Extreme Jumping To Conclusions
(As an airline employee, you are eligible for staff travel. The airline I work for has the rule that you can only travel if there is a seat available at the gate. We are in Spain, and we already know that the flight is pretty full. We also know that the aircraft is a Boeing 747, and on such a short flight (a little over two hours) there is the minimum required crew on board, so there are multiple jump seats (flight attendant seats) empty. The colleagues decide to take us home on a jump seat. We are moved to different jump seats during the flight, because we are in the way in the pantry and in the aisles during the dinner and beverage service. The passengers see us walking through the aisle with our belongings several times.)
Passenger: “Hey… what is going on? Are they moving you again?”
Me: *joking* “Yeah, they have just found out they don’t have a seat for us after all, so they are now taking us to the back to give us a parachute…”
Passenger: *shocked* “Oh, my God! Are you serious? That is terrible!”
(We sit down in the back pantry and have a good laugh with the colleagues.)
Me: “Did she think I was serious? If so, she is pretty gullible!”
(After landing, we see the concerned passenger at baggage reclaim. She comes up to me, all cheerful and happy.)
Passenger: “Oh, how wonderful! You made it to Amsterdam! They let you stay on board after all!”
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