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She wants to be a flight attendant.
HuntSmacker
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Well, my girl is applying for this job (training included). She fits the bill, able to speak two languages fluently and good manner, height, etc. I'm not sure I like the idea of my girl being a flight attendant just yet. For one, means we'll be out of touch so often after just recently starting a relationship. Hm, I don't know, I guess I'll feel kinda letdown that I'll earn so little money in comparison too (not to mention envious) - Being a male and all, I guess this feeling is inbred into our DNA. I don't want to become the male version of Cinderella, now, do I? I guess everyone can kind of understand that. I can't stop her taking such a job, and I won't, but I have told her my feelings about it and all "that" . I think in the future, once we are better settled in our lives, I can accept that she'll have this job, but right now I think it will affect the start of our relationship. Bleh, but I guess I'm acting like child...
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Jake
There are some great perks to dating/marrying an FA.
I like flying on Singapore and Cathay Pacific. :)
Seriously though, your not acting like a child, its more common than ya think. 'Change' scares most ppl.
Well, it's a bit like being married to a sailor or soldier, only this time you stay at home, while your wife is at sea or on the battlefield.
It will be tough sometimes, that's for sure.
I will say this though, the average flight attendant has a shitty job. They are forced to deal with delirious travelers. Not the every day business travelers like me (they seem to like us a bit more), its the seldom travelers that are stupid and have no clue what they are doing. The ones who complain loudly about things the FA has no affect on whatsoever like the flight being late.
Its worth mentioning though, flight benefits aren't what they seem. My dad has been an A&P mechanic for a long time now working for airlines. Flight benefits are not "free tickets" its a non-revenue ticket that is space available. Meaning if there is a seat you get it, if not, you wait till the next flight. Also, its usually seniority based, meaning if there are 4 seats and 5 non-revs and the other 4 non-revs have been with the company longer, they get the seats and you wait.
For the most part, they work, you learn when to fly, and take off peak hours flights, but there are times when you get stuck somewhere you don't want to be.
No free tickets here that I'm aware of, reduced fares, yes, zero charge, no.
It's not just the flight attendants who have to put up with passengers like that. The rest of us do, too. I'm not that frequent a traveler, but I'm sensible enough to know that certain people only have control over certain things. Why it is that the intelligence level of many people drops when they fly is beyond me.
The worst one I've seen was an Australian woman returning to Queensland from Auckland a few years ago. The queues at the check in counter for the flight were huge (those of you who have been through Auckland Airport will know that the check in area is really badly designed), and it was now less than 1 hour to departure. While everyone else was standing in line and putting up with it, this woman was screaming her head off about how she was going to miss her flight (not likely with half the flight's passengers surrounding her in the queue). Her husband was standing next to her cringing. Eventually, to shut her up, they put her through the premium check in area usually reserved for only the richest passengers. We got through check in about 15 minutes later, and when we got up to customs, what do we see? The same woman shopping on the public side of customs for duty free stuff. So much for being in a hurry. Of course, this didn't stop her making a fuss in the customs queue as well. This continued for pretty much every stage of the flight. The ironic ending is that when I walked through customs and exited Brisbane airport, I turned around to see her standing by the luggage carousel, still waiting for her luggage. All that complaining and she never got there any faster than those of us who just accepted it.
The irony to the situation was that they weren't serving them on the flight because I'd requested that they didn't as I've got a severe nut allergy. If I'd know that before I started my verbal tirade at her, I might have gone on a bit longer! ;) As it was, I got a free beer at the resort that evening from a guy who had been behind me in the queue :D
[QUOTE=Biggles;157911]Especially on Singapore and Cathay Pacific.[/QUOTE]
Any stories to share?
To be completely honest, I have learned to tune out stupid passengers, or when I can't I usually make a joke to the flight attendant about their ridiculous behavior and that gets the point across. Unfortunately I am a frequent traveler. I average at least 4 flights a month. Some months like February my boss looses touch with reality and I do 10 :( It does have its perks though, even though Im traveling for work I get to keep my miles, I have platinum status on American which is oneworld sapphire status to some of you. So I get a lot of free upgrades to business and first class.
I was standing in line for a flight that was delayed due to weather, and the woman in front of me was bitching up a storm about how they should prepare for that, and she had to get where she was going right now, and she was screaming at the gate agent about it. After she left I walked up to the gate agent, handed her my ticket and platinum card and asked her if I could just be booked on the later flight so I didn't have to be on the same plane as that woman. Even though I was out of earned upgrades the gate agent booked me in first for the flight. We had a good laugh about it too.
Really anymore its not the pissy passengers that bother me, its the sick ones. I fly a LOT so plane travel doesn't bother me. I was sitting next to this guy once who pulled out the airsick bag on takeoff, landing and the light turbulence we encountered during the flight. He had to start borrowing bags from other passengers. I asked him if he ate bad shellfish or something and he said no, its the motion. I'm thinking to myself, what freaking motion???
I probably would have done that had this woman not been a dozen glorious places behind me in line.
[QUOTE=HuntSmacker;157986]Well to be true this relationship is difficult right now, although she is very commited to me, her parents and family try to get her hooked up with someone rich. :P[/QUOTE]
Fight the family! Don't give in!
[QUOTE=SpiritOne;157999]To be completely honest, I have learned to tune out stupid passengers[/quote]
I haven't traveled enough to do that, but they don't bother me that much usually. I just find it shocking how badly some people will behave when flying, and how little a grasp of common sense they seem to have.
[QUOTE=SpiritOne;157999]Really anymore its not the pissy passengers that bother me, its the sick ones. I fly a LOT so plane travel doesn't bother me. I was sitting next to this guy once who pulled out the airsick bag on takeoff, landing and the light turbulence we encountered during the flight. He had to start borrowing bags from other passengers. I asked him if he ate bad shellfish or something and he said no, its the motion. I'm thinking to myself, what freaking motion???[/QUOTE]
I start to get a bit queasy by the end of an 11 hour flight, but fortunately I don't get airsick on passenger jets. I had one rather turbulent flight last year which went through [url=http://www.killbots.net/gallery/china2006/mvi_0593]two[/url] [url=http://www.killbots.net/gallery/china2006/img_0632]typhoons[/url] and landed during a [url=http://www.killbots.net/gallery/china2006/img_0641]huge storm at the airport[/url]. By the time we were coming in for a very bumpy landing, most of the people around me were hiding their faces with their hands or airsickness bags. I was sitting there staring out the window with a huge grin, having the time of my life.
But remember they're male asshole passengers as well. I always ask the hottest flight attendant "Where can I sign up for the mile high club?" Nearly slapped once, nearly made out with another. Ya better hope Huntsmacker I am never on a plane with your girlfriend. :D
@Spirit I thought you were a marine not airforce!
Mah hah hah hah hah hah...:D