Just say yes with an Honest-to-God expression and you'll take care of that quip right quick.

One I heard in the Jetstream days:

"How in the hell are we going to get 19 people in that thing?"

FO responds to the pax "Its kind of like a clowncar combined with a subway."

Please.............. I used to get offended in the SAAB, but they say the same thing about the Emb-145, and the same thing in a 737, and I have even heard one ignorant A** call a 757 small, they are clueless, I usually tell them it looks bigger in their driveway

Just tell them it will get bigger after you crash into the ocean and the water soaks in. That usually shuts 'em up.

Batman:

Use to bother me, but then I realized that these same people that make such comments, immediately identify themselves as infrequent flyers. Although, they may attempt to prop their egos, in reality they are part of the Orbitz, travelocity, Priceline crowd. In talking to our frequent travelers they're well aware of the aircraft that they fly in, and can often identify them as well as any pilot.

The next time you get one of these comments, just reply in a straight, sincere, and vocal voice; "Oh, I see you don't get to fly often, make sure you review the safety card in the seat back in front of you".

It'll shut them up real quick.;)

Are you just learning how to fly?

"I dont know, I was just sitting at the bar in the terminal and this dude walked up, bought me a beer and gave me this shirt, and told me to come down to the airplane."


When do you get to fly jets?

"After I crash a few more of these."



I cant believe we are getting on this thing!

"hope you went to church this morning?"


man I could go on and on. Relax, laugh it off, have some good comebacks and you'll have those people laughing thier a$$es off. Get a pair of those ridiculous coke bottle glasses that make your eyes look gigantic, and a set of bad bubba teeth and you will get some great reactions!

That one's maybe not such a good idea, unless you like peeing in cups and doing carpet dances.

Yeah that was in the day before the whiz quiz and breathalyzers, youhave to use a little discretion, but not much.:D

HILARIOUS... thanks for making me laugh u guys. There was another thread some months ago that had another long list of stupid things that pax say which was completely entertaining as well.

Nice.

..................

when i was at mesa a passenger told me i dont look old enough to know how to fly. i told him "i don't. Mesa is doing an exchange program with a local high school and teaching them how to fly." the look on his face was priceless and he shut up real quick.