in flight safety lectures

greentea
By greentea

All too rarely, airline attendants make an effort to make the in flight "safety lecture" and other announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported.

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES...

On a Continental Flight with a very senior flight attendant crew, the pilot said, "Ladies and gentlemen,
we've reached cruising altitude and will be turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort and to enhance the appearance of your flight attendants."

JAPAN AIR LINES...
"In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, masks will descend from the ceiling... Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with more than one small child, pick your favorite one..."

BRITISH AIRWAYS...

"As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please
do not leave children or spouses..."

AMERICAN AIRLINES...

Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo , Texas , on a particularly windy and bumpy day. During the final approach, the Captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!"

QANTAS AIRWAYS...

Another flight attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: "We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal..."

NORTHWEST AIRLINES...

After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis , a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced, "Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because after a landing like that, sure as hell everything has shifted..."

By treysdad• 26 May 2008 00:57
treysdad

I remember one late night flight I took from San Antonio, Texas to San Francisco via LA. More than half of the passengers on that Southwest airline flight were asleep.

As soon as the plane landed, the flight attendant announced: "Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to Mexico! Viva Mexico!"

What a way to wake up the passengers!

(Incidentally that was in 1998 - 10 years ago! Southwest still had a brown and red orange color. I think they are now blue)

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