Originally Posted by
TransWorld
The perfect anouncement:
“This is your Captain, Captain Smith assisted by First Officer Jones. We will be underway momentarily. The flight is schedule to arrive on time. We will see you after we land. Good Day.”
(Unless the flight is going to be late or there is some other reason.)
Too long.
“This is Captain Smith. Thanks for choosing Delta, Good Day.”
-Passengers barely care who the Captain is, you definitely don't need the FOs name.
-Of course we will be underway momentarily, it's almost departure time. Add this part only by exception if there are delays.
-Same with on time arrival. This part only needs added by exception.
-We may or may not see them after landing depending on connection time. No need to set the expectation for actually having the option to bask in the presence of Captain Smith.
-Any Type A passengers who really care about the details already know more about the departure and arrival times than most of the crew, because they are on the Delta App, Google or Siri.
