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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You'd think in an emergency situation they could fly the planes with less flight attendants. Just say they aren't offering snacks, drinks, etc. Sit down and don't ask for anything. I always think there are too many on flights, but I realize it's a union thing.[/quote]

How stupid.  I'm not in the airline industry but even I know that there has to be a certain number of crew for passenger safety. On a large plane, one attendant can't man all the passengers.  If that plane is going down or has any malfunctions while in the air,  it's the flight attendants that know what to do.  If there are belligerent people on the plane putting other people in uncomfortable or unsafe situations, it's the flight attendants that know what to do.

I don't think all flight attendants are great, but they have a job for a reason.  And the fact that most flights don't even serve anything anymore and they still have their jobs means they have other responsibilities outside of passing out peanuts.

They also get paid next to nothing so I don't blame them for not wanting to fly to Miami.
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SIL is a flight attendant. She's essentially trained as an in-flight EMS and conflict/emergency  manager. Serving drinks is a completely secondary part of the job. [/quote]

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