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(#2) Grandma Was Dead The Whole Time
From Redditor /u/That_Bass_Guy:
"My mother was a flight attendant for 26 years, and the strangest thing that happened to her (besides the frequent 'sir, please, you have to stop masturbating') was an elderly woman who got rolled on the plane with her granddaughters (in their 20s).
My mom immediately noticed something was off, as people in wheel chairs need to be taken on to the plane ahead of time. The granddaughters would not leave her, not so weird, but the grandma was asleep so she couldn't answer questions. Eventually, they try get her on the plane, with much convincing from the daughters. Turns out, halfway through the flight, they discover the woman is dead. When the plane landed everyone got interrogated to make sure she died 'naturally,' and it turned out the granddaughters knew the whole time and we're just trying to get her to America cause moving dead bodies internationally is difficult. They almost got away with it if it wasn't for those meddling flight attendants."
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(#12) Flew Too Close To A Volcano
From Redditor /u/sketchmirrors:
"My dad is a pilot, and he told me of a pretty terrifying experience he once had on a flight back in the '90s.
Basically he was flying a plane over the Philippines, and due to inaccurate warning systems had to fly very close to an ash cloud from a volcano. The ash got into the engine propellers and solidified, causing one of the engines to break down. Despite horrible visibility and a very real threat of volcanic debris, Dad still managed to fly onwards and landed the plane safely. After he landed, he said that the entire plane had turned a blackish-grey color due to the ash."
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(#9) Another Plane Was Shot Down While In Flight
From Redditor /u/LadyLigeia:
"One of my best friends is a flight attendant, and she was flying to Dubai (so was somewhere over the Middle East) when the Malaysia Airlines flight was shot down over Ukraine. They cut all the news channels, and customers were asking about it. Then all of the crew were called to meet and they were just told 'a plane has been shot down, we don't know much but in case any passengers have found out and ask we didn't want you to find out through them.'"
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(#7) All In A Day's Work
From Redditor /u/WindShears:
"I think what scared me the most was passenger medical emergencies. Sure, we're first aid trained, but when you're in a little metal tube, hurdling thousands of miles through the air, there's only so much you can do. I think the worst I've dealt with was a heart attack, but thankfully we had a doctor on board. In fact, for nearly every medical emergency I've dealt with, there was some kind of medical personnel on board to assist. Not sure if I'm just lucky or there's a hell of a lot of doctors, nurses, and paramedics out there.
The scariest thing that happened to me might have been hitting the ceiling during unexpected turbulence. Just to be clear, turbulence doesn't scare me while I'm strapped into my seat, but it can be a little nerve racking without a seatbelt. Thankfully, I just came out with some bumps and bruises, but I have friends who have gotten serious spinal and/or head injuries from similar situations.
Other than those, I've had bird strikes, lightning strikes, hydraulic leaks, landing gear issues, engine failures, aborted take-offs, missed approaches, smoke in the cabin, passenger disturbances, and I'm sure many more things that I can't remember at the moment. But it's all in a days work."
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(#10) Weather Delays Cause Problems
From Redditor /u/Sad_Pandaa:
"Honestly, my most terrifying moments on the job are when things go a little crazy with weather and delays. I'm then strapped into a seat with a large amount of angry, sometimes aggressive, and possibly rude passengers. Most are great, but I can't describe the feeling of knowing one of them is about to become a sh*t-starter. I get nervous every time and start going over what I'm going to do and say when they get out-of-hand. I've yet to actually remove anyone, but I've asked people if they are fit to continue to fly or if they need to get off the plane.
Other than that, it's usually dandy.
I did once have to divert mid-flight because a super large (300+ lbs and 6'4 or so) 74-year-old-man decided to fly a week after having a heart attack. He also suffered from COPD. Needless to say this situation turned into what I described above with many people being upset about the medical emergency delay. Sigh. At least the guy lived."
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(#1) Broken Nose Over An Armrest
From Redditor /u/waterbadger:
"I am a flight attendant for AA. A few months ago, two men sitting next to each other started getting very physical over the arm rest. It escalated quickly and one guy ended up having his nose broken. As if this weren't stressful enough, there was a pregnant women near them that obviously was in danger of a stray punch. On the street, you can just walk away, but its quite terrifying when everyone looks at you to sort it out!"
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Flights are upside-down day and night, various disgusting passenger behaviors, long working hours, and more endless negative energy seems to fill the lives of flight attendants, and some staff even hate work. Flight attendants often have to face unexpected things, such as unruly passengers such as drunkenness and smoking. Some more absurd and disturbing experiences make some flight attendants tired.
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