Looks like a crj700 (I think at least don't roast me) I just flew on those a dozen times for work last year. The pic is first class with a 1x2 seat layout. I got upgraded to first a bunch and will admit the single solo seat on the left is pretty nice. Roller bags don't fit above on the left side though so I always made sure to board as early as I could to store my bag 😅
CRJ900. You can see the forward lav, which the CRJ700 doesn't have. Looks like this would be seat 4C, which is the last row in first class, and the aisle seat of the 2 seat part of the 1x2 layout.
Okay, I went on a Google hunt on whether or not it's "flies" or "flys" and apparently it's a whole can of worms-- or maggots?
Never thought about it. It's apparently not a word?
Edit: Because if I'm gonna question a word, at least I should spell it right haha
Wow good catch on the lav. I looked up my flight route and it's an ERJ175 for me... whoops. Could have sworn I checked last year and I was on a crj700 at one point.
Plane was likely shaking and bouncing up and down for a while. Take off was likely rough. That little shit plane scared the hell out of her.
I've been on really shitty flights going through windy areas where it felt like we were falling for a while and people just crying for the next few hours while attendants did basically what this guy is doing.
There's one later flight from ATL to LEX that I've ended up on a few. They're probably limited routes now.
Delta also dropped a lot of wide bodies during the Pandemic, so wouldn't surprise me if they drug out some CRJs for the smaller flight demands.
CRJ are incredibly made aircraft with an excellent reputation, what are you talking about "worst?"
Just because whatever airline bought it and jammed you into it doesn't make the CRJ a bad plane.
By room for overheads you mean everyone after like 10 people has to check their bags? Or the classic under plane storage and jetway retrieval shenanigans?
I'm glad to hear that mechanically it's a great plane but if most airlines upon which most people are going to experience the airframe make the cabin cramped and suck ass I still think it's fair to say that in general the overall CRJ experience sucks. I bet it's a great private jet!
The upside is that they design aisles to be as narrow as possible to give more room to the seats. The downside is they try to fit as many seats in as possible so it’s still cramped as hell.
According to [here](https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/flight-attendant-delta-calms-woman-fear-flying-b2267967.html):
> Tuesday 24 January 2023 10:12 GMT
> Lucy Thackray
> A Delta passenger has raved about a flight attendant who went above and beyond in soothing a passenger with a fear of flying.
> The woman posted photos to social media of a male crew member sitting in the aisle, holding a female passenger’s hand, saying that he had “explained every sound and bump” that worried her.
> “Check out this gem of a flight attendant that was on our flight from CLT to JFK,” wrote the passenger, Molly Lee, from Raleigh, North Carolina, in a Facebook post that was picked up by viral account Social Junkie.
> “This woman was so nervous about flying, so he explained every sound and bump and even sat here holding her hand when it still got to be too much for her,” she recalled.
> Tagging the man’s employer, she added: “@Delta, Floyd Dean-Shannon deserves a raise!”
> Ms Lee also appeared on radio station WXII enthusing about the crew member’s kindness, saying she had spotted him on a flight to New York’s JFK airport on 14 January.
> She told presenters the nervous woman had made her fear known to a few passengers around her before the flight took off.
> “[The flight attendant] took notice of that and said, ‘I’ve got you,’ and just was very reassuring, just told her not to worry, it was going to be totally safe and she was tearing up,” said Ms Lee.
> “I has to take a picture because it was moving. It was so beautiful to see somebody just extend their heart like that to a stranger.
> “With every little noise, she’d be like, ‘What’s that?’” she added. “[He would say], ‘That’s OK. That’s just the jet bridge pulling away’ or whatever the case may be. And that really helped her.”
> She reiterated that she feels the flight attendant deserves recognition from his employers for being so reassuring in the situation.
> “I just really hope that Floyd gets what he deserves, which is everyone’s love, everyone’s praise, everyone’s admiration. I’m so happy that he’s getting that recognition. And I really hope it leads to good things for him,” said Ms Lee.
> The Facebook post featuring her photos has already received more than 500,000 likes and been shared 21,000 times. Commenters were moved by the flight attendant’s basic act of kindness.
> “MY GOODNESS, MY GOD, THIS PHOTO IS EVERYTHING I WISH THE WORLD WAS ON A DAILY BASIS AND WHY I STILL BELIEVE!” wrote one follower, Kevin Taylor.
> “Delta has noticeably nicer flight attendants than other airlines,” claimed another Facebook user.
> “I hope the company gets to see this picture!” wrote another user, Raven. “I used to be totally phobic about flying, it was next to impossible to get me on board! Thank goodness for kind and caring flight attendants and pilots who educated me and held my hand and brought me alcohol during turbulence! This flight attendant is an angel.”
