Hey, I know flying is a serious business these days, but I miss having those occasional wacky trips with FAs who can pick between flying or doing stand-up in the comedy clubs.

I am wondering about other flyers experiences and favourites...????

I remember an Alaska Airlines flight with a FA who did the most incredible Andy Rooney imitation toward the end of the flight. We were cracking up... an example:

While explaining we need to keep our seatbelts fastened during landing right to the gate....

"Do you ever wonder why it is that the pilot says it's OK to undo your seatbelt when you are flying 600 mph at 30,000 feet, but orders you to keep it done up while you are taxi-ing at 30 mph on the ground? Did you ever wonder about that?"

Or another Alaska FA who kept us entertained on short flight with a pop geography quiz on the regions we were flying over - she had us answer with our attendant call buttons and threw out little prizes to the first correct answer. (I won some lip balm on a rope!!!)

Lots of FAs seem to have a bit of fun with the safety announcements - does this offend anyone? I usually find it funny.

Had SW FA sing the pre flight instructions to the tune of the Beverly Hillbillies once. Another SW FA did a pretty good George Bush impersonation during the pre flight.

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Flight attendants for the old Peoples Express often were comedians.

Not for entertainment or jokes, but this pilot really liked to fly........

Couple of years ago, on a flight from RNO to DFW, on an AA 757, the pilot came on, and spoke to us by starting..."it's a beautiful day up here at 37,000 feet, and we should have a smooth flight. Our co-pilot, Jim, who has extensive Air Force experience, bet me that he could land this bird smoother than I can, so we'll see, when we land at DFW. In the meantime, relax, and enjoy the flight. C'mon folks, let's take an airplane ride!!!"
The pilot's apparent enjoyment of his "job" was obvious, and it brought a smile to our faces.
As for Jim's landing--my wife was asleep when we touched down at DFW. It was so smooth that she didn't awake until the FA made the pre-docking announcements. Okay, it was a long night previously at the casinos, but...

Super flight!!

bj-21.

The United Express/Skywest FA on a sleeply early morning MRY-SFO flight who said "In the event of a water landing, you seat cushion may be used as a floatation device. However, in order to retrieve your checked luggage you must have the seat cushion dry cleaned and returned to United Express."

Definetly SW. During a flight to MSY for Mardi Gras, the flight crew held a drawing several times during the flight. Passengers that wanted to participate would drop a dolar bill into a hat with their seat number on it, The winning bill, seat number drawn would get to keep all the money collected.

Doesn't offend me - what's offensive is the fact that they have to say everything they do, like how to fasten and unfasten a seat belt. Don't know how to do it?? Too bad, your family line should probably die out...

I find it funny when the FAs obvoiusly have a good relationship with the Flight Crew, and poke fun at them. I.E. - on a UA flight earlier this year, the landing was a little rough.. actually we bounced clear up in the air after the initial touch, and then landed. To which the FA came on and said:

"Welcome to Chicago's O'Hare airport. Please remain seated until Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the gate and turns off the fasten seat belt sign."



The whole plane was rotfl.

On a recent AA Eagle flight into Tampa, as the plane was taxing to the gate, the FA announced to everyone to keep their seatbelts fastened until we got to the gate and if we wanted to unfasten our seatbelts anyway, not to let them dangle in isle where they could see them.

On an AirTran flight out of GSO, the pilot came out to the boarding area and chatted us up while we were waiting to board, gave a little speech, and then once onboard, sang to us and played the harmonica over the loudspeaker..

On a SW flight from LA to Oak I remember a particularly bumpy landing in Oak. The FA came on the loudspeaker and promptly announced that the landing was not the pilot's fault, not the plane's fault, but the asphalt.

There is the old PSA story about the captain coming on during a much delayed departure who announced to everyone that the automatic baggage smashing equipment is not working and that they were having to smash bags manually.

There is a United 757/767 Captain who asks everyone to "join" him on Channel 9, and he shares a lot of interesting info about how the plane works, the weather, jokes about Chicago, etc. I have had the pleasure of flying with him twice.

Overheard on a Southwest flight-

<little boy> "How come there are no baby Southwest Planes?" (I think refering to anther carriers RJ's)

<FA walking by> "Because Southwest ALWAYS pulls out on time."

<parent & myself> mild fit of uncontrolable laughter

Ahh, many pleasurable experiences such as these that I miss in the days since September...

A SW flight years ago, in which the FA was delivering drinks to the cabin. After delivering the first round on the tray, she came back out with the second round, a tray full of coffee cups. Tripping over a well-placed shoe, the cups all went flying, landing in terrified passengers laps. Empty, of course.

Then there was the UA flight about a year ago, where the purser was making the pre-flight announcements. "In the event of a loss of cabin pressure," she said, "immediately stop screaming, grab your mask and place it over your nose and mouth, pulling the straps tight. Once your mask is on, you may assist children, or those who are acting like children, in putting theirs on."

On WN one time we had a race between a plastic cup of peanuts and a plastic cup of raisins... the FA's in the front of the cabin put each of them on the floor and the take-off roll and climb out did the rest... The FA's in the back declared the winner and the pilot responded refering to the FA, "okay, there's a couple of ways to pay me off Karen"....