I’m an ex-flight attendant – here’s why crew secretly love turbulence
A FORMER flight attendant has revealed why crew aren’t scared of turbulence – and even secretly like it.
Nervous flyers may find themselves struggling when the plane gets a little bumpy.
Jay Roberts, who used to be an Emirates flight attendant, explained that he is often asked how crew feel about turbulence while working, but are surprised by the answer.
He told the Daily Mail: “You can imagine the look on people’s faces when most of us respond: ‘Scared of it – we love it!'”
“I’m not scared of it because I know the flight history data and know planes don’t crash because of turbulence.
” I also know from personal work experience the chance of encountering severe turbulence is rare.
“So often, when I’m experiencing turbulence as a passenger or crew member, my inner child sees the dips and shakes as a rollercoaster, and I enjoy the ride.”
He also said that mild turbulence means crew get a break, as they can “ignore service call bells” as they have to stay in their seats.
He isn’t the only person to say this.
Barbie, who works as a flight attendant for La Azafata previously echoed his opinion.
She said: “Flight attendants love turbulence, because we can rest a little bit as we should stay seated and we cannot get up to provide the food service for example.
“We’re used to the turbulence so we are not frightened about it.”
If you aren’t a fan of turbulence, there are two ways to avoid feeling the effects of it during a flight.
One is to book the first flight of the day, as turbulence is less likely.
And when booking your seats, you should try and sit in the middle of the plane, as you will feel it less near the wings of the aircraft.
Avoid flights over the coast of Ireland too, according to an ex-flight attendant, as it will normally always have turbulence.
Thankfully, Jay said severe turbulence is very rare.
He added that during his entire 13-year career, he never had severe turbulence during a flight.
Here’s the secret phrase pilots use when they are expecting turbulence to hit.