Did you know?...Facts non-hosties seem to find interesting
November 2nd 2006 01:48
*There is a defibrillator onboard a plane. It doesn’t deliver electric currents as powerful as those you see on ‘ER’, probably because hosties are trained to use them. Still, many passengers have been brought back to life thanks to the onboard defib’.
*Hosties are also trained to deliver babies. Although there is a delivery kit available onboard for such an event, I wouldn’t recommend women give birth onboard. Training consisted of watching a video of a live birth which traumatised many hosties, who swore they would keep their distance from pregnant passengers.
*There are plastic restraining devices (ie.handcuffs) kept in the cockpit. Get your mind out of the gutter- they’re used for restraining disruptive passengers deemed a threat to safety.
*Ever noticed how it feels like you’re sitting inside a freezer on a plane? The temperature is low to prevent passengers from fainting. Never mind that they are getting hypothermia in the process.
*Hot towels are prepared by adding hot water to a packet of individually rolled up towels- not by microwaving, as many passengers seem to think. Although, as I have previously warned, it’s best not to use them.
*Hosties’ passports hardly ever get stamped at airports. Only a few countries even bother to look at your passport, let alone put a pretty stamp in it. Aircrew usually enter countries by presenting a document called a ‘general declaration’ to immigration which has the flight information and a list of the crew.
*Having several mobile phones left on during a flight will not affect the navigational operation systems on a plane. I’m not advocating passengers leave their mobiles switched on. First of all, the hostie will give you a death stare if she hears the “beep beep” of a message coming through, or she may even reprimand you. And secondly, if everyone decided to have their mobiles on it could lead to navigational systems going haywire.
*Hosties have to work over Christmas and New Year. It seems kind of obvious because flights don’t come to a halt during holiday season, but people were really surprised when I told them I had to work on Christmas day.
*Hosties are also trained to deliver babies. Although there is a delivery kit available onboard for such an event, I wouldn’t recommend women give birth onboard. Training consisted of watching a video of a live birth which traumatised many hosties, who swore they would keep their distance from pregnant passengers.
*There are plastic restraining devices (ie.handcuffs) kept in the cockpit. Get your mind out of the gutter- they’re used for restraining disruptive passengers deemed a threat to safety.
*Ever noticed how it feels like you’re sitting inside a freezer on a plane? The temperature is low to prevent passengers from fainting. Never mind that they are getting hypothermia in the process.
*Hot towels are prepared by adding hot water to a packet of individually rolled up towels- not by microwaving, as many passengers seem to think. Although, as I have previously warned, it’s best not to use them.
*Hosties’ passports hardly ever get stamped at airports. Only a few countries even bother to look at your passport, let alone put a pretty stamp in it. Aircrew usually enter countries by presenting a document called a ‘general declaration’ to immigration which has the flight information and a list of the crew.
*Having several mobile phones left on during a flight will not affect the navigational operation systems on a plane. I’m not advocating passengers leave their mobiles switched on. First of all, the hostie will give you a death stare if she hears the “beep beep” of a message coming through, or she may even reprimand you. And secondly, if everyone decided to have their mobiles on it could lead to navigational systems going haywire.
*Hosties have to work over Christmas and New Year. It seems kind of obvious because flights don’t come to a halt during holiday season, but people were really surprised when I told them I had to work on Christmas day.
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