Ever wondered why flight attendants do certain things?
Like take forever to let people board or avoid eye contact when you're trying to ask for more peanuts?
What about when flight attendants stare so closely at passengers before take-off? One flight attendant has the inside scoop on that.
What she says is pretty shocking.
Despite my love for leaving my country to go to another, there is so much I don't know about the life of pilots and flight attendants.
But recently, I learned something new.
This includes dirty tissues, sick bags, knickers, socks, gum.
Some people even place their dirty feet in there. gags. "And then next flight you go and put your phone/laptop/iPad in there."
Which, to be honest, is the most frightening thing I've learned today.
"As a pilot, I have experienced at least one failure on a plane per month," this person wrote.
You should also be aware that flight attendants talk... a lot.
Some of these facts even get put in the airline database for future flights. Yikes!
She's a flight attendant who recently explained why flight attendants look so closely at passengers before take-off.
This often happens when they're greeting you at the front or when they're taking several slow laps up and down the aisle.
She explains that this stands for "Able Body Person."
In other words, they are the people who are going to help the flight attendants if there is an emergency.
Certain people make the cut more than others.
It has something to do with safety instead
As Kat explained: "We're actually looking you up and down and trying to find our A.B.P."
And it's not just that profession. Other useful professions include pilots, firefighters, cops, doctors, and nurses.
I bet you can already see what all these people have in common, right?
This includes things such as medical emergencies, a security breach, or those stressful occasions when they have to suddenly land the plane.
Turns out, that's not the only reason.
Kat explained that flight attendants are looking intently at passengers for another surprising reason: human trafficking. Apparently, it happens a lot in the flying industry.
One person volunteered herself as the food emergency help since they "carry really good snacks."
Others were really curious about how the workers know who's a doctor or not.
Finally, one user shared how they would do the job: "I'd be looking for the cute guys."
SAME.
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Users really appreciated the insider info. They also joked about whether they would make it as an A.B.P. "Them looking at me like.... "ok useless," wrote one.
