IF you’ve ever been on an airplane, you can be sure that you were greeted by a friendly flight attendant as you boarded.
But now a cabin crew member has revealed the main reason for these pleasantries. And it’s not just about politeness.
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In a video On her TikTok page, Wizz Air flight attendant Ioana explains: “Did you know that your flight attendant doesn’t just greet you out of politeness…
“But also to check that you are not too drunk or sick to fly.”
“Did you know?” Ioana captioned her video.
The accompanying clip shows her greeting passengers on the plane with a broad smile, looking stylish and professional in her Wizz Air uniform.
“I didn’t know that at first, but now I do,” someone said in the video.
As another added: “I knew I wasn’t crazy when I thought they looked at you a little too much when they greeted you!”
“I thought they just counted,” said a third.
“I always knew they were scanning!” someone else noted.
“Looking… Always looking…!!!” laughed another.
“I thought it would make them seem more approachable,” one person mused.
“Haha, I thought it was to check your boarding pass,” said another.
As someone else wrote: “I feel like they are always staring and judging!”
To which another flight attendant replied, “We do!”
Others thought that the flight attendants wanted to gauge whether passengers were anxious about flying with their greetings.
“I saw a child crying and invited him to come to the pilot to assure him that everything would be okay,” one person wrote.
“Don’t judge me when I walk through the plane with bloodshot eyes,” wrote another.
Airplane etiquette
IF you’re planning a trip anytime soon, here are some unwritten airplane etiquette rules to keep in mind…
RECLINED CHAIR: Podcast host and etiquette expert Nick Leighton explained that you shouldn’t recline your seat if the passenger behind you is working on their laptop.
He said, “Nobody likes their laptop getting broken in half.”
Before you recline your seat, it’s a good idea to check what the passenger behind you is doing.
If they are using a laptop, ask for permission before pushing back your seat.
FEET: A flight attendant told The Sun: “There is a number and a letter on your boarding pass. This is the reserved seat that you have paid for.
“Your feet, which are attached to your body, must do their best to stay within this space and away from others.
“If you do want to stretch, make sure your feet are covered.”
CONVERSATION: TV travel expert Samantha Brown explained that conversations with strangers are not appreciated. She believes that others should not expect small talk.
She added: “I’m not a talker. Plane time is me time.”
“I’m so scared of flying that I cry hysterically right before I get on the plane!”
“And to see if you’re okay. I always start crying and hyperventilating because I’m scared to take off, and you always help me!”
“I had such a sweet friend this month who saw that I was very anxious,” someone else noted.
“She told me everything and said that if I needed her, I just had to press the button. That was so sweet.”
And some people hilariously said they thought the greeting was because the flight attendant was flirting with them.
“All this time I thought she liked me,” one person wrote.
“I’m bummed that I thought they were flirting with me,” sighed another.
“And I thought they liked me,” said a third.
“No, they’re definitely watching me,” someone else declared confidently.
