Occasionally, airline attendants make an effort to make the in-flight
safety lecture and their other announcements a bit more entertaining. Here
are some real examples that have been heard or reported.

From a Southwest Airlines employee: There may be 50 ways to leave your
lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane…

Pilot: Folks, we have reached our cruising altitude now, so I am going
to switch the seat belt sign off. Feel free to move about as you wish, but
please stay inside the plane till we land… its a bit cold outside, and if
you walk on the wings it affects the flight pattern.

After landing: Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We hope you
enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride.

As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Washington National, a
lone voice comes over the loudspeaker: Whoa, big fella. Whoa.

After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a
flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced: Please take care when
opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure
as hell everything has shifted.

From a Southwest Airlines employee: Welcome aboard Southwest Flight XXX
to YYY. To operate your seatbelt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and
pull tight. It works just like every other seatbelt and if you dont know
how to operate one, you probably shouldnt be out in public unsupervised.

In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will
descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over
your face. If you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask
before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with two small children
decide now which one you love more.

Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but
theyll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember,
nobody loves you or your money more than Southwest Airlines.

Your seat cushions can be used for flotation and in the event of an
emergency water landing, please take them with our compliments.

As you exit the plane, please make sure to gather all of your
belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight
attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses.

Last one off the plane must clean it.

From the pilot during his welcome message: We are pleased to have some
of the best flight attendants in the industry… Unfortunately none of them
are on this flight…

Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo, Texas, on a
particularly windy and bumpy day. During the final approach, the captain was
really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the flight
attendant came on the PA and announced: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to
Amarillo. Please remain in your seats with your seatbelts fastened while the
captain taxis whats left of our airplane to the gate.

Another flight attendants comment on a less than perfect landing: We
ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the
terminal.

An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered
his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which
required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited,
smile, and give them a Thanks for flying XYZ airline. He said that in
light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the
eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally, everyone had
gotten off except for this little old lady walking with a cane. She said,
Sonny, mind if I ask you a question? Why no, Mam, said the pilot, What
is it? The little old lady said, Did we land or were we shot down?

After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix, the flight attendant came
on with: Ladies and gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Captain
Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt up against
the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are
silenced, well open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage
to the terminal.

Part of a flight attendants arrival announcement: Wed like to thank
you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the insane
urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope
youll think of us here at US Airways.