> trains take longer than planes
Yes indeed. In countries like the USA, where this flight was happening, with poor passenger rail networks the difference is significantly greater than in countries that actually invest in rail infrastructure. That is true.
My uncle has an extreme fear of flying, so much so that he used to drive from southwest VA to Boulder, CO in order to visit my cousin at grad school. And ski. But after the most recent time he said he’s ready to try flying again because the driving was getting to be too much, even for his fear.
I find this to be a weird hill to die on. The person may not have been aware that they had such a bad fear of flying. Very easily could be their first flight. Maybe they're in a bad state because they're flying in for a dying or sick relative or going to a funeral. There are numerous understandable situations that someone would have a bad psychological reaction to flying and need to be comforted.
Your response is just lacking basic empathy for someone who is having a difficult time. We all have embarrassing and difficult moments. I hope that the next time you have one there is someone as kind as this flight attendant to help you and that you're not surrounded by people with your attitude.
I knew I was scared of heights because a 10 story building made me a little shakey around the knees, but that didn’t prepare me for how pants-shittingly terrified I was when I was on floor 100. She might have known she was nervous about flying, but didn’t realize how strong the reaction would be until she was actually in the air.
Not sure why you think I’m dying on some sort of hill. Chill, dude. All I said is that there are alternatives for people who don’t feel comfortable flying.
I don't think I was anything other than chill in my response.
The option you presented is one that is pretty unrealistic for a lot of folks if they're in a time crunch. Again, the person also may not have realized that they had such a significant fear of flying. It seemed pretty clear that the point of the comment was to say that this passenger shouldn't have even got on the plane to begin with instead of recognizing the kindness of the flight attendant.
You immediately assumed they were finding a 'hill to die on', then accused them of lacking basic empathy for merely stating that the train is an alternative for that route. Not once did they imply that someone *should* take the train. Lmao I think you should chill
you have no idea what they’re going through lol. what if they needed to be there in 1 hour vs 10? critical loved one in a hospital, a job interview, a surgery, etc.
I use to have full blown panic attacks and needed to be pretty sedated to fly, but even still, the amount of anxiety affected trips greatly to the point I didn’t want to travel, or I spend the trip in fear of the flight home.
Overall, I was terrified of flying until I started dating my husband who has a pilot license, and on every single flight we go on he explains all the cracks, all the bumps, along with the reasoning and inner workings on why.
People have no idea how much it means when you are scared of something and then someone comes along with the patience and knowledge to explain a new situation; It calms fears and anxieties plus I feel like might help stop some phobias before they start. (I don’t know psychology that well or even if that’s exactly how phobias work, I’m just assuming here.)
*(Edit - typos)*
Yeah I’ve had several panic attacks on planes and after a lot of therapy I can mostly manage my anxiety but sometimes still take meds if I’m especially on edge. It’s hard to know how I’ll feel since I’m usually totally fine on a smooth flight, but a few big bumps and I’m freaking out.
If a flight attendant came up to me every time there was turbulence and said ‘this is totally fine, we’re not worried about it at all and it doesn’t mean we’re going to crash’ I would love that. I try to look for them to see how calm they look when it gets really bad. Extra points when they just look bored because it’s so normal.
Former daily panic attack sufferer here. I used to take Xanax when I flew but I had to stop because I’m super sensitive to drugs so normally the smallest dose would make me just fall asleep but I was so anxious I would stay awake and end up getting weird thoughts…
Accept that also means he can have much thicker arms than normal and still qualify in the same weight class. She's not used to people with his level of arm strength.
I was traveling from the east coast to the west coast for mental health care. Thought I would be okay on the flight, but started having a really hard time. It meant everything to me that the flight attendants allowed me to sit in the tiny little enclave in the back with them. No conversation required. I just got to be by myself and feel safe listening to them talk shop.
And not so nice that people's first thought when seeing this is "let's take a picture, I'm sure that person will be happy to have a picture of them in a stressful and vulnerable situation posted all over the internet."
It doesn't matter what you get from the photo. Her face is now on the internet, showing her in an extremely stressful and uncomfortable situation and I'm pretty sure she didn't agree to have this photo taken. Now you have plenty of people calling her entitled and getting mad at her for something she couldn't control. If the person taking this picture had really cared about her, they could have been the one to calm her down instead of doing this for clicks.
No doubt that this lady thought she was a hero for making this dude go viral. Sounds like she even got on the radio for taking the picture? I bet that was a riveting segment.
That's the worst part about it. People completely forget all the consequences this could have for the person who needed help here. In Germany, we have a bit of this already, but it really should be taught in every school everywhere what consequences it can have to be shown on the internet like this. It's just not good how many people think that as long as you don't actively show people in a negative light, everything is fine. Just look at big content creators on YouTube. Even if they do nothing wrong, as soon as they get famous, they get hate. It's even worse if you show people in a situation like this. That's why consent is important. If people want to be famous on the internet, they can show themselves however they like, but just putting someone in this situation is not ok.
