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Deez340 12-11-2007 12:15 PM


Originally Posted by tomgoodman (Post 277240)
One night in ATL when everything was running late due to low visibility, a lady ranted to her fellow pax in the gatehouse: "They ought to know better than build an airport in this fog city!"

ding, ding, ding,.... we have a winner!:D

airventure 12-11-2007 12:17 PM

Leaving Dubuque, IA we had a genius of an FA on the short hop to ORD. Here is a direct quote...

"Welcome aboard American Eagle flight XXXX our flying time from...umm....<stutter>...Dubai to Chicago is 25 minutes..."

Granted, Dubuque isn't the easiest name to pronounce...but Dubai? Really?

-Brett

frozenboxhauler 12-11-2007 12:22 PM


Originally Posted by ExperimentalAB (Post 277144)
Maybe a little sensitive, yes...LoL but only because the term is used almost derogatorily (english majors - is that a word??). As a Captain you can bet my FO will be treated as my replacement and no less...

As it should be, my friend.
fbh

cfii2007 12-11-2007 12:24 PM

Good stories.....keep them coming.

BoilerWings 12-11-2007 12:25 PM

What about some good jokes to play on FAs?

Outlaw2097 12-11-2007 01:08 PM

The flying public are just subservents to a voice and a chime.

It always amuses me that for a bunch of people sitting in a terminal, as soon as preboarding starts...everyone is up and loitering in a 20 foot distance from gate for a good 10 minutes or so, cause you know...they may have a seat reserved for them, but what if someone is already on the plane and called 'dibs'

...and of course, when chocks are in and the pax seat belt light comes off...everyone is up from their seat, grabbing their bags, and are still in row 25or so...maybe if the FA says theres only 5 minutes of o2 left in the plane they might deboard faster...who knows...

freezingflyboy 12-11-2007 01:35 PM

After we landed in Albuquerque, New Mexico (coming in from IAH) I actually had a flight attendant ask me why the passengers don't have to fill out the customs paperwork. I responded kind of confused, not sure if she was joking and said "Because we're in New Mexico...." and she responds "Yeah...don't they need customs paperwork?" I was literally speechless.

saxman66 12-11-2007 02:11 PM

Here's a new FA one....We had a late show at around 3:30 pm for the hotel van. Since the hotel published checkout was something like 11 or 12pm she packed up and was dressed ready to go by then, and sat in the lobby or in the business center until 3 when we came down.

Pailaka_o_Kauai 12-11-2007 02:52 PM


Originally Posted by x95griffin (Post 277103)
Just pull out your iphone and tell them you can control the airplane remotely with it.

Now now now......I wouldn't want to perpetuate the infamous iPhone commercial. LOL.

PoK

N0315 12-11-2007 03:27 PM

my dad went to china a month ago, and accprding to him they hit some turbulance and a passenger next to him stated the pilots of the 747 didn't have a clue how to fly that plane. My dad said "really, these things are so easy to fly that the youngest pilots fly these. Fresh out of flight school." They guy said "see, I figured" and then told his wife the same.

I went out to SFO from ATL 2 years ago on a 767-200. On landing the left breaks kinda stuck, scared some people. I laughed, and after the plane was off loaded i went to the flight deck. I asked the FO what happend, he told me, then got a good laugh at the passengers that thought we were crashing. AHH, good times.


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