‘We will not help you if you are mean’

A flight attendant’s Fb publish goes viral for saying what many different flight attendants might not.

According to a Facebook page, Kristie Koerbel is a flight attendant who wished to let passengers know the way to deal with the continued challenges of the airline trade together with canceled flights and staffing shortages. 

“I really feel like as a Flight Attendant I ought to try to share some tricks to get you thru airline journey for the foreseeable future,” Koerbel posted. 

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Her publish acquired over 15,000 reactions and has been shared greater than 73,000 instances. 

Koerbel unapologetically and bluntly lays out ideas passengers want to bear in mind:

• “Issues aren’t good….. if it is lower than 7 hours – DRIVE!”
• “Obtain and use the app of the airline you might be flying.”
• “Fly MUCH sooner than you want to – a complete day early if it is necessary!!”
• “ALWAYS fly the primary flight within the morning.”
• “Schedule lengthy layovers – Your 1-hour layover is NOT sufficient anymore.”
• “Keep away from connecting in Newark (Or any New York airport for that matter).”
• “Be good. As said above, we’re overworked and drained. We is not going to show you how to if you’re imply.”
• “Being drunk on an airplane is a federal offense, so do not overdo it.”
• “Get journey insurance coverage when you have some huge cash invested.”
• “Do not be “That man.” Do not maintain up boarding as a result of you could have your extenders open until they’re busting and you’ll’t determine the way to make it match within the overhead.”
• “Take showers, brush your enamel, go away the fragrance off, do not eat smelly meals.”
• “Carry a sweater if you happen to are usually chilly.”
• “For the love of God put on footwear to the toilet!!!”
• “Do not inform a Flight Attendant they appear drained. We’re and we all know. You could trigger us to ugly cry proper there in galley.”

Airways canceled greater than 1,500 flights within the U.S. final week, one of many worst days but for journey as the height summer season trip season heats up.

They usually occurred as airline CEOs held a digital assembly with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg — an indication of the Biden administration’s concern in regards to the prospect of snarled airports and sad vacationers this summer season.

Through the assembly, which happened by videoconference, Buttigieg requested the CEOs to explain steps they’re taking to function easily over the July 4 vacation and the remainder of the summer season, in accordance with an individual acquainted with the decision however not approved to debate it publicly.

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Buttigieg additionally pushed airways to look at whether or not they can deal with the schedules that they’ve revealed, and to enhance customer support, the individual mentioned.

Airways are combating shortages of employees, particularly pilots, which might be hurting their potential to function all their deliberate flights. Pilot unions at Delta, American and Southwest have mentioned their airways had been too sluggish to exchange pilots who retired or took leaves of absence throughout the early a part of the pandemic.

The airways have jousted with the FAA this spring over delays in Florida, the place air journey recovered extra shortly than in lots of different elements of the nation. After assembly with airline representatives in Could, the FAA agreed to extend staffing at an air-traffic management middle close to Jacksonville and make different adjustments.

Concern about flight issues comes because the variety of air vacationers within the U.S. pushes above 2.2 million a day. That’s nonetheless about 300,000 fewer per day than in mid-June 2019, however crowds will develop over the following a number of weeks and virtually actually break the pandemic-era report set on the Sunday after Thanksgiving final 12 months.

The Related Press contributed to this report. This story was reported from Los Angeles.