This is normally me: http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulli...ttendants-want - only variation tends to be leisure / work.

But yet I don't get the attention of Lioneye - I can therefore only recommend you stop being so goddarn charming, good looking, approachable and attractive, can be the only reason for it.

Unless you are David Beckham?

If it makes them smile then bash on

Met my current GF on a plane through her flirting with me.... The one and only time i have ever been pleased for a flight to be cancelled and downgraded from BMI Business to Transaero Economy!!

Dont knock it till you tried it

One of the following should stave-off unwanted attention...

"The voices in my head are telling me to flirt with you" (deploy stary-eyes and tilted head)

Belch loudly followed by "I don't remember eating that!"

"...No comprendez"...(n.b this one should not be deployed on Hispanic flights for fear of further conversational engagement!)

The passenger across the aisle to me was shamelessly flirting with one of the crew on a LH flight - in Y - last week. It was the young blonde. Isn't it always?

The conversation (in German) eventually ended up with him mentioning that the tea on BA(!) was better than that on LH because BA have real milk, in a jug...

At this point I felt duty bound to chime in and point out that, while the tea may indeed be good on BA (and that I could confirm his story about the milk jug - she looked like she didn't believe him), BA coffee is always cr@p!

Later on in the flight, the charming crew member returned to us and brought each of us a cappuccino and hot croissant from J (or should that be C, since this was LH).

Cue slightly odd looks from everyone else in Y ... they were all still chewing sucking on their micro pizza slice

No problem with anyone flirting - especially if the outcome is J food served to me in Y...

My old CEO, who I've mentioned on here before, who we called 'Turn Left Fred' (that man had almost certainly never turned right when getting on a plane) had a legendary reputation in our firm for his, let's say 'interactions', with female cabin crew.

It would start with him attracting the attention of a passing female CC, explaining "My dear, I have a terrible problem with this glass - it's empty. Is there anything you can do to help me?" and when she returned with the drink, would be followed up with something like "I cannot possibly thank you enough, and if you would allow me, I would like to apologise now for this glass frequently finding itself in the empty state, but then as I will get to talk to such a beautiful woman, albeit fleetingly, while it's returned to its rightful state, I cannot apologise too much"

Looking in from the outside you're thinking "Yeah, right, pass the sickbag" but it worked, she was hooked. He would get everything first, his level of attention was always the best of anyone in the cabin etc etc. I would doze off on the really long flights, and wake up to find him enthralling said member of staff with some tale (no idea if true or not, but probably was knowing him), or off in the galley talking to them.

We would then land in our destination, check in to the hotel, go for dinner in some swanky place and inevitably end up in a posh bar where who would turn up on his invitation, but a fair few of the female cabin crew from the flight.

I would never have believed this had I not seen it with my own eyes the three times I travelled with him. It wasn't even like it was good flirting, but he was the most utterly charming man.

I fear that were I to try similar, I would get one of 'those' looks...

Racy stuff. I'm normally good on innuendo, but think I missed the thrust of the exchange.

I'm not very good at differentiating between pity and flirting, so never too sure. But there was one occasion when the passenger next to me started to encroach on my legroom. Was slightly irritated, so staked my claim and pushed back. Yeah, read that one wrong.

Hi,

contrary to what most men think, being an Adonis doesnt ALWAYS attract women.

I have a friend who is about 25 stone, jobless, uneducated, no money, but always has women dripping off him.

He can talk to us. He is funny, charming, attentive.

He will open doors and help you on with your coat.

And he does this with women he has no intention of trying to shag.

With the women he does pursue, he is a demon....

Cheers,
karen

Really? How does anyone become an adult without knowing how to deal with other people?

If someone is flirting with you, and you find it pleasant, flirt back. If you don't find it pleasant, don't flirt back, but don't cut people off, just refer to your other half, mention that you aree feeling tired / want to watch this movie / have work to do, so that you don't make them feel bad.

If they persist, say politely but firmly that it is making you uncomfortable and that you aren't interested.

Easy.

But really, flying is BORING, a bit of flirting can help pass the time.

I was in it for the croissant, actually ...

For all we know from the information given by the OP, the OP could well be a middle-aged woman too.....

That would be a game-changer

The OP is Samantha Brick and I claim my �5

I flirt with everyone, is that wrong?

No, flirting makes the world go round.

Yes, tart!!!! The things you'll do to up your GPM scores....