CABIN PRESSURE ‘It has the highest concentration of entitled
idiots’ – the plane cabin that turns passengers into the worst people
FLIGHT attendants everywhere hate having to work in a certain
cabin on board their planes.
You'd be forgiven for thinking that the chaos of economy provided the
worst work environment, or that first class was actually full of
entitled snobs.
However, there's another section of the plane where the worst
passengers are often found and in this week's blog for Sun Online
Travel, I'll explain who they are and just why they're so awful.
Not many people realize it, but the premium economy section is the
place where you're most likely to find argumentative passengers.
I think it's because the people who sit there are the ones who expect
the most, and it's usually stuff we just can't provide.
They think because they've paid a little extra, they're going to get
cocktails and an extensive food menu to choose from, but all they
really get is speedy boarding and a bit more legroom.
It's definitely the section where I've had to deal with the most
tantrums.
Economy passengers know what to expect, as do those who travel in
business or first. They understand that there's limits to what can and
can't be provided.
But premium economy definitely has the highest concentration of
entitled idiots, for sure.
The problem is that they focus far too much on the "premium" part and
not enough on the "economy" side.
Sure, there are some perks, but nowhere near the level that some people
expect.
I've had people asking if I can mix them a mojito before, or even if
they could "see the menu".
The menu is chicken or fish - or the meal you should have ordered in
advance if you have dietary requirements.
It's a plane, not a cocktail bar or a restaurant and we aren't chefs,
waiters or mixologists. We're primarily there for your safety and
that's something that people constantly don't seem to understand.
As well as fetching drinks and activity packs for your children or
while trying to find you a new seat if your entertainment system isn't
working, we're also constantly assessing how safe the flight is.
We're on high alert all the time and passengers don't really seem to
take that into account when they're bossing us around or asking if we
have a "different kind of gin" for their pre-lunch drink.
The majority of those people are sadly found in premium economy -
expecting their little upgrade to encompass so much more than it
actually does.
It's still technically an economy seat, not a private jet, and there
are sometimes even two classes above yours on the plane.
So make the most of your bigger seat and your extra legroom, but don't
expect too much because I sadly have to explain this to people over and
over again.
I don't want to argue with my passengers, I just want us all to have a
nice relaxing flight.
But some people make that very difficult, simply by being unrealistic
and not understanding exactly what they're entitled to and the hundreds
of ridiculous things they aren't.
Meanwhile, this flight attendant revealed a famous travel myth that
passengers should always ignore. And this cabin crew member revealed an
infuriating passenger mistake that they're all sick of having to deal
with.
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