7. Bring ’em treats:
YES. We love when passengers bring us treats. My airline doesn’t have first class- but if it did and you brought us food/chocolates/coffee and there was an empty seat there- it would be yours.
As it is, when we’re brought treats you can have drinks on me!
6. Don’t use hairspray in the bathroom:
“Hairspray can set off the lavatory smoke alarms. Also, yes, your vape.”
5. Be nice!
It means A LOT to us if a passenger actually says hello back to us and smiles…One guy said, ‘Hey, good morning!’ to me, and all flight I gave him alcohol on priority right away.
4. There’s a bed room:
Long range aircrafts have a room with many beds where the crew sleeps.
3. Diet Coke takes longer to pour:
The absolute worst thing is pouring Diet Coke on the airplane, because it fizzes much longer than any other carbonated drink, for some weird reason.
2. Don’t touch them:
The amount of times someone has poked me in the waist, back of the head, and yes, my ass, in order to ask me to take their trash or some other stupid shit is TOO DAMN HIGH!
1. Most importantly, BE NICE TO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS:
Mental health issues in this industry run rampant and the incredibly taxing 10-14 hour shifts only exacerbate whatever anxiety, depression, homesickness, loneliness and whatever else we’re going through. There recently were a few suicides among my junior peers due to this. We miss holidays, birthdays, doctor and therapist appointments, and we don’t make that much money for it all.
