A former flight attendant has shared the one common thing passengers do that “drives them bonkers”.
Kat Kamalani, from the US, says travellers should never hit the call button, typically in the overhead console, when the aircraft is on the tarmac or during take-off and landing.
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“So many people make this mistake,” she said in her TikTok video.
“If you’re doing this thing on an aircraft, you shouldn’t any more.
“This drives flight attendants absolutely bonkers when you hit the call button if we’re on the tarmac or we’re going up or down on the aircraft.
![Former flight attendant Kat Kamalani has shared the one common thing passengers do that ‘drives them bonkers’.](https://images.7news.com.au/publication/C-8533583/727ca3dbd0f89f8644c13a8ad9c64856390b0d84.jpg?imwidth=650&impolicy=sevennews_v2)
“Stop doing this while flying.”
She says the actions of passengers who press the overhead buttons during these inconvenient times can lead to serious consequences.
Safety issue
“The reason being... it’s a huge safety issue for us and we can get injured, and same with you guys,” she said.
“So when we’re on the tarmac, you hit this and it’s not some type of emergency, we’re going straight back to our seat.
“If you hit this while we’re going up on the aircraft or we’re going down when we’re landing, we won’t even come to the light, we’d come to it afterwards.”
She urged travellers to avoid hitting the button during landing or take-off unless it’s an emergency.
“Don’t hit this button if you need a barf bag, blanket, water, headphones, food, any of that stuff, because your flight attendant won’t be so happy,” Kat said.
“Just make sure you’re all set before take-off.”
![She warned travellers should never hit the call button when the aircraft is on the tarmac or during take off and landing.](https://images.7news.com.au/publication/C-8533583/f5a8793444c122e1b30ca9952cd8bd9d681f7239.jpg?imwidth=650&impolicy=sevennews_v2)
Her video has been viewed more than 980,000 times, with many conceding they had no idea hitting the call button during landing and take-off was a gripe for cabin crew members.
“I thought they would just come whenever they thought it was ok. I didn’t know they would hold a grudge on it,” one said.
However, not everyone agreed.
“Honey we literally pay for our ticket and the services and the attendant must put in the work,” one woman said.
Another suggested: “It’s there for me to get assistance - I’m not really concerned about if they like it or not.”
One wrote: “I’m not so worried about your happiness. Sorry. Just one reason why I hate flying though.”
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Another added: “A barf bag is honestly really important. The flight attendant won’t be happy to clean up that mess.”
While one said: “It’s not my job to make a flight attendant ‘happy’.”
Many defended Kat’s explanation.
“Some of y’all are missing the point. She’s not saying you can’t hit it at all, she’s saying not to hit it during take-off or landing,” one said.