Sick bag etiquette
Nov 9, 2002, 11:19 am
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Sick bag etiquette
There was a man vomitting in the next seat to me, he filled one sick bag and I couldn't find another. I called the FA-purser, she came with a new bag but refused to discard the full-one explaining that it "should be placed on the floor" - to run into the carpets and peoples bags. Do you think the FA should discard full sick-bags, rather than allow them to spill around the cabin?
Nov 9, 2002, 11:31 am
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Nov 9, 2002, 11:39 am
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On the floor? That's disguisting.
A gentleman sitting behind me got sick on a flight two weeks ago and the FA very graciously collected the used sick bag, discarded it, and provided new ones....
A gentleman sitting behind me got sick on a flight two weeks ago and the FA very graciously collected the used sick bag, discarded it, and provided new ones....
Nov 9, 2002, 1:10 pm
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I would have thought the correct action by the FA would be to bring a plastic trash bag, have the passenger place the sick bag inside that, then the FA could tie the bag and put it in the galley trash.
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Nov 9, 2002, 6:57 pm
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That episode of Mr Bean was certainly very funny.
It is however a serious problem when someone 'misses' the sick bag. On a transatlantic flight I was on a child completely missed the bag and the cabin stank for the rest of the trip. The problem was that the stench actually made more poeple sick.
I don't think the magic curtain stopped the smells from going forward to J and A either.
Yuk!
It is however a serious problem when someone 'misses' the sick bag. On a transatlantic flight I was on a child completely missed the bag and the cabin stank for the rest of the trip. The problem was that the stench actually made more poeple sick.
I don't think the magic curtain stopped the smells from going forward to J and A either.
Yuk!
Nov 9, 2002, 8:30 pm
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I would think that handling used barf bags is one of the flight attendants (many) unpleasant duties.
If he or she didn't take care of it right away, I'd raise a stink. (No pun intended.)
If he or she didn't take care of it right away, I'd raise a stink. (No pun intended.)
Nov 9, 2002, 8:58 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by eastwest:
I would think that handling used barf bags is one of the flight attendants (many) unpleasant duties.
If he or she didn't take care of it right away, I'd raise a stink. (No pun intended.)</font>
I would think that handling used barf bags is one of the flight attendants (many) unpleasant duties.
If he or she didn't take care of it right away, I'd raise a stink. (No pun intended.)</font>
At the time, I was pretty surprised at her unsympathetic/hostile attitude.
Nov 11, 2002, 8:59 am
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ON DL a couple of weeks ago. No need for a bag. A pax ran into FC bathroom to vomit. Oops, the FA was in there, with door closed but unlocked, emptying the coffee pot prior to landing. She acted as this pax's airsick bag. Fortunately, she had a change of uniform. Yuk. Wherever the bags go, at least try to use them.