jaded traveler
The flight over here was on JetBlue. It was my first time flying with them, I was honestly a bit worried since I figure they're a small airline so there's less wiggle room if something goes wrong. I kind of figure the big lines have a couple extra planes lying around to toss into the air if there's a slowdown somewhere, though I am not sure if that's actually the case. Mostly I was just worried because I heard horror stories from really tiny airlines in Europe which would have just a single plane going on a complex circuit and everything would fall apart if there was any sort of mechanical problem along the way.
All that aside, the flight was quite good. Mostly just because they let me watch cable tv the whole flight, which seems like an economical way to keep me quiet, much better than giving me the choice between Disney's Ice Princess and seeing the plane inch its way across the continent. Yet a surprisingly big part of the experience was the attitude of the flight crew. They did a jaded smart-guy routine, complete with (assuredly canned) jokes about being willing to accept bribes to fly to a different destination and about how boring the safety presentation is. I knew it was all contrived and fairly cheesy, but I appreciated it. I can't even tell you exactly why, I just liked it the way I like the demotivators from Despair, Inc.
All that aside, the flight was quite good. Mostly just because they let me watch cable tv the whole flight, which seems like an economical way to keep me quiet, much better than giving me the choice between Disney's Ice Princess and seeing the plane inch its way across the continent. Yet a surprisingly big part of the experience was the attitude of the flight crew. They did a jaded smart-guy routine, complete with (assuredly canned) jokes about being willing to accept bribes to fly to a different destination and about how boring the safety presentation is. I knew it was all contrived and fairly cheesy, but I appreciated it. I can't even tell you exactly why, I just liked it the way I like the demotivators from Despair, Inc.