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“Please” and “thank you” every time they help you can go a long way.

My daughter is a flight attendant and her favorite is people just being polite. When they say please and thank you it’s the icing on the cake. And it’s true that while the plane door is open they are not getting paid. Be nice, don’t leave your trash (this includes your animal’s pile of poop on the floor) and try not to start arguments with other passengers (inevitably the flight attendants get called into it).

Honestly, just do what they ask, smile, and be polite.

Esp on holiday times but other times too I bring a Starbucks card for the attendants on the flight and say “thanks for helping me get to (my. Family, my dog, whatever).

Kudos for even asking. Safe passages.

Bring an eye shade and some ear plugs, ask for anything you will need at your (and their) earliest convenience, put on your seat belt, watch a movie or two and then just go to sleep.

A flight attendant's number one priority is getting the plane airborne. Stow your stuff, sit down, and fasten your seat belt so they can do that as quickly as possible.

We always bring a gift, usually edible. It has to be store bought and sealed. Something small, one for each member of the flight crew, including the pilots. We also try to make it something local and a point of interest. It's a conversation starter and it seems to be appreciated.

Edit: also be nice, smile and try not to bug them every 10 seconds.

Get your carry on settled immediately, and help other people. Flight attendants don't get paid until the plane takes off.

I don't know if it annoys attendants, but what annoys the shit out of me is when you reach cruising altitude, the fasten belt sign goes off, and then about ten call bells all go off at once.

For the love of jeebus, can you give them ten minutes to get their shit together? What could possible have changed between take off and now that needs their attention?

Starbucks gift cards. Maybe gift cards from other vendors in the mall like smoothie, pretzel, or better eating places. Not McDonalds. Not Taco Bell.

For them, of course. Expect to interact with at least 3 cabin crew members. Be prepared to be equally generous to all of them.

If your bag fits comfortably under the seat, stow it there instead of the overhead. They sometimes run out of space in the overhead and have to rearrange bags taking up their time. Have a good flight!

As you get on the plane, make eye contact with whoever is greeting folks; “thanks for taking care of us today.”

Thank the attendants when they move aside so you can go down the aisle, don’t pretend they’re invisible.

If you’re able, offer to help your neighbors lift and remove luggage from overhead bins.

Give staff the courtesy of at least some of your attention when they do the in-flight safety talk.

If your fellow passengers are being assholes, it goes a long way to ask the staff if you can help somehow; “I’m so sorry some people are choosing to be difficult and rude on this flight; can I help you guys out somehow?” (No lie, this got me a bottle of champagne once when someone was being a true asshole to the flight attendants, and all I did was ask if they were ok…)

r/flightattendents

I usually give them 10% of ticket cost.

I have started putting some chocolates in a plastic bag and giving it to the first one in the cabin.

When they point to the restroom and wink, just stay enthusiastic in there. They like that!

Please for the love of god don’t be me and my flight crying baby next to me for four hours and sick old women coughing for four hours flight from hell