If you’re an experienced traveler or just an attentive person, you may have noticed that cabin crew always keep their arms folded behind their backs when greeting passengers and when walking the aircraft cabin.
This Is Why The Cabin Crew Keep Their Arms Behind Their Backs When Greeting Passengers
By
Editorial Staff in
Facts
On 18th August 2016
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#1
When doing so, they also don't appear to check that seat belts are fastened or that passengers' phones are turned off.
#2
It's really quite simple: before take-off, the cabin crew need to count the number of passengers onboard. This takes place either as they enter or when the passengers have all sat down. The cabin crew use a special counter to do this:
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#3 The truth
The cabin crew keep their arms behind their backs when doing the counting in order to not attract too much attention to themselves.
#4
Surprised? Yes it's weird but true.
