>>You've Never Heard a Flight Announcement Like This - Wouldn't you love to >>have this attendant on your next flight? >> >> >> >>Thanks to a retired West Jet Captain for sending this "paraphrase" of a >>memorable safety PA public announcement from their Flight Attendants. In >>his own words.... >> >> >> >>"I was flying to Vancouver from Toronto this weekend, and the flight >>attendant reading the flight safety information had the whole plane >>looking at each other like "what the heck?" (Getting Toronto people to >>look at each other is an accomplishment.) So once we got airborne, I took >>out my laptop and typed up what she said so I wouldn't forget. >> >>I've left out a few parts I'm sure, but this is most of it." >> >> >> >>(BEFORE TAKEOFF) Hello and welcome to West Jet Flight 438 to Vancouver. >> >> >> >>If you're going to Vancouver, you're in the right place. If you're not >>going to Vancouver, you're about to have a really long evening. We'd like >>to tell you now about some important safety features of this aircraft. The >>most important safety feature we have aboard this plane is, The Flight >>Attendants. Please look at one now. >> >> >> >>There are 5 exits aboard this plane: 2 at the front, 2 over the wings, and >>one out the plane's rear end. If you're seated in one of the exit rows, >>please do not store your bags by your feet. That would be a really bad >>idea. >> >> >> >>Please take a moment and look around and find the nearest exit. Count the >>rows of seats between you and the exit. In the event that the need arises >>to find one, trust me, you'll be glad you did. >> >> >> >>We have pretty blinking lights on the floor that will blink in the >>direction of the exits. White ones along the normal rows, and pretty red >>ones at the exit rows. >> >> >> >>In the event of a loss of cabin pressure these baggy things will drop down >>over your head. You stick it over your nose and mouth like the flight >>attendant is doing now. The bag won't inflate, but there's oxygen there, I >>promise. If you are sitting next to a small child, or someone who is >>acting like a small child, please do us all a favor and put on your mask >>first. If you are traveling with two or more children, please take a >>moment now to decide which one is your favorite. Help that one first and >>then work your way down. >> >> >> >>In the seat pocket in front of you is a pamphlet about the safety features >>of this plane. I usually use it as a fan when I'm having my own personal >>summer. It makes a very good fan. It also has pretty pictures. Please take >>it out and play with it now. Please take a moment now to make sure your >>seat belts are fastened low and tight about your hips. To fasten the belt, >>insert the metal tab into the buckle. To release, it's a pulley thing -- >>not a pushy thing like your car, because you're in an airplane -- HELLO. >> >> >> >>There is no smoking in the cabin on this flight. There is also no smoking >>in the lavatories. If we see smoke coming from the lavatories, we will >>assume you are on fire and put you out. This is a free service we provide. >>There are two smoking sections on this flight, one outside each wing exit. >>We do have a movie in the smoking sections tonight hold on, let me check >>what it is. Oh here it is ... the movie tonight is "Gone With the Wind." >> >> >> >>In a moment we will be turning off the cabin lights, and it's going to get >>really dark, really fast. If you're afraid of the dark, now would be a >>good time to reach up and press the yellow button. The yellow button turns >>on your reading light. Please don't press the orange button unless you >>absolutely have to. The orange button is your seat ejection button. >> >> >> >>We're glad to have you with us on board this flight. Thank you for >>choosing West Jet, and giving us your business and your money. If there's >>anything we can do to make you more comfortable, please don't hesitate to >>ask. If you all weren't strapped down you would have given me a standing >>ovation, wouldn't you? >> >> >> >>(AFTER LANDING) Welcome to the Vancouver International Airport. >> >> >> >>Sorry about the bumpy landing. It's not the Captain's fault. It's not the >>Copilot's fault. It's the Asphalt. Please remain seated until the plane is >>parked at the gate. At no time in history has a passenger beaten a plane >>to the gate. So please don't even try. Also, please be careful opening the >>overhead bins because "shift happens."