Perhaps a telephone call mentioning the fact that we are mandated to give passengers incorrect information regarding exits on the A330, just might raise someone's eye. Hmmmmm....
I believe one of the first pages of the new announcement handbook is a page with the signature of the FAA representative that reviewed and approved the book. Who would be at fault?
Actually you ARE correct. My supervisor in PHL told me that it WAS put together by a committee of F/As and that she is getting numerous complaints. In addition she said they are having a round table meeting to discuss our concerns. Must have been some F/As that had a chance to be off line and on a committee and they are aspiring to get into a mgmt. position because the book is awful!!
CORRECT ON All Points! WHOMEVER is responsible for this P-a-t-h-e-t-i-c attempt at "Revising the Announcements' needs a good swift Kick in The Arsce!. (They obviously read the story of "Maiszy the Amazing Rat" one time Too Many!) The notion of SHORTENING the announcement was VERY Much appreciated but C-H-A-N-G-I-N-G the flow of the Announcement was Plain Stupid........there was nothing wrong with the previous FLOW, now it has you jumping all over. A friend of mine did an 'etra trip' and said he never saw ANY consistency on what was being read (new/old/revised/rewritten/reinterpreted/BS versions) that he said No More "D" trips for him. The PreBoard announcement is THE Biggest F'n fiasco.......and with THAT rendition of the announcement "Why in the hell would You even bother with an Exit Row Briefing?". With that announcement and LACK of ANY Real Content, the Gate Agent should come on board make a PA "Boarding Is Complete, and Now Your Crew will be Boarding the Aircraft". The Safety Demo has some serious shortcomings (Kind of Like the Esteemed Mgmnt Regieme that resides in The Desert). The reference about the Life Vest.........horrendous. Why not just say "should the aircraft end up in the water..........Swim to the nearest shore". The Level Off is so Short it comes across as Cold,aloof and as vanilla as possible, yet the garbage referencing SkyMall makes you think MACY*S has an onboard outpost and You the passenger are really missing out "IF" you don't check it out. Team Tempe and all the Minions that channel their way thru the Revolving Doors they call Corporate have made Countless Blunders, Missteps and Flat Out Screwups at more times than I CAN COUNT. I have never seen such a COLOSSAL D-i-s-c-o-n--n-e-c-t in an organization. As a former School Teacher, I will state.......before ANYONE on their self proclaimed Committee even addressess Revising The Announcement Booklet, they LEARN How to Construct a proper Sentence.........as in usage of Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives or just Call It A Day..........have another Margarita out there in The Desert and "Just Shut The Hell Up". And They want Verbatum..........."like Hell Yea.........I want to Look Like the Idiot You Are!" Sign Me Up Fool!
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It never ends does it?Youare So Right........as Always Pumpkin! I would like to Know Who Were the Circus Clowns responsible for THIS MESS. Step Forward.........Take a Bow........Now You will be Tarred and Feathered. WHO are this Idiots?I believe most would be quite content to read from a book as long as it wasn't filled with gibberish. I tried to read from the damn thing during my trip but couldn't wrap my tongue around what they wanted me to say. I'm sorry but whomever was involved with the writing of the demo , welcome aboard with no real "welcome aboard", and level off need to be OFF that committee. The demo part about the lifevest is so over the top terrible I can't even describe, simply HORRID. You'd have to hear it to get the full effect and understanding. I don't know if this has been mentioned but flight attendants don't read the flight number or destination until the start of the demo. Ummmm isn't it a little late if your onboard the WRONG aircraft already on the taxi out? This is typical of what we have seen in many other areas touched by this merger. I for one WILL NOT be made out to sound like a moron with no understanding of the English language while reading from their mumbo jumbo announcement booklet. Has anyone brought up the fact that it's a BOOK and you can't/shouldn't hold it during takeoff/landing?
For the Love of God even I am prone to misspellings due to being subjected to that P*ss Poor Announcement Booklet. Question of The Day.........."WHO ARE THESE IDIOTS?" Inquiring Minds would like To Know? Salmon Pink Linens......? I like Pink and I eat Salmon. I don't see a problem.
I want names and bases.
Trust Me "the Names will be Protected to HIDE the Guilty". As it ALWAYS is. That infamous person 'Not Me' will never surface. Now on the otherhand, "IF" that New Announcement Book, shall we call it the Coca-cola Scroll
were a Raving Success, you would see All The Partipating Circus Clowns sitting in Group Formation with some silly arsced smerk on their mugs just asking to be B'yatch slapped. And They probably feel like "they really constributed" and reinvented The Wheel in the process. The Names will never be disclosed and I highly doubt ANY of these Clowns would have the audacity to say "I rewrote the announcements".........but then again, There are Some Pretty Dumb people that are pretty much unaware of their OWN Abilities, or shall we say LACK Thereof. The Book is a DUD..........luckily it's BINDER Form and CAN/Should be ammended Q-u-i-c-k-l-y.
Let the Witch Hunt BEGIN! Super Sleuth Travelpro will have them EXPOSED for All The World to see..........I say let's use those Pink/Salmon linen's destined for ENVOY to Bound and Gag them under a laser Spotlight and slap them repeatedly with a wet Leather glove. (Actually sounds like it could be Fun!)
Reassign them to rewrite the CREW CASH announcements............I regularly hear LOTS of BS and Misinformation (actually LIES) from some of Those People too.
