A Flight Attendants FIRST Priority
Oct 16, 2006 | 2:00 pm
#16
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Originally Posted by Athena53
In my job, I have things I'm supposed to get done. If I get them done, I do not consider myself free to do the equivalent of sitting in the galley doing Word Search puzzles. I go through my list of lower-priority items to see which of them needs attention, see if I can improve what I've already done, and then start volunteering for other things.
Similarly, if it appears there are no safety priorities to be addressed (i.e., 98% of the time), a good FA will look for opportunities to take care of the passengers in other ways.
Similarly, if it appears there are no safety priorities to be addressed (i.e., 98% of the time), a good FA will look for opportunities to take care of the passengers in other ways.
Oct 16, 2006 | 4:41 pm
#17
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This is also a US airline versus non-US airline issue. I blame the dynamic of the airline management (or lack of), greedy unions, and a FAA that doesn't care about passenger comfort or freedom for leading us to this horrible situation of very poor service on US airlines. Thankfully I rarely fly US airlines anymore and I now get great service in the air.
Oct 16, 2006 | 6:21 pm
#18
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Originally Posted by UMassCanuck07
Safety is #1. Period.
During my mothers F/A training, which lasted 7 weeks, they spend a total of 3 hours on catering to you people. The other 99.5% of the training delt with nothing but safety.
So stop whining about not getting your Diet Coke refilled every 10 minutes.
During my mothers F/A training, which lasted 7 weeks, they spend a total of 3 hours on catering to you people. The other 99.5% of the training delt with nothing but safety.
So stop whining about not getting your Diet Coke refilled every 10 minutes.
But it's strange that you can travel on many Asian and European carriers, have your Diet Coke refilled every 10 minutes (with a smile believe it or not) and STILL feel perfectly safe. What am I missing here?
Oct 18, 2006 | 11:34 am
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Originally Posted by Snoopy
I guess that explains why service on US carriers sucks in comparison with just about any other airline bar Aeroflot and I hear they are improving too...
But it's strange that you can travel on many Asian and European carriers, have your Diet Coke refilled every 10 minutes (with a smile believe it or not) and STILL feel perfectly safe. What am I missing here?
But it's strange that you can travel on many Asian and European carriers, have your Diet Coke refilled every 10 minutes (with a smile believe it or not) and STILL feel perfectly safe. What am I missing here?