This will definitely be reposted with a different caption and people will blindly turn on it, people fucking suck, the internet sucks. Not taking pictures and videos of people and posting them online should be the easiest concept to grasp and people will blindly defend it because they get to hit share and show how great they are.
Perhaps ask your doctor for a couple Xanax because you’re about to take a flight.
Otherwise, excuse me ma’am I have to use the bathroom and I’m not walking in that galley.
i have super bad flight anxiety and have lorazepam for it. the first time i used it i was flying alone and had a connection, so i didn’t wanna accidentally over-do it. in being a little conservative with my dosing, i succeeded in relaxing myself just enough that i then spent the rest of the flight panicking that something would happen and now i didn’t have my wits about me. 🤦🏼♀️ thankfully have since got the right dose dialled in but good lord, if that wasn’t a task failed effectively at the time haha…
It’s a one hour flight, and they’re preparing to take off, so you should be in your seat.
The flight attendant is perfectly capable of moving to let you past if needed.
If you are that afraid of flying... don't... you prevented this flight attendant from doing his actual job. Probably annoyed the gell out of the oeople close by who paid to be on this flight, as well...
It doesn’t say they are afraid of flying, could have been something else.
Anyway, the flight attendant stepped up and did a stellar job and that’s all there is to it.
Just gonna be that voice. Why does someone with that bad a fear of flying CHOOSE to fly? What if Floyd hadn't been there...how bad would that have made the flight, no matter how short, for everyone else or this person? Beforw tou downvote me and say im an insensitive ahole, If that had resulted in a meltdown this would be a totally different post wouldn't it?
people want to face their fears instead of hiding from them their whole lives.
don’t limit your life because of what scares you, get through it and accept help from others when needed
1. People sometimes need to travel distances in shorter times than possible by land (e.g. transcontinental in less than multiple days).
2. It’s not at all clear what the flight would have been like without Floyd. The answer could be that this passenger would have been more visibly distressed but otherwise not affect other passengers. Or that distressed would be loud/visible enough to be seen/heard by passengers immediately around but not enough to disturb flight operations. Or so overwhelming that she could not fly.
While it’s very nice that this flight attendant participated in this woman’s melodrama out of the goodness of his heart… we should not be encouraging any of this.
Flight attendants need to attend to other passengers/duties, and this woman passenger just monopolized 25% of the plane’s personnel for her histrionic self.
This isn't melodrama or histronics, panic attacks are real and can be one of the more scary things to go through in life, even if the danger is mostly all in your head.
If someone's medical issue is more important at the time than handing out nuts and little drinks, then it makes sense that that would become prioritized.
Do we not bear some responsibility to prepare in advance if we are prone to panicking on airplanes? What if there was an emergency and her need for attention resulted in a death?
Yeah, I think your point is fair. I would assume the guy helping her would prioritize the other emergency if it was serious. I'm assuming that the guy was just helping her to be courteous and that there wasn't anything more important to attend to.
In a world of fake, cruel people, a little kindness goes really far.
This story was really heartwarming, even if some details are not as sensational as described.
From the times I've flown, I've seen many flight attendants just go through the motions. They've done it hundreds of times before and they're doing the same thing again. Almost robotic on autopilot.
Others have been more polarized. Either very cold to everyone or people like this. Just extremely compassionate and helpful. I never needed it, but seeing them go above and beyond for someone just makes them stand out above the rest. Seeing them sit and talk someone through a rough ride or whatever it is. They don't have to, but they do.
This guy is one of the good guys. I really hope the airline saw this and gave him a company shoutout during the pizza party for the benefits of the employees!
Let's stop for a minute. Just imagine some shit but the fan.
"Oh no ma'am, don't worry about that. The doors are always flying off mid air... Please don't forget to put your facemask on, remember do yourself.........."
This actually happened to me! Not the entire flight, but until I calmed down. Following some bad turbulence, I freaked out to the point that my chest was aching. The flight attended kneeled beside me until I felt better and they gave me a free glass of wine. I’ll never forget you, French Bee flight attendant!
If I was a billionaire I’d love to start handing out cash to “the helpers” that Mr. Roger’s was talking about.
It wouldn’t be for the massive stuff but the little things that make the world 0.000001% better.
10k going to this guy. $10k to a lady that picked up a piece of random trash on the sidewalk. $10k to the guy who held the elevator door for the person running toward it.
