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WTF!
This can’t be real. What the hell is wrong with this airline?
C’mon Hector. This is what people remember and makes them have good memories of their flight. Once people are having a good time, they will forget most of the minor irritants that could otherwise grow into ugly situations.
That’s a trademark of Southwest.
I believe it’s real. On the reality show they had a while back on TLC (or the Discovery Channel) they always showed Southwest employees having a great time and entertaining passengers.
I know it makes me want to fly Southwest–though my buying decisions are still largely determined by price.
2, 3, 4: Yup. Every SW flight attendant has their own standup routine, and it’s almost always very funny. This one’s included.
must have heard hundreds of safety announcements.. this is one of the most entertaining.. at a point.. we stop listening to them
I think its great I was on a flight once and the pilot really hit the gas as the plane was turning onto the runway not on it yet and then lined it up perfect and full throttled it and away we went.Some people gripped the seats in fear others laughed but it was fun and funny as hell.I always remember that flight I’m sure he was a x fighter pilot, pulled it off perfect.Never had that happen before or since.
Reminds me of the lawsuit against SWA for the use of:
Eeny meeny miny mo
Please sit down it’s time to go
and
Eeny meeny miny mo
Pick a seat, it’s time to go
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eeny,_meeny,_miny,_moe
Scroll down to the “Lawsuit” section.
#7: that’s called a “rolling takeoff” and not as rare as you might think. It’s actually performed when the takeoff window is rather narrow and they want you off the runway quickly or stand and wait for the next seven planes to land.
Also: the purser here used all the phraseology he is supposed to use and added some fun to it. That’s great. Those of us who have been on 100s of flights usually tend to doze through the security announcements, not listening at all. If they’re fun and entertaining, everybody will be listening, so in reality, I think this gets the task done much better than the lawyer’s lingo time we get normally.
Way to go, SW, the world is a safer place with some fun 🙂
btw, if you want to hear some really hilarious airline stories, check out the Betty in the sky with a suitcase podcast ( http://betty.libsyn.com/ ) and specifically Betty’s latest episode “Airline life is wild”. It really is!
pj
It is so refreshing to hear first hand the people still have a sense of humor. Well, I thought that until I read some of the comments here. 😀
either this was one of hose “all in good fun” episodes – or this guy needs to stop smoking the crack rock
I remember this guy giving announcements on a flight from Chicago Midway to Las Vegas.
He would never call the place Las Vegas, always Lost Wages. And yes his safety instructions were hilarious.
Yeppers — I’m betting real. A lot of flight attendants on the smaller airlines have lightened the mood this way. The ones I like best are the ones where they don’t “punch-up” the jokes, and they’re spread out far enough to be not noticed by those not paying attention.
I can’t remember the whole bit, but the one I’m thinking of had drop-ins like “…oxygen masks will drop down from a compartment above your head. After you finish screaming, place the mask over you nose and mouth and secure the straps….”
Not funny, I want to be lied to about all the nonexistent safety features so I can at least petend that my flight will be a safe one. Everybody knows there’s no such thing as a “water landing” since when a plane hits the water its like hitting concrete but worse, you drown. I also want to be lied to about the tiny nonfunctional seatbelt that is supposed to hold me in my aluminum seat, and I want to know about the exits that I will never reach because my skin has been burned to the 3rd degree by 1000 degree fuel.