Lots of people seem to have numerous fantasies along with very wrong generalization regarding flight attendants and this job.
I'd love to share my good and bad experiences and episodes I have been having working as a flight attendant to let you guys better understand our life as cabin crew and the uniqueness of this job. But the more importantly, I'd love to laugh off my hilarious on board experiences with you guys.
I still remember how nervous I was on my first month of flying and how I suffered from countless nightmares.. Nightmares like me left all alone on BOM or DEL flight with completely empty meal carts and 304 economy passengers were glaring at me looking all ready to write a complaint form or something like that. haha
Anyways, I want to share my story about one very special passenger who totally saved my butt on my first month of flying. (Even though it's been more than year and a half since it happened, I still remember his seat number!! 39G it was!!!hahaha)
It happened on my flight to Düsseldorf, Germany... Unfortunately we met with abrupt turbulence as soon as I went out in the cabin with a glass of VERY THICK tomato juice!!! Guess what happened? YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!! I ended up spilling the whole glass of tomato juice all over the passenger!! At that moment my brain ceased to function and all I could think about was "SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT.."
I was ready to get on my knees but very very luckily this passenger was so very sweet!!!!! He did not say a word of compaint but telling me he understands the situation and don't worry about it as he is fine. I tried to offer him a cleaning voucher and a club soda to blot those stains out but again he didn't accept any of them saying something like "It's just clothes. Don't worry about it."
As I wanted to express my gratitude for his mercy, I went to the first class to talk to the purser to get him a very nice champaign and Godiva chocolates. As soon as I came back to his seat with the stuff I got from F/C, eyes of three other passengers who were traveling with him flashed and started making fun of me saying things like "spill me some tomato juice!!" and then even pointed the exact spot to spill tomato juice. haha
And I was able to gather myself up well enough to react to their joke saying "You wouldn't enjoy that sir"
Even funnier when my collegue,Sasha,witnessed my glorious survival while doing her tea service came all the way down to us making a joke saying "sir, would you like me to spill some tea on top of that tomato juice?" and all of us could laugh off the possible disaster!! (THANKS GOD!!!!!!!!!)
Was it a trick of fortune? I happened to ran into those four passengers again around the baggage carousel area. (we don't really get to see our passengers once they disembark from the aircraft as it takes a whil for us to carry out our post landing duties before we get off the aircraft.)
So I smiled at the passenger with a very obvious and clearly visible stains on his shirt saying "Here comes my favorite passenger." As soon as I said that, my college, the witness of my great survival, grinned at me saying "He might be your favorite passenger, but you are definitely NOT his favorite hostess for sure!!" and we all laughed again together.
Having been engaged in this job for year and half made me realize how lucky I was back then as lots of passengers made a big fuss and scene out of a small drop of water.. I honestly do not think that I could ever be this much lucky again. So I'd like to thank again to this gentleman for mercy on me!!! Danke Schön!!
