Why do flight attendants need a verbal yes?

As someone sitting in the exit-row, you have the important task of articulating directions to other passengers. If you can't communicate effectively, you'll have to let the airline know. This is why flight attendants ask passengers to give a verbal “yes” if they understand the briefing.



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“Cabin crew, all call”
This is an instruction by the head flight attendant to tell all cabin crew to pick up their nearby intercom headset. Usually it will be to report that they have completed a task such as arming the doors for departure or disarming for arrival.

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How to Pick Up a Flight Attendant
  1. Make eye contact. And say hello! ...
  2. Don't show me your bag tag. If you have to tell me your frequent flier status, you're probably doing something wrong. ...
  3. Help a passenger. ...
  4. Keep your seatbelt fastened. ...
  5. Remove your headphones. ...
  6. Share something. ...
  7. Don't ring your call light. ...
  8. Go for it.


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Your nearby cabin crew most likely will not be talking to passengers on take-off or landing, and you may think they are just thinking about dinner that night. This is what they are actually doing to prepare for the best outcome should there be an emergency evacuation. They are preparing to save lives.

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When you're standing there going 'buh-bye, thank you, take care' etc when you see someone you fancy, you say 'cheerio'. Cheerio!

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They sit on their hands during take off and landing so that if there is any turbulence they are already braced and ready for it. So, it's basically just for safety. Good observation. Not all routinely do this during take-off/landing, but some do.

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You might have heard the term stewardess, a female flight attendant, but the name has trickled out of use in favor of the gender-neutral flight attendant. A steward is the male version of that. Anyone who takes care of places or people is a steward.

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These men and women are not your waitress or waiter aboard a flight and they should be recognized for their hard work, especially if they have to deal with unruly passengers. Ignoring safety demonstrations, flirting with flight attendants or even touching them is not okay.

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Any time you disobey a crewmember's instructions, you run the risk of violating federal law. But civil penalties and criminal prosecutions usually result only when passengers repeatedly ignore, argue with, or disobey flight attendants; or when they act out in a way that is dangerous.

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Pilots and flight attendants are considered to be on duty when they're deadheading and are usually given their full pay, even though they don't have to actively work on the flight.

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Uniform designers believed that high heels made a female flight attendant look taller, slimmer, and more polished, which aligned with the airlines' goal of presenting a sleek, professional image.

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There are two main reasons why flight attendants pester people to keep those seats up—to keep injuries to a minimum during a crash and to clear the maximum amount of space for a quick exit. The science is pretty basic, as explained by Brian Manning, a flight attendant for Mesa Airlines.

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Japan Airlines has introduced a feature on its seat booking system that shows where young children are seated. A child icon appears when a passenger is travelling with children aged under two years.

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The unnamed cabin crew member who called the show explained: “We have a little game called 'find the Bob' and basically Bob stands for best on board. So, you just find the best looking person on the plane and you call them Bob the whole day.

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One Quora user even asked the question, point-blank: “how often do flight attendants have crushes on their passengers,” and Ryanair flight attendant Dani Sherlock chimed in with an answer. “At least once a day,” she says, and admits that, upon occasion, flight attendants will be so bold as to act on those feelings.

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