Effect of very long flights
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From: Mxsmanic on 7 Apr 2007 08:22 Rupa Bose www.rupabose.org writes: > I find the response rate to a call button is around 35%. About 90% of the calls are generated by 10% of the passengers, and occasionally there aren't enough FAs left for the rest of the passengers. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: Frank F. Matthews on 7 Apr 2007 10:20 One Way Ticket wrote: >>Besides, have you ever been on a flight where the flight >>attendant didn't bring water when asked? > > > Yes. Many times. Or else you are provided a lukewarm glass of > something close to 4oz (~120ml) of water. To add to the fun, some > airlines appear to be operating flights with about half of the FAs who > use to serve the flight. > > Bring on your own bottled water - even if you have to pay the > excessive cost of an airport purchase - and you won't have to track > down and interrupt an FA. > Good Lord. Walking back to the Galley is good for your health. If that bothers you that is what the call button is for. Except for the short time periods when they are in the aisles serving and will get to you soon they are mostly gossiping back there so why not bother them?
From: Frank F. Matthews on 7 Apr 2007 10:22 Rupa Bose www.rupabose.org wrote: > On Apr 6, 2:16 am, "William Black" <william.bl...(a)hotmail.co.uk> > wrote: > >>"One Way Ticket" <Travel...(a)mailandnews.com> wrote in messagenews:1175831397.389072.259410(a)y66g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... >> >> >>>>Besides, have you ever been on a flight where the flight >>>>attendant didn't bring water when asked? >> >>>Yes. Many times. Or else you are provided a lukewarm glass of >>>something close to 4oz (~120ml) of water. To add to the fun, some >>>airlines appear to be operating flights with about half of the FAs who >>>use to serve the flight. >> >>Every flight I've ever been on served the water chilled. >> >> >>>Bring on your own bottled water - even if you have to pay the >>>excessive cost of an airport purchase - and you won't have to track >>>down and interrupt an FA. >> >>Try pressing the call button... >> >>I'm getting the impression that you've never been on an air-plane... >> > > Or perhaps you've been luckier than some of us. > I find the response rate to a call button is around 35%. > I generally carry my own water (bought in the secure area). Even when > they serve water, it's in cups where if you don't drink it right away, > it's liable to spill on something. > Any spill will help things by increasing the humidity.
From: Rupa Bose www.rupabose.org on 7 Apr 2007 22:58 On Apr 7, 3:58 am, "William Black" <william.bl...(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > In the past twelve months I've flown on long-haul flights on Gulf Air, BMI, > BA, Virgin Atlantic and Jet Air. > > On every flight half litre bottles of water, either in the air-bridge or > just after take-off, have been distributed to everyone on the flight, along > with water, juice and booze delivered quickly on demand, and whenever > requested. > > I've never seen a call light being ignored, even when a passenger had a > heart attack and half the cabin crew were busy keeping him alive while a > doctor was found. > > Have you considered flying with a different airline? I'm not sure I would determine my flight choices by bottles of water.... I don't think I've flown any of those airlines recently (i.e post water restrictions). I've flown Emirates, Indian Airlines, Lufthansa, and of course a slew of US carriers. Some did give bottles of water, but I can't recall which ones. I don't think it was entirely consistent even with the airlines.
From: whitely525 on 8 Apr 2007 10:46
On 1 Apr, 03:47, Mxsmanic <mxsma...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > (PeteCresswell) writes: > > Senior or otherwise, blood clots from lack of motion seem tb a significant > > consideration from what I've read so far. > > DVT can occur anywhere, whenever one stays in the same place for a long time. > Air travel doesn't make one especially prone to DVT. Getting up and moving > around periodically (even for just a minute or two) helps. DVT is rare in > people who are in good health, irrespective of age. > > > And I'll be they're under-reported, since the bad stuff happens sometime *after* > > the flight. > > I think in recent years the danger of DVT on aircraft has been greatly > exaggerated. Maybe. Although I find it hard to believe that the human body has evolved to enable us to be immobilised in such a confined spacer for such long periods of time. You practically need a crane to lift some people out of their seats after > 10 hours. For me the worst thing is the dead time before take-off, knowing you have >10 hours ahead of you, yet stuck on the tarmac for > 1hour. God knows what it will be like on the A380. I believe hospital patients can suffer serious bed sores if they are not moved regularly, and they are lying flat. > > -- > Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |