An American Airlines captain has been praised for the candid announcement about plane etiquette he gave to his passengers ahead of their flight.
The footage of the flight was shared to Instagram on 26 July by plane passenger and comedian, Anna Leah Maltezos. In the video, the captain could be heard over the the plane’s intercom beginning his speech by encouraging travellers to treat flight attendants nicely. He also joked that his “will” is what the airline’s employees were primarily focused on.
“Remember the flight attendants are primarily here for your safety, after that they’re going to make your flight more enjoyable,” he said. “They’re going to take care of you guys, but you will listen to what they have to say because they represent my will in the cockpit or in the cabin. And my will is what matters.”
He continued his advice by encouraging passengers to “be nice” and “respectful” to each other. However, according to the captain, he didn’t feel like he should “have to say” something.
“You people should treat people the way you want to be treated. But I have to say it every single flight because people don’t,” he added. “And they’re selfish and rude and we won’t have it.”
The captain went on to tell passengers to make sure that they’re keeping their carry-on items “out of everybody else’s way”. After emphasising that passengers should keep their “junk where it belongs,” he went on to list things that people shouldn’t do on a plane.
“Everybody paid for a space. Don’t lean on other people. Don’t fall asleep on other people,” he said. “Don’t drool on them unless you’ve talked about it and they have a weather-resistant jacket.”
He then offered advice to passengers who choose to play videos out loud or talk on their phones via speakerphone.
“The social experiment of listening to videos on speaker mode and talking on a cell phone in speaker mode, that is over,” he said. “Over and done in this country. Nobody wants to hear your video. I know you think it’s super sweet. It probably is, but it’s your business, right? So keep it to yourself.”
The captain told travellers to use headphones while watching anything on their devices, before adding: “That’s your business, okay? It’s just part of being in a respectful society.”
He concluded his speech by…
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