Flight attendants don’t mean to be fussy when enforcing those annoying in-flight rules — they just don’t want to fined themselves cutting a massive check.
“Did you know that flight attendants can get fined $10,000 out of their own money by the FAA?,” claimed American Airlines cabin crew member Keana, 31, in a viral TikTok reveal.
“When you’re on a plane,” the sky-high specialist continued to an online audience of over 61,000 viewers, “and a flight attendant asks you to put your bag under the seat in front of you, or [says] you can’t hold your child that’s over the age of two, or [that] your dog cannot be blocking the aisle — just listen.”
“Please, just listen.”
Keana’s plea echoes the sentiments of the other safety-conscious flight attendants who’ve also taken to social media to beg difficult flyers to follow the rules while 30,000 feet in the air.
Sandra Jeenie Kwon, a mile-high hostess with over 10 million digital followers, recently warned uncooperative passengers that she and her cloud-cruising coworkers would gladly deny them access onto an aircraft as a result of non-compliance.
And when it comes to getting trippers to pay attention during the safety demonstration before takeoff, crafty flight attendants — such as a JetBlue steward who jazzed up his demo with a Broadway-worthy jig during a jaunt from Newark to Tampa — have gone above and beyond to ensure that the protective message lands.
And yet, a staggering 32% of US vacationers find it totally acceptable to ignore an attendants instruction, per new findings from research and analytics group, YouGov.
But Keana seems to hope that her cyber cry for acquiesance doesn’t fall on deaf ears.
“We ask you to do these things for a reason,” said the airplane pro, reemphasizing the hefty fee she’ll be forced to pay for failing to elicit total obedience from all aboard.
“Each time I don’t ask you to put your seat belt on, I don’t ask you to put your bag underneath [your seat], or I don’t ask you to lift that little tray or put your seat up,” she explained, “That’s $10,000…and the FAA can do that if they’re on board.”
“I don’t care that the last flight attendant didn’t ask you [to follow the rules]. They didn’t care about that fine,” added Keana. “I care about that fine.”
“So either CashApp me,” she sassily stated, “Or comply.”
