement:
"We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of US Airways."
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A plane was taking off from Kennedy Airport. After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over the intercom, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to Flight Number 293, nonstop from New York to Los Angeles. The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and uneventful flight. Now sit back and relax - OH, MY GOD!" Silence followed and after a few minutes, the captain came back on the intercom and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I am so sorry if I scared you earlier, but, while I was talking, the flight attendant brought me a cup of coffee and spilled the hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!" A passenger in Coach said, "That's nothing. He should see the back of mine !!
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"As we're climbing to our crusing altitude passengers on the right side of the aircraft can see St. Louis, the only city with a handle."
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"In the unlikely event that this flight turns into a cruise we'd like you to know that your seat cushions can be used for flotation. If we have an emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them with our compliments."

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif Very funny.

Some of those are classics.. the one about the guy in coach exclaiming they should see that back of his pants was priceless...

Thank you. I can't tell you how much I needed a good laugh.

Thank You.... really enjoyed those.

I had an Atlantic Coast Airlines FA give the safety briefing a couple months ago and he said, "For those of you who haven't been in a car since 1965, this is a seat belt." :-)

edited to correct my ignorance... i thought my friend FOH made up a new airline (Atlantic Coast Airlines).

FOH i will see you at EWR!

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My personal favorite is (from Southwest, of course):

"In the event of a water landing, remember, it's paddle, float, paddle, float back to shore."

and also on a WN flight, the FAs had a 'landing song' (sung to the tune of "She'll be Comin' Round the Mountain") that covered about every pre-landing announcement there was. Hysterical and the FA had a pretty good voice.

Say what you will about WN, their boarding procedures, etc. - they know how to have fun at their jobs. Even the pilots and gate agents get into the act. It's nice to see people not take themselves too seriously, especially these days. Wish the Dumkopftransportensecuritifuhrers (I MEAN, the highly-trained government security screener specialists) thought the same way.

- Sameer

trd, we want more!

The funniest one i had was on a coex flt from cmh-cle.It was an on atr and the fa came on and say"well folks welcome to cle the local time is xxx we had the best pilots in the fleet flying the plane today but im not so sure about there driving skills"cracked the whole cabin up.
-howie

Several years ago I heard the following on a SW flight while taxiing to the gate after landing: "This is a no-frills airline. We need volunteers for cleaning the plane. To volunteer, please stand up before the plane has stopped at the gate and the captain has turned off the fasten-seatbelt sign."