cabin crew... help needed [Death in flight codewords]
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I can't remember what her reaction was but I believe it wasn't to his liking.
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You might be getting mixed up with the PUCCI GALORE tale of the time she was tucking Phil the Flyer into his First Class bed. While bending over him he whispered the words ''the phoenix is rising'' into her ear.
I can't remember what her reaction was but I believe it wasn't to his liking.
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As this is a generic question where different airlines will have different policies, we'll move this over to TravelBuzz for further discussion.
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I do know that on cruise ships they will use "Operation Bright Star" to indicate a medical emergency (I have heard that a few times). If a passenger dies, they will use "Operation Rising Star" (Only heard that once, and we were inbound to Miami).
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Dear all,
As an author, I am currently writing a chapter in which a passenger becomes ill on a long haul flight, and then, unfortunately, passes away. An integral part of the storyline is how the cabin crew handle this situation. Could anyone help by advising the SOP for this ( Hopefully not from personal experience !)
Also I seem to remember that there is a code word for times when the crew are discussing such an event near pax... involving the words "Phonix rising"
Can any one confirm this?
Any help would be gratefully recieved !
many many thanks!
As an author, I am currently writing a chapter in which a passenger becomes ill on a long haul flight, and then, unfortunately, passes away. An integral part of the storyline is how the cabin crew handle this situation. Could anyone help by advising the SOP for this ( Hopefully not from personal experience !)
Also I seem to remember that there is a code word for times when the crew are discussing such an event near pax... involving the words "Phonix rising"
Can any one confirm this?
Any help would be gratefully recieved !
many many thanks!
I was once on a flight where a passenger died. I was in the row across the aisle. It was nothing high profile or dramatic. The pax appeared to be sleeping but something...maybe bowels/bladder emptying..made the pax beside him check. That pax got the FA.Then a few FA's showed up but they were being very low profile about it. They covered him in a blanket and we didn't divert or anything. Upon landing the FA stood in that row blocking the dead pax and they sort of rushed everyone off the plane.
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What if his seat is the aisle and either the middle or the window use the lav? Do they just hop over the guy?
Will the FA continue meal/beverage service to that row even if it means reaching over the corpse?
What about the odour created if the deceased has defecated which does sometimes happen upon death? The prospect of sitting pressed up against a corpse who has purged his bowels a final time is hardly appealing.
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Let's try to stay on-topic. The OP is asking about specific airline keyword(s), not general commentary about deaths on aircraft. Thanks! /Moderator