What do flight attendants notice about passengers?

When a Quora user asked: “What do flight attendants notice about passengers as they board the plane?” current and former flight attendants jumped at the chance to answer.

Within minutes of a passenger boarding, flight attendants will check the following:

1. What kind of clothes you're wearing.

2. What kind of bags you're carrying.

3. If you're traveling alone or with someone.

4. How patient you are while waiting in the long line during boarding.

5. If you're an able-bodied passenger.

6. If you're intoxicated.

7. If you're a frequent traveler. (“Frequent travelers don't display any kinds of baggage tags of their membership. It's only the new ones who will display.”)

8. What kind of book you're carrying or reading. (“If you are reading a medical journal... we know who to approach for First Aid.”)

9. If you give a helping hand to those ones in need, like an “elderly passenger or that pretty lady who needs help with the bags.” (“If a gentleman can do [that] without asking [the] cabin crew he would earn a lot of respect from the crew for [remainder] of the flight.”)

10. If you're carrying food with you or are “just waiting to pounce on that free meal.”

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