Kat Kamlani is here to share some tips for the passengers to help them with their in-flight anxiety. Talking about dealing with the issue of lifting their luggage to keep it in the storage above their heads, Kat shares three pieces of advice that everyone should follow if they need help or are struggling with the thought of it before their flight.
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An ex-flight attendant shares her advice on how people traveling on a flight can avoid feeling embarrassed while putting the hand luggage in the overhead cabin.
Kat Kamalani, who has become quite famous on social media for sharing secrets of being part of the flight crew.
In her most recent video, Kat has three "life-changing" tips to help viewers to overcome in-flight anxiety.
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Responding to one TikTok user's video who said: "Someone please tell me why putting your carry-on in the overhead bins is so humiliating?"
Sharing her six years of experience as an air hostess, Kat responded: "The first rule of thumb I'm gonna say is 'if you can't lift it, you don't bring it'.
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"So try it at home first to see if you can lift it above your head. If you can't, take some stuff out.
"Second tip, most airlines have these little placards that will show you how you are going to store your luggage so it's either go horizontal or vertical.
"If you can just take a look at that, it saves so much time and it's so much easier."
Kat also clears on a very common rumor on how everyone says that it's the "flight attendant's job to lift your luggage into the overhead bins", however, she clarified that it's not true.
"Actually our airlines and a ton of other airlines will tell you (flight attendants) 'do not do this' because there are so many injuries with it," she explained.
"If we get injured, it's not even covered [in insurance policy]."
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Kat says that there is a way though that the passengers can lift the luggage and that is if they ask for assistance.
"So just ask the flight attendant to 'assist' you and they will totally help you put it up there," Kat said.
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Some fellow air hostesses took to the comments section to share that they agree with Kat and mentioned that they would help if the passengers asked for assistance.
"We will assist but we will not put it up without your help. If you aren't doing most of the work, we will check the bag," one wrote.
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