And the passengers are crabby because they have no service. Meals are almost nonexistent these days. Planes are crowded and flights are late, so they take it out on the closest representatives, the flight attendant. The message may have gotten through to the business travelers who queue up in long lines in front of a hapless gate agent, hoping to score a standby first-class seat minutes before the flight leaves. Actually, you can blame the likes of us for perpetuating this dangerous myth that air travel should be enjoyable.
Travel writers make air travel seem glamorous and exciting, just like it was before deregulation.
I think the aviation industry is also directly to blame for perpetuating this dangerous myth. In reality, many flight attendants hate their jobs, they hate their employers and they often hate the passengers that they have to serve. Instead of weight and height restrictions, let's have weight and height minimums so that the crew could handle any kind security incident. Or maybe we should further segment the classes. Get it yourself.