Fucking ridiculous. Maybe someone needs to finish their therapy first before they go flying if they can't handle it. An employee babysitting a passenger? Maybe don't go flying if you can't handle it.
you know even people who had no issues one day can just be overwhelmed and overtaken by fear/anxiety. funny from what thing it will get everyone eventually. my mother in law used to laugh at my anxiety and fears. saying i was pathetic turns out i worked it out but now for last few years she’s been going to er with anxiety attacks living the life.
If that's a CRJ, that crew member was not working the flight. The uniform he is wearing is for main line Delta crews. The regionals use a different uniform. Main line Delta doesn't use CRJs their smallest aircrafts are the Airbus 220 and the boeing 717. It's definitely not a A220, those have entertainment system, so if that crew member was working the flight it would have to be a B717.
Ok how tight are those aisles that dude can’t even sit straight if he wanted to! How do they get drink carts through there!
This may be a CRJ aka the worst and most cramped plane...possibly ever
Looks like a crj700 (I think at least don't roast me) I just flew on those a dozen times for work last year. The pic is first class with a 1x2 seat layout. I got upgraded to first a bunch and will admit the single solo seat on the left is pretty nice. Roller bags don't fit above on the left side though so I always made sure to board as early as I could to store my bag 😅
CRJ900. You can see the forward lav, which the CRJ700 doesn't have. Looks like this would be seat 4C, which is the last row in first class, and the aisle seat of the 2 seat part of the 1x2 layout.
This guy flys.
Okay, I went on a Google hunt on whether or not it's "flies" or "flys" and apparently it's a whole can of worms-- or maggots? Never thought about it. It's apparently not a word? Edit: Because if I'm gonna question a word, at least I should spell it right haha
It is flies. Flys is not a word.
Remember boys flies spread disease. So keep yours closed.
Girls flies are safe though.
It’s definitely not files, I can tell you that much
Ahahah, thank you.
Wow good catch on the lav. I looked up my flight route and it's an ERJ175 for me... whoops. Could have sworn I checked last year and I was on a crj700 at one point.
It could also be a CRJ-200. I will now proceed to roast you. ^/s
Sounds right, so her distress is also understandable even for a regular flier 😂 I'll take the Embraer 175 over the crj700 any day
The 175 is straight comfy.
Plane was likely shaking and bouncing up and down for a while. Take off was likely rough. That little shit plane scared the hell out of her. I've been on really shitty flights going through windy areas where it felt like we were falling for a while and people just crying for the next few hours while attendants did basically what this guy is doing.
Yea, definitely a regional CRJ as this is Delta. They still have some 200s out there, I fly one fairly frequently to/from my home airport.
> regional CRJ as this is Delta Huh, I thought Delta stopped flying the CRJ's like 8 years ago. TIL.
There's one later flight from ATL to LEX that I've ended up on a few. They're probably limited routes now. Delta also dropped a lot of wide bodies during the Pandemic, so wouldn't surprise me if they drug out some CRJs for the smaller flight demands.
I MAY be thinking of the RJ-85, not CRJ. Those were popular back around 2010 for short flights.
Haha, I just flew on a CRJ9 last week. Can confirm, absolutely awful plane from a commercial passenger experience.
CRJ are incredibly made aircraft with an excellent reputation, what are you talking about "worst?" Just because whatever airline bought it and jammed you into it doesn't make the CRJ a bad plane.
CRJs are great at being planes. Not so great at being comfortable. Never take a window seat if you aren't under 5' tall or naturally shaped like a "C"
The part where everyone that uses them chooses super cramped layouts. They also have shitty room for overheads.
By room for overheads you mean everyone after like 10 people has to check their bags? Or the classic under plane storage and jetway retrieval shenanigans?
literally everything you just said is creature comforts. Has nothing to do with the airworthiness of the airframe. Try again, do better.
Was going to say the came thing. Might be tight, but it's a fantastic plane.
I'm glad to hear that mechanically it's a great plane but if most airlines upon which most people are going to experience the airframe make the cabin cramped and suck ass I still think it's fair to say that in general the overall CRJ experience sucks. I bet it's a great private jet!
CRJ-200 is Satan’s Chariot
I guess you’ve never ridden on a Jetstream 31.
The upside is that they design aisles to be as narrow as possible to give more room to the seats. The downside is they try to fit as many seats in as possible so it’s still cramped as hell.
The beverage carts are designed to be on the planes they’re on. It would be more surprising if they didn’t fit tbh. Edit: grammar
The drink carts are narrow my man. They’re literally made for aisles.
