Pax says the darndest things...

[katbuad]

Originally Posted by BStory

After going back and forth she informed me that her parents were babysitting and had a departure out of the same airport an hour after she was originally scheduled to arrive. Instead of her parents delaying their flight they paid a random security guard to watch the child until her mother arrived........

OMG!!! Someone should call social service about her/their irresponsible behavior. That fits with my definition of abanonment! That is not just dumb, thats dangerous.

[amelia]

Originally Posted by UKcats06

Its funny you started this thread today, I had a pax on the phone last night complaining about connection carriers. We have to quote that its a connection carrier and which one. This lady was flying from atl-mem and didn't want a connection carrier. She said over and over and OVER again, "i want a real plane. Where are the REAL planes with the REAL people?" I finally said "my husband flys them and they really aren't that bad" I thought that would shut her up but nope! She said "well they are just little puddle jumpers" Now I was quoting her ASA flights on CRJ I think even 70 seaters! They are NOT puddle jumpers!! People usually don't complain about conx carriers, but she just wouldn't shut up about them!

About this. I've heard so many times that people think that smaller planes are unsafe vs. the kinds of planes that mainline carriers fly. People also think that prop planes are the most unsafe.

[amelia]

Originally Posted by Mistress Trista

This one came from my dh. A passenger saw him walk up to the gate with a newspaper. The passenger looked at the paper then at him. "YOu don't read that while you fly do you?"

My dh responded. "Of course not. I use it to cover my eyes while I'm taking a nap. You'd be amazed how bright that sun is at 30,000 feet."

The poor guy went pale.

That is SO funny.

[scottslove06]

When I was a flight attendant we heard all kinds of gems. Here are a few:

1) (This is before the liquid ban) Pax going through security asks the TSA agent, "Umm, is this water still okay to drink after it went through?" No lady, the radiation is highly toxic and you're going to grow extra limbs

2) In the cabin, depending on where we were and the humidity levels, when the A/C turned on, you could see the air coming out (looked like steam) and people would freak out thinking it was smoke.

3) I had a lady come to the back of the plane to use the restroom and she was barefoot. I said, "m'aam, you're going to have to put some shoes on before you go in there", and she answered, "Why is that?"

4) My all time most hated questions:

"What are we flying over right now?" (Why don't you tell me? Your guess is as good as mine, and hell, most the time the pilots have no idea either!)

"So.... do you just fly the same route over and over?" (I would have killed myself by now, there are plenty of other ways to torture myself than to fly back and forth from PHOENIX to CALIFORNIA!!!!)

"Oh, wow this plane is small, isn't it?" (on a 900!) to which I always replied, "Don't you know, size doesn't matter, it's how you fly it that counts!" which usually got a laugh.

"So... can I get a free drink?" I'm sorry, do I know you?!

And my all-time, can't be beat, most hated question of ALL time:

"Am I going to make my connection?" I hate hate HATE! this question. I HAVE NO IDEA!!!! People just cannot stand waiting until they get to their first stop to figure out for themselves (God forbid) if they can make it. You know, if they would stop booking their flights with a 30 MINUTE CONNECTION time, there would be so much less hysteria!!! Come ON people!!!

This question goes hand in hand with its equal:

"What gate is my next flight going out of?" (Now, usually if we have this info., we definitely pass it along, and if we don't, usually that means that we DON'T HAVE IT!! God forbid you should actually have to look at some monitors in the airport and waste, oh I don't know, 10 SECONDS OF YOUR TIME!!!!!


This is why I couldn't handle being a flight attendant anymore. It got to the point where I couldn't stand even looking at people, let alone talking to them. IDIOTS! And it's the same thing, over and over and over, every day, in and out, questions, questions, questions, nag, nag, nag, get me this, bring me that, where is this, AUGH! I couldn't take it anymore! And that's not including rude behavior like handing me dirty diapers (hello, doing service here! Handling food!), people puking in the sink (the toilet's RIGHT THERE!!), and leaving crazy messes in their seats even though we would walk through with trash bags at LEAST 8-10 times!! Thank God I got out!!!!! And that was just a taste.

[katbuad]

I feel so bad for the gate agents when the passengers ask the gate agent if they have enough time to use the restroom. Hum, like she/he knows how long it is going to take you to . . .

[scottslove06]

Originally Posted by amelia

About this. I've heard so many times that people think that smaller planes are unsafe vs. the kinds of planes that mainline carriers fly. People also think that prop planes are the most unsafe.

So true! If only people knew... I love flying in the Dash, and those things are pretty damn safe. They can fly better with one prop than most planes could with one engine....

[Mistress Trista]

Originally Posted by BStory

HMMMM.... where to start

I have dozens of stories and have contemplated writing a book.

I am sure most of you have been through the ATL airport and know how how it can get. I was the supervisor assigned to the ticket counter on C-concourse with a line about 3 hours long during a thunderstorm. I had rebooked a woman for the next available flight (the following morning) and placed her on standby for the two remaining flights that evening. Needless to say she cut in line after missing the first flight demanding a seat on the next. The flight was oversold and it was impossible for me to confirm her at that time. I gave her updated information on the last flight as well as, the information for the following morning (so she would not have to come back). She began shouting that she needed to go home because her 3 year old daughter was at the airport waiting. Like everyone else in the line their lives are more important that the next. I apologized and suggested that her daughter be taken home because she was not likely to get on the flight.

"Well, she is there by herself and no one is there to take her home." WHAT???? I thought she had to be joking and trying to see if the guilt trip would help......

After going back and forth she informed me that her parents were babysitting and had a departure out of the same airport an hour after she was originally scheduled to arrive. Instead of her parents delaying their flight they paid a random security guard to watch the child until her mother arrived........

Oh my god!! that gives me nightmares just thinking about it. What grandparent in their right mind would do that? That poor woman had to have been worried out of her mind. I know I would have been.

Then of course later arrested for killing my parents.

[HeffsRah]

OMG This is the best entertainment I've had all day I LOVE IT...people are sooo clueless it's ridiculous. These stories are so funny and yet so annoying to think about being in the situation.

I especially like the paper over the eyes for my nap one I know alot of other pilots that would have said the same thing. That's so great.

Writing a book about this is such a great idea - I bet it would fly off the shelves!

[juliefouts]

okay, so I have been one of those people. Here is my story. This past June I was going from CMH to DFW on my own. Dallas is HUGE. My DH booked me a flight with like a 45 min. lay over. My flight was about 20 minutes behind. I was sweating balls. about 20 minutes to land I asked the FA if they received the connecting flight information. The lady in a rude tone just said NO. So I went back to my seat and waited. When they finally went through the list they said we would land at concourse A 17 and my connecting flight was concourse D28. I almost crapped myself. So I got off the plane. Ran to the next gate, and it said "now boarding for Mexico City" I looked at one of the boards and they had changed my gate to concourse A23!!! AGGGHHHH!! So at this point I run all the way back and thank GOD they had not boarded yet. Made my flight and got back to my honey.

I learned my lesson to check the boards and not have such a short layover time.

[Hokuspocus]

My favorite are the people that whine about "little planes" I was boarding a flight once to go see dh and the guy in front of me was whining, "I don't want to get on, its not a real plane..blah blah blah... I felt like saying so don't and let another non-rev on I'm sure they would be more than happy to take your place!!