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What is a passenger announcement?

A good cabin announcement should be polite and professional and easy for the passengers to understand. The captain usually makes the first cabin announcement at the gate before the airplane has pushed back. In this announcement the captain introduces himself and briefs the passengers about the flight.



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“Ladies and gentlemen, we have begun our descent into [city]. Please turn off all portable electronic devices and stow them until we have arrived at the gate. In preparation for landing in [city], be certain your seat back is straight up and your seat belt is fastened.

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Common airport announcements include boarding calls, gate changes, flight delays or cancellations, lost and found items, security reminders, and public service announcements, such as reminding passengers not to leave their luggage unattended.

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A pre-flight safety briefing (also known as a pre-flight demonstration, in-flight safety briefing, in-flight safety demonstration, safety instructions, or simply the safety video) is a detailed explanation given before take-off to airline passengers about the safety features of the aircraft they are aboard.

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It's not abnormal — especially post-pandemic — to see passengers on a flight wearing medical masks. Flight attendants may make note of these passengers as potentially feeling sick, but they will also look for swollen or red eyes, sweating, or sweating when scanning guests.

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Welcome signs are the best-known way to greet someone at the airport. Drivers and guides use simple signs with group or passenger names for easy identification, but you can take the concept of the sign and make it much more fun.

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So when you walk on the plane and see our happy, smiling face, we're actually looking you up and down, trying to find our ABPs, the flight attendant from Salt Lake City remarked in the video. ABP stands for able body person, or someone who can assist flight attendants in an emergency, according to Kamalani.

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In some cases, the lingo allows flight attendants to discuss some of the less-glamorous aspects of their job without troubling passengers. Some of these terms have very practical uses while others are private industry jokes. Here are a few terms that flight attendants use to talk to each other while they're in the air.

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Air Traffic Controller - This person works in the control tower and talks to pilots by radio. An Air Traffic Controller tells the pilots when and where they can land their planes at the airport.

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The duties of an aircraft marshaller focus on guiding planes at an airport. In this job, you signal the pilots in an airplane, directing them to a gate and positioning the airplane so it can connect to an air bridge or ramp. You may also drive a vehicle to lead the plane to the gate or out to the runway.

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