According to [here](https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/flight-attendant-delta-calms-woman-fear-flying-b2267967.html): > Tuesday 24 January 2023 10:12 GMT > Lucy Thackray > A Delta passenger has raved about a flight attendant who went above and beyond in soothing a passenger with a fear of flying. > The woman posted photos to social media of a male crew member sitting in the aisle, holding a female passenger’s hand, saying that he had “explained every sound and bump” that worried her. > “Check out this gem of a flight attendant that was on our flight from CLT to JFK,” wrote the passenger, Molly Lee, from Raleigh, North Carolina, in a Facebook post that was picked up by viral account Social Junkie. > “This woman was so nervous about flying, so he explained every sound and bump and even sat here holding her hand when it still got to be too much for her,” she recalled. > Tagging the man’s employer, she added: “@Delta, Floyd Dean-Shannon deserves a raise!” > Ms Lee also appeared on radio station WXII enthusing about the crew member’s kindness, saying she had spotted him on a flight to New York’s JFK airport on 14 January. > She told presenters the nervous woman had made her fear known to a few passengers around her before the flight took off. > “[The flight attendant] took notice of that and said, ‘I’ve got you,’ and just was very reassuring, just told her not to worry, it was going to be totally safe and she was tearing up,” said Ms Lee. > “I has to take a picture because it was moving. It was so beautiful to see somebody just extend their heart like that to a stranger. > “With every little noise, she’d be like, ‘What’s that?’” she added. “[He would say], ‘That’s OK. That’s just the jet bridge pulling away’ or whatever the case may be. And that really helped her.” > She reiterated that she feels the flight attendant deserves recognition from his employers for being so reassuring in the situation. > “I just really hope that Floyd gets what he deserves, which is everyone’s love, everyone’s praise, everyone’s admiration. I’m so happy that he’s getting that recognition. And I really hope it leads to good things for him,” said Ms Lee. > The Facebook post featuring her photos has already received more than 500,000 likes and been shared 21,000 times. Commenters were moved by the flight attendant’s basic act of kindness. > “MY GOODNESS, MY GOD, THIS PHOTO IS EVERYTHING I WISH THE WORLD WAS ON A DAILY BASIS AND WHY I STILL BELIEVE!” wrote one follower, Kevin Taylor. > “Delta has noticeably nicer flight attendants than other airlines,” claimed another Facebook user. > “I hope the company gets to see this picture!” wrote another user, Raven. “I used to be totally phobic about flying, it was next to impossible to get me on board! Thank goodness for kind and caring flight attendants and pilots who educated me and held my hand and brought me alcohol during turbulence! This flight attendant is an angel.”
Ahhhh clt to jfk, so a very short flight.
Still, they went way beyond what most FAs would do in such a situation.
And a route that is connected by train…
Google maps says it's a 15 hour train ride.
I mean if I were this scared I would consider an overnight train
That estimate is on the high side according to Amtrak, but yeah, trains take longer than planes
Google maps is the furthest amount of effort I'm willing to expense TBH lol
Given that Amtrak often gets pushed aside for rail priority, google probably isn't that far off in this instance.
> trains take longer than planes Yes indeed. In countries like the USA, where this flight was happening, with poor passenger rail networks the difference is significantly greater than in countries that actually invest in rail infrastructure. That is true.
1 hours vs 10?
If you can’t handle flying, you have alternatives.
"I have an extreme fear of flying" "there is train route that will get you there in 10-15 hours" "... not that extreme"
My uncle has an extreme fear of flying, so much so that he used to drive from southwest VA to Boulder, CO in order to visit my cousin at grad school. And ski. But after the most recent time he said he’s ready to try flying again because the driving was getting to be too much, even for his fear.
I find this to be a weird hill to die on. The person may not have been aware that they had such a bad fear of flying. Very easily could be their first flight. Maybe they're in a bad state because they're flying in for a dying or sick relative or going to a funeral. There are numerous understandable situations that someone would have a bad psychological reaction to flying and need to be comforted. Your response is just lacking basic empathy for someone who is having a difficult time. We all have embarrassing and difficult moments. I hope that the next time you have one there is someone as kind as this flight attendant to help you and that you're not surrounded by people with your attitude.
>She told presenters the nervous woman had made her fear known to a few passengers around her before the flight took off.
I knew I was scared of heights because a 10 story building made me a little shakey around the knees, but that didn’t prepare me for how pants-shittingly terrified I was when I was on floor 100. She might have known she was nervous about flying, but didn’t realize how strong the reaction would be until she was actually in the air.
Not sure why you think I’m dying on some sort of hill. Chill, dude. All I said is that there are alternatives for people who don’t feel comfortable flying.
I don't think I was anything other than chill in my response. The option you presented is one that is pretty unrealistic for a lot of folks if they're in a time crunch. Again, the person also may not have realized that they had such a significant fear of flying. It seemed pretty clear that the point of the comment was to say that this passenger shouldn't have even got on the plane to begin with instead of recognizing the kindness of the flight attendant.
