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1. Be Self Sufficient
-there are signs everywhere
-valid there are thousands of random people, airport employees, flight crews, meandering around but how satisfied would you feel if you made it all the way from check in to the baggage claim all by yourself. (It's an adventure pack your patience with yourself too.)
2. Hiccups (not the champagne kind)
-would you really like to be in that big metal tube going how many miles per hour 33,000 feet above ground and have something go wrong that could have been prevented on the ground. Big picture here folks!
3. Patients & Respect
-Elderly. When simply moving around begins to hurt then you'll understand but until then show your wise elders the utmost respect and by all means lend a helping hand.
-Children & their parents.
*Flight Attendant Memo: traveling with children is so challenging and especially if you have never done it please be aware that sometimes just standing for 5 minutes to calm a child will be the difference between them napping that day/flight or not. #sharethegalley
*no dirty looks
-Other passengers
*SHARED BIN SPACE*
*I see you Mr. Fancy Business Bill with your briefcase on it's side and jacket on top taking up half a bin, better keep an eye on it or I'll squish it when I'm trying to find bin space for the other 119 passengers on this glorified greyhound.
Situational awareness. Learn it and love it, it's brilliant what you'll notice when you pause and take in your surroundings.
4. Temperature
-For your comfort (and the flight attendants that are only stocked with what they got) bring a jacket, a blanket or better yet wear layers. Airplanes are hot/cold, airports are hot/cold, who knows if you might be stuck sleeping in one or the other.
-You may have gone out on a 3 hour tour but we've all had flights that have ended up like Gilligan's Island. 🌴
5. Odors
- deodorant please. *please*
- perfume (not so much)
- ax 😂 (just no more please)
- food 🍲🍕🌭🍟🍔 (thank you for bringing your own food and not expecting our peanuts and pretzels to fill you up for this 3.5 hour flight but just think of the smell too)
6. Be Gracious
-maybe the Flight Attendants are just having a rough day
-maybe they have done this for 25 years and have seen traveling via flight go from the glory days where it was such an extravagant treat and passengers were gracious to the way people are now.
-Now where we dress in sweatpants, keep our headphones in expecting the flight attendant to get our attention for a cup of soda for a measly 1 hour flight.
-On behalf of flight attendants everywhere...*TAKE OUT YOUR HEADPHONES WHEN YOU ARE BEING SPOKEN TO* - you don't leave your headphones in at Starbucks, at a diner, talking to a paramedic, a police officer, or a firefighter. Which ironically are all hats your flight attendants are capable of having to put on in an emergency.
Sincerely all the flight attendants that are tired of being mimes in an attempt for good customer service.
A Pilot said to me the other day as I was jumpseating to who knows where, "Help out where you can and keep your feet off the furniture." #wordstoflyby
These are all life guidelines that just need to be packed especially in that big ole carry-on that is 23.5 in. x 18 in. for this beautiful journey called life.