What The Flight Attendants First Notice About You
If you’ve ever boarded a plane, you might have noticed a big portion of the flight crew stand at the entrance and greet you as you enter. While this practice is intended to make passengers feel welcome, it also serves another purpose.
Flight crews use this greeting ceremony as an opportunity to screen and assess passengers. As they wave hello and show passengers to their seats, they try to assess if any of them could be a possible problem during the flight. In addition to seeing if passengers are generally friendly, they also try to assess if any are intoxicated, physically fit, or disabled, and, on international flights, if they speak enough English to be of help during emergencies.