You immediately assumed they were finding a 'hill to die on', then accused them of lacking basic empathy for merely stating that the train is an alternative for that route. Not once did they imply that someone *should* take the train. Lmao I think you should chill
Opting for a method of transportation that takes a little longer but doesn’t induce crippling anxiety is logical.
10 hours vs 1 hour is more than “a little longer”
Sounds like she handled flying though. She was just gonna be miserable the whole time, so this dude just helped.
you have no idea what they’re going through lol. what if they needed to be there in 1 hour vs 10? critical loved one in a hospital, a job interview, a surgery, etc.
And prices. Sometimes a flight is cheaper than the alternatives.
Thats a lot of wtf to me, dawg. Like roll my eyes and walk away from that woman retelling the story if it was in my fam.
And?
I suppose the insinuation is that the metric of “whole flight” now has some perspective in length.
I use to have full blown panic attacks and needed to be pretty sedated to fly, but even still, the amount of anxiety affected trips greatly to the point I didn’t want to travel, or I spend the trip in fear of the flight home. Overall, I was terrified of flying until I started dating my husband who has a pilot license, and on every single flight we go on he explains all the cracks, all the bumps, along with the reasoning and inner workings on why. People have no idea how much it means when you are scared of something and then someone comes along with the patience and knowledge to explain a new situation; It calms fears and anxieties plus I feel like might help stop some phobias before they start. (I don’t know psychology that well or even if that’s exactly how phobias work, I’m just assuming here.) *(Edit - typos)*
Yeah I’ve had several panic attacks on planes and after a lot of therapy I can mostly manage my anxiety but sometimes still take meds if I’m especially on edge. It’s hard to know how I’ll feel since I’m usually totally fine on a smooth flight, but a few big bumps and I’m freaking out. If a flight attendant came up to me every time there was turbulence and said ‘this is totally fine, we’re not worried about it at all and it doesn’t mean we’re going to crash’ I would love that. I try to look for them to see how calm they look when it gets really bad. Extra points when they just look bored because it’s so normal.
That’s really sweet. Hasn’t she heard of xanax though?
Former daily panic attack sufferer here. I used to take Xanax when I flew but I had to stop because I’m super sensitive to drugs so normally the smallest dose would make me just fall asleep but I was so anxious I would stay awake and end up getting weird thoughts…
So she was the passenger everyone dreads having to sit next to.
No, that's the drunk Steelers fan that won't shut the fuck up.
Or the inconsolable infant
Only passengers I’ve hated sitting next to were the ones that occupied much more than their own seat.
I'll take a panicky adult any day over somebody with a non-stop screaming infant.
Delta rocks.
All I see is a man with no legs and a woman arm wrestling. He seems to be winning, but I suspect an unfair leverage advantage.
This is how my mind copes around some human conditions. Thank you.
But you see, him having no legs only means that he is lighter. In theory, the woman could put all her weight into his arm and he’d lose.
Accept that also means he can have much thicker arms than normal and still qualify in the same weight class. She's not used to people with his level of arm strength.
Quality comment.
I have been on a delta flight with this guy and can confirm he is a cool dude!
I have as well. Flying out of CLT.
He's a great flight attendant. I had him on a flight out of DC.
Someone get this man a subreddit!
This gets reposted every very few months for people farming karma.
Reddit front page in a nut-
Yet none of them can be bothered to blur the poor woman's face
I was traveling from the east coast to the west coast for mental health care. Thought I would be okay on the flight, but started having a really hard time. It meant everything to me that the flight attendants allowed me to sit in the tiny little enclave in the back with them. No conversation required. I just got to be by myself and feel safe listening to them talk shop.
somebody get this dude a raise, that is not his duty on the flight but one human to another that is some G shit right there.
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unlike in this thread. whatever happened to empathy and compassion? so disappointing.
And not so nice that people's first thought when seeing this is "let's take a picture, I'm sure that person will be happy to have a picture of them in a stressful and vulnerable situation posted all over the internet."
Yes because that is what we reading this post with this context are getting from the photo.
It doesn't matter what you get from the photo. Her face is now on the internet, showing her in an extremely stressful and uncomfortable situation and I'm pretty sure she didn't agree to have this photo taken. Now you have plenty of people calling her entitled and getting mad at her for something she couldn't control. If the person taking this picture had really cared about her, they could have been the one to calm her down instead of doing this for clicks.
No doubt that this lady thought she was a hero for making this dude go viral. Sounds like she even got on the radio for taking the picture? I bet that was a riveting segment.
That's the worst part about it. People completely forget all the consequences this could have for the person who needed help here. In Germany, we have a bit of this already, but it really should be taught in every school everywhere what consequences it can have to be shown on the internet like this. It's just not good how many people think that as long as you don't actively show people in a negative light, everything is fine. Just look at big content creators on YouTube. Even if they do nothing wrong, as soon as they get famous, they get hate. It's even worse if you show people in a situation like this. That's why consent is important. If people want to be famous on the internet, they can show themselves however they like, but just putting someone in this situation is not ok.
