Are You Willing To Help?
This happened on my Etihad Airways flight to Abu Dhabi and the airhostess mentioned below was Australian (arghh!! that accent takes a while to understand!).
Airhostess: Sir, are you willing to help your fellow passengers in case of an emergency?
Me: I hope there is no emergency
Air hostess: Not at all sir, but in case…
Me: Ofcourse, but why am I the only person being asked this?
Air hostess: Sir, you’re seated next to the emergency exit and your co-operation may be needed in case of an emergency.
Me: *looks to his right and realized why the seat felt extra spacious*
Me: Well, okay
Air hostess: *smiles at poor me* Sir, please read through the door-opening instructions carefully
..after reading
Me: I’ll be more confident if I’m allowed to try it once
Air hostess: NO! Please don’t unless a member of the cabin crew asks you to. In any case, this won’t be required hopefully.
Me: Ok, I was just making sure.
Air hostess: Enjoy your flight
And then I slept…
Because of the emergency door on my right, there was no armrest. Suddenly something appeared from the right side of my seat which matched the seat color. Partially conscious (and I don’t know why) I pressed and hit that thing pretty hard (the reasons of that action are not yet known). Immediately, I heard a low sound from my back and realized it was the foot of the passenger sitting behind me!
I quickly slept again.
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You should’ve helped that person through the emergency exit.
LoL! My inadvertent emergency response was good enough for him
hmmm..i read that post yesterday…a weird thought came to my mind….what would had happened if Anas would had refused to coperate with them and when on the ground file a law suit against them that they terrorize them in the air and his two hour flight was a nightmare…..what u guys think????
@Awais: The procedure is that if you aren’t willing, then your seat is changed by someone who is. And you cannot sue someone for acting in the larger public safety
Go the Zardari way – promise you will, but when the time really comes, smile sheepishly and say “Democracy is the best revenge!”
Wait – did I just turn a possible hot-airhostess-joke into a mentally-retarded-politician-joke? :/
Not you fault Absar, we’re stuck deep in politics
Really? I think I need therapy.. no wait.. that’s our President!