Date: 10th April
Flight: Chicago
The most common drama the crew face are the woes of the drunken. Especially on a longer flight, it can be a painful experience if someone starts becoming aggressive from intoxication. As selfishness kicks in most of the time, the arguments are about not getting more drinks, or disputes with neighboring passengers. It was odd to see an overly hyper cheerful passenger, who kept on gulping down rum faster than Johnny Depp. He was so chirpy, and expressed his happiness to be on the flight rather vividly. He would tap dance (more of a jiggle), he would do the chicken dance followed by a repetitive old McDonald had a farm nursery rhyme.
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The most annoying of all was that he was performing all of these in the galley, the only peaceful terrain the crew had. There was one crew member who was gulping down his protein shake, when this passenger approached him and started playing 50 cent’s candy shop. The crew was utterly annoyed with the passenger, who kept on poking his Ipod at him shouting, “Dance…Dance!!! Let’s Dance!” After a straining day at the gym before the flight, this muscular crew member just had enough of the drunken grinding session. He stood up firmly and said assertively “Sir, I am not here to dance with you, I am here for your safety and security, please go and sit down!”
The passenger looked at the towering crew looking at him sternly. Strangely enough he then bursted out in to tears. He then ran to the female crew for comfort, crying his heart out seeking for an escape from the intimidating one. “That guy, that body builder guy he almost hit me!” he cried. As the girls paid attention to this drama queen, the guy finished his drink peacefully. While he was walking past the pacifying scene to answer a call bell, suddenly the passenger broke in to a rage and jumped on the crew member, “WHY CAN’T YOU DANCE!” Considering the size and fitness, the passenger was easily over powered. “Sir I told you I am not here to dance with you!” and he carried the passenger like a set of dumbbells and secured him in his seat. He completely forgot the dance floor after that and didn’t ask for much except for water. How nice it would be to have a few hulks like that as crew onboard everyday!
Love, Dany
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Shim says:
May 02, 2013 at 12:00 amGreat Articles Dany! Good Job. It would be interesting to know if these articles are written by someone who has had some real life "Cabin Crew" work experience. If so please do share some real stories that you had come across :)