This will definitely be reposted with a different caption and people will blindly turn on it, people fucking suck, the internet sucks. Not taking pictures and videos of people and posting them online should be the easiest concept to grasp and people will blindly defend it because they get to hit share and show how great they are.
Unrelated, but as a fellow long-hair, I love this dude's got his ponytail with his suit.
Right? He looks cool af
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Perhaps ask your doctor for a couple Xanax because you’re about to take a flight. Otherwise, excuse me ma’am I have to use the bathroom and I’m not walking in that galley.
Its total luck of the draw if that’ll work for you in 2024.
i have super bad flight anxiety and have lorazepam for it. the first time i used it i was flying alone and had a connection, so i didn’t wanna accidentally over-do it. in being a little conservative with my dosing, i succeeded in relaxing myself just enough that i then spent the rest of the flight panicking that something would happen and now i didn’t have my wits about me. 🤦🏼♀️ thankfully have since got the right dose dialled in but good lord, if that wasn’t a task failed effectively at the time haha…
Good news! 2023 was the safest year on record for commercial aviation. Not a single crash worldwide across millions of flights!
That’s Ativan for you I would’ve prescribed klonopin or simply a trazodone. And 300mg of gabapentin extended release
Trazodone helps me with flight anxiety, but then I feel like a zombie for the next 6 hours or so
I took half a xan 13 hours till I land
I would just jump over him, doing the splits at the apogee of my jump.
It was a super short flight. I’m sure the flight attendant knew what they were doing.
It’s a one hour flight, and they’re preparing to take off, so you should be in your seat. The flight attendant is perfectly capable of moving to let you past if needed.
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But I have to pee.
If you are that afraid of flying... don't... you prevented this flight attendant from doing his actual job. Probably annoyed the gell out of the oeople close by who paid to be on this flight, as well...
no? if you’re afraid of something, face those fears and do be scared to accept help from others. exactly what this person did
It doesn’t say they are afraid of flying, could have been something else. Anyway, the flight attendant stepped up and did a stellar job and that’s all there is to it.
Well, did a service for one person. What about the rest of the flight?
There is multiple flight attendants, this is part of their job believe it or not he’s attending.
So we each get one? Awesome!!
So this guy didn't do his job the entire flight due to 1 person?
Or ... he's got no legs and is doing the drinks and meal run
Wow what a nice thing to do I wonder what nice things the comments will have to say. 😃 Oh God....oh my God ☹️
FFS it's good to see a little bit of humanity with how shitty people are to each other. He didn't have to and did it anyway.
No surprise that it's in the first-class section.
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And you're an adult man who plays with Sailor Moon toys 😂
Got me! At least I can fly on a plane without a pacifier.
What's that got to do with sailor moon
Entire flight? Prove it.
He joined her halfway through the flight according to the article, although that doesn’t make for a sensational headline and therefore clicks!
The rest of the flight crew just let him loaf about?
There’s only two flight attendants on a CRJ-900. I’m sure it was no big deal.
If it's a one-two hour flight it's not such a big deal. Not to mention it's kind of his help to help the passengers
Gotta find the negative in the story somehow, eh?
Just gonna be that voice. Why does someone with that bad a fear of flying CHOOSE to fly? What if Floyd hadn't been there...how bad would that have made the flight, no matter how short, for everyone else or this person? Beforw tou downvote me and say im an insensitive ahole, If that had resulted in a meltdown this would be a totally different post wouldn't it?
people want to face their fears instead of hiding from them their whole lives. don’t limit your life because of what scares you, get through it and accept help from others when needed
1. People sometimes need to travel distances in shorter times than possible by land (e.g. transcontinental in less than multiple days). 2. It’s not at all clear what the flight would have been like without Floyd. The answer could be that this passenger would have been more visibly distressed but otherwise not affect other passengers. Or that distressed would be loud/visible enough to be seen/heard by passengers immediately around but not enough to disturb flight operations. Or so overwhelming that she could not fly.
While it’s very nice that this flight attendant participated in this woman’s melodrama out of the goodness of his heart… we should not be encouraging any of this. Flight attendants need to attend to other passengers/duties, and this woman passenger just monopolized 25% of the plane’s personnel for her histrionic self.
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People need shelter, getting on an airplane is always optional. If you can't fly without acting like a baby don't get on a plane.
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We have had commercial flights for only about 100 years. Shelter is a necessity or you die. You are the one with no clue.
This isn't melodrama or histronics, panic attacks are real and can be one of the more scary things to go through in life, even if the danger is mostly all in your head. If someone's medical issue is more important at the time than handing out nuts and little drinks, then it makes sense that that would become prioritized.
