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  • When steping into a plane you see friendly people greeting you and helping

  • you find your seat. But giving you a warm welcome is not all they have in mind while

  • they smile at you.

  • Here is the routine a flight attendent really goes through in their mind while you board

  • the plane. Hit like below if you enjoyed the insights. And I am always happy to welcome

  • you as a new subscriber to my travel videos.

  • First: Are you intoxicated? If you are too drunk to fly or already high before take off,

  • the crew does not want you on board. The potential for future problems is too big. The problem

  • could result in a medical issue above the clouds or in a nasty attitude that some people

  • get if they had a drink too much. If the crew thinks you might be intoxicated you may have

  • to leave the plane before take off.

  • Is the person fit and powerful? If so, where are they sitting?

  • If a flight attendant sees someone who is muscular, powerful, strong and fit, they want

  • to remember where they sit. They consider a person like that a resource. In the event

  • of an attack during flight - these people are go-to people. They can even help restraining

  • an unruly passenger if necessary.

  • Does the person have a disability - either temporary or permenantly?

  • The crew watches out for people who might not qualify to sit in an exit row. The exit

  • row not only has more space than other rows - it needs to be free of any obstacle in case

  • of an emergency. People sitting there need to be able to lift the heavy hatch and push

  • it open even if the hatch might be jammed. The crew wants to know if the people in the

  • exit row speak english so they can understand shouted commands if neccessary.

  • Is the person travelling alone or in a group? If in group it might be a good idea to know

  • who the leader of the group is. A couple of miles above the ground you cannot just dial

  • 911 and wait for help. But if a propblem arises within a group it is a good thing to know

  • who the alpha of the group is to ask them for assistance.

  • Is the person an airline employee or otherwise trained in in flight procedures?

  • Again: quite a few passengers work for airlines and can be considered a resource in case of

  • a problem. Usually they introduce themselves and let the flight attendants know they are

  • the same flock and it is always good to know to have some backup - just in case. In 1989

  • United flight 232 crashed and it was only thanx to the flight attendant who remembered

  • a pilot was amongst the passengers that saved many lives on that flight.

  • All this and more goes through the flight attendant's head during the 3 seconds of greating

  • you. They have to be very focused to asses all these things and still give you the warm

  • feeling of being welcome.

  • They do a great job in keeping the flights safe and are much more essential to a flight

  • than one might have probably thought! Thanks to all the great flight crews in the world

  • and happy landings. Hit like if you enjoyed this video! Thank you for watching & just

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When steping into a plane you see friendly people greeting you and helping

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