FA Sleeping on Flight
Jan 13, 2012 | 5:00 pm
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FA Sleeping on Flight
I was on a short RJ UA Express flight today. The FA was sound asleep in the jump seat next to the door during most of the flight and during landing. I'm not too picky about FA behavior, but it seems to me the FA is on the plane mainly for safety reasons, and it defeats the purpose if the FA is asleep ...especially during takeoffs and landing. Am I off base. What do you all think about this?
Jan 13, 2012 | 7:20 pm
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Jan 13, 2012 | 8:38 pm
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In almost any job (and yes, I am hoping for a mattress QA job to retire into 
), sleeping is a no no and it's just bad form in a customer facing position. On the smaller RJ's, everyone can see the F/A since they are right up front.
I wouldn't consider this a dangerous situation. I can't imagine a situation where a bad takeoff or bad landing would not wake up the F/A. Therefore, I'd still consider the F/A meeting this aspect of their duties.
Did the FA fail in providing drink service? Or was the sector too short and this wasn't available? I'd only complain if the F/A failed in their assigned service duties.
), sleeping is a no no and it's just bad form in a customer facing position. On the smaller RJ's, everyone can see the F/A since they are right up front.I wouldn't consider this a dangerous situation. I can't imagine a situation where a bad takeoff or bad landing would not wake up the F/A. Therefore, I'd still consider the F/A meeting this aspect of their duties.
Did the FA fail in providing drink service? Or was the sector too short and this wasn't available? I'd only complain if the F/A failed in their assigned service duties.
Jan 13, 2012 | 10:51 pm
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Was it the only FA? I believe FA's often dead-head (right terminology?) on flights they aren't working and still sit in the jump seat. If this isn't the case, then yes, very poor form.
I was on a DEN-BOI flight last month where I was appalled that one of the FA's just sat and read "People" in the jump seat the entire flight then I remembered watching the same FA walk on late and introduce himself to the other FA's and I finally realized it was probably an FA catching a ride home or repositioning as there were enough other FA's.
I was on a DEN-BOI flight last month where I was appalled that one of the FA's just sat and read "People" in the jump seat the entire flight then I remembered watching the same FA walk on late and introduce himself to the other FA's and I finally realized it was probably an FA catching a ride home or repositioning as there were enough other FA's.
Jan 13, 2012 | 11:12 pm
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Regional jets tend to not have extra jump seats (since they'd be rarely used, a jump seat takes up valuable space and adds weight for little marginal benefit).
Jan 13, 2012 | 11:36 pm
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Jan 14, 2012 | 9:19 am
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