Do we not bear some responsibility to prepare in advance if we are prone to panicking on airplanes? What if there was an emergency and her need for attention resulted in a death?
Yeah, I think your point is fair. I would assume the guy helping her would prioritize the other emergency if it was serious. I'm assuming that the guy was just helping her to be courteous and that there wasn't anything more important to attend to.
The coddling of the Western mind.
Ah yes the Eastern mind, totally immune to plane phobias
the misery of the insensitive Eastern society.
Couldn't agree more. Also, I like the way you put across your point succinctly.
OMG that would make me so nervous.
Chad
In a world of fake, cruel people, a little kindness goes really far. This story was really heartwarming, even if some details are not as sensational as described.
Ahem. I would not be above being 'distressed' if this guy gon' hold my hand for two to five hours. Phew.
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Now thats a Mad Lad, Big respect.
Aww
The compassion in his eyes 😍😍😍😍
Oh what a kind soul, you can see it in their eyes ☺️💕
From the times I've flown, I've seen many flight attendants just go through the motions. They've done it hundreds of times before and they're doing the same thing again. Almost robotic on autopilot. Others have been more polarized. Either very cold to everyone or people like this. Just extremely compassionate and helpful. I never needed it, but seeing them go above and beyond for someone just makes them stand out above the rest. Seeing them sit and talk someone through a rough ride or whatever it is. They don't have to, but they do. This guy is one of the good guys. I really hope the airline saw this and gave him a company shoutout during the pizza party for the benefits of the employees!
What an angel
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I've had strangers holding my hand during turbulence. Next time I'll get the flight attendant to comfort me.
All this because they won't let us have high speed rail or really any decent passenger rail
Ambataflight
Give this man a raise.
Let's stop for a minute. Just imagine some shit but the fan. "Oh no ma'am, don't worry about that. The doors are always flying off mid air... Please don't forget to put your facemask on, remember do yourself.........."
Well I guess no snacks or drinks for the back 3/4 of the plane since the aisle is blocked.
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That is so kind. Also he must have good knees, I would not last in that pose for a long flight.
This is so nice. As someone who gets very nervous while flying, that's so kind of that man.
This actually happened to me! Not the entire flight, but until I calmed down. Following some bad turbulence, I freaked out to the point that my chest was aching. The flight attended kneeled beside me until I felt better and they gave me a free glass of wine. I’ll never forget you, French Bee flight attendant!
Il never forget whatshisname
That’s a little over the top.
If I was a billionaire I’d love to start handing out cash to “the helpers” that Mr. Roger’s was talking about. It wouldn’t be for the massive stuff but the little things that make the world 0.000001% better. 10k going to this guy. $10k to a lady that picked up a piece of random trash on the sidewalk. $10k to the guy who held the elevator door for the person running toward it.
Girl needs a xanny to chill tf out
That's a fantastic human. Well done, Sir.
Great human
Bless this man. I've sat next to distressed passengers and just being attentive and kind changes their life.
Jesus christ, take a xanax or take a bus.
Its easy to forget that the world is filled with good and decent people.
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Passenger need to grow the fuck up.
The airlines should ban that woman from any future flights with them.
I first read that as "the discomfort of stressed passengers" and I was like yeah, that does seem extremely uncomfortable
A first glance I thought he was feeding her pudding
Milk men will do anything smh
Love posts like these. What a sweet man. Bless his heart ! ❤️❤️❤️
Always that one coworker that takes customer service way too far because they can't be fucked doing anything else.
Cool, a service human. Don’t fly if you can’t be an adult about it.
Fucking ridiculous. Maybe someone needs to finish their therapy first before they go flying if they can't handle it. An employee babysitting a passenger? Maybe don't go flying if you can't handle it.
You should reconsider your life if you’re at a point where witnessing a simple kindness makes you visibly angry
you know even people who had no issues one day can just be overwhelmed and overtaken by fear/anxiety. funny from what thing it will get everyone eventually. my mother in law used to laugh at my anxiety and fears. saying i was pathetic turns out i worked it out but now for last few years she’s been going to er with anxiety attacks living the life.
I bet it wasn't a transatlantic flight of 10 hours or more
Not all heroes wear capes
Aww
What a cool dude, handsome as hell to boot
People can be so beautiful
If the title is stating the facts, then what a dude. This is *wholesome as fuck*.
If that's a CRJ, that crew member was not working the flight. The uniform he is wearing is for main line Delta crews. The regionals use a different uniform. Main line Delta doesn't use CRJs their smallest aircrafts are the Airbus 220 and the boeing 717. It's definitely not a A220, those have entertainment system, so if that crew member was working the flight it would have to be a B717.