Comments on: Kevin strikes back

By: Khelvyn

Khelvyn — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:01:57 +0000

when i was a kid, i was flight attendant’s sweetheart!!
maybe because i often travelled alone as “UM”,
i remember the good old days the FA gave me unlimited amount of attention,
bottomless sodas, countless bags of snacks, chocolates and candies!! and those kids goodie bags complete with toys, playing cards, teddy bear, coloring books and small board games. remember i was flying alone.. and my parents didn’t allow me to eat all those sweets! i was quiet sweet little kid to take care of. lol.
those days are gone as i grew older!! wanna be little “kevin” again,…..

By: Aline Lima

Aline Lima — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:39:10 +0000

Once flying from US back to NRT I had to deal with a Chinese Kevin seating behind me. Fortunately, that was the last time.
Now I’m wondering what kind of passengers I’ll have to deal with, in case I passed the FI, of course (6 weeks wainting for the call isn’t normal, right?)

By: M

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:53:53 +0000

On an A320 I once had two kids behind me on either side of the aisle, one trying to outbeat the other in terms of screaming and I could tell even though I had ear plugs on. (Well I have my ear plugs on as soon as we board to the time we deplane). I needed to get away so I used the excuse to use the washroom to move to the back. The mother of one kid was asleep near the window (how she achieved that feat is beyond me) and the father read his newspaper, while little Kevin continued to scream from the middle seat. Then there was this commotion from the seats behind them as little Kevin suddenly appeared in those seats. He had crawled from underneath his own seat into the seats behind. Imagine if turbulence had to hit at the very moment. But then little Kevin wouldn’t have been hurled to the ceiling because he would have been pretty safe under the seat he should have otherwise been strapped in!!

By: Sodwee

Sodwee — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:25:00 +0000

There’s no SOP for that issue, the use of common sense is required. And the best way for me is to ask if I can take the kid for a tour, of course it implies “your kid is being too loud, can I please take him away for a few minutes ?” and usually the parents don’t refuse that kind of service. It’s one less thing to worry about !

And the 3 seconds rule applies whatever the activity… that comic strip is sooo true !

By: GirlonTour

GirlonTour — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:15:43 +0000

M, it is not really the crew members responsibility to discipline a child, especially when the parent is right there next to the child. We are not trained and hired babysitters, however I have been a live in nanny and a teacher, can you imagine what hell could break loose if you were instructing a child in front of their guardian?

In my opinion, i would address the parent on behalf of yourself, and kindly ask them to get their child to behave as some other passengers are finding it hard to rest. I would then also find some way to help keep the child occupied (activity packs, give them a tour if time allows – not usually, select a movie or show them the computer games. Usually works and more often than not, the parents are more embarrassed than anything (ok not always true!)

Melissa….totally agree with you on that one! They drive me mental!!!!

By: Sodwee

Sodwee — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:15:00 +0000

Yeah I had him in mind, but he’s a little older, think of Macaulay Culkin meets Sponge Bob and Daredevil…

By: Traytable

Traytable — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:19:11 +0000

Yeah all we can do is ask. If mum/dad are useless and/or don’t care then there’s not much we can do short of giving you earplugs and/or the kid valium (lol just kidding on the valium)

Sometimes I wish we could though.

Airboy, let’s not forget ‘Kevin’ from the Home Alone movie, coming up with ingenious ways to torture others.

Thank god the airbus has chime inhibit… not meant to use but of course in those cases of ding-ding-ding-ding-ding x12 hours then of course it’s warranted!!

By: Aline Lima

Aline Lima — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:04:17 +0000

Like Kevin, in Home Alone?

By: Jihan

Jihan — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:59:49 +0000

Flew with one of the Kevins of the world out of Osaka. Made my already tiring day all the more tiring!

By: Jesus

Jesus — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:03:18 +0000

Kevin, please, shut up, seat down and have some sleep!! Man, you do an amazing job writing these stories. I hope some day I could write some working for Emirates. Have a nice day in KL!
Jesus from Spain.