Largely responses I had anticipated with the bonus of Mongu defining the problem right at the start- our Britishness. There is an element to this that is never seen by the passenger but 2 minutes of your time could warrant you much better service on your flight. Let me put my ex-cabin crew hat on to explain.
There seems to be this British need for nonchalance in the face of the flying public. Flying still has a small element of elitism (although that is diminishing rapidly with the advent of low cost) and there is a definite air amongst travelling business types that status increases with the most visual display you can make of disregarding the saftey demo (usually by dramatic behaviour with a broadsheet!). It’s true that it has all been seen before but the airlines have to consider that someone in that aircraft has never flown before and must work to the lowest common denominator. Despite this, you would be amazed that having been given all the information how many people are incapable of following instructions and preparing themselves for departure!
The point I am trying to make here is that the cabin crew member is not making a show of him/herself for his own benefit but for the potential survival of the passenger. There are few things more irritating in life than trying to help someone and being totally ignored and you can bet your bottom dollar that each cabin crew member remembers every passenger who did them the discourtesy of ignoring them in the demo for the remainder of that flight. I certainly remember from my cabin crew days that If you gave me the time, I would give you the time and vice versa. At the end of the day the cabin staff are only human. 2 minutes of time isn’t a heavy price to pay for hours of service.
Just a thought and something to provide debate.
regards
wys
PS I’d love to hear some views from the existing cabin crew on the forum.
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