Working as a flight attendant, you get to meet new people every day.
While the job can have its challenges in the air, the main role is to ensure passengers are comfortable and content throughout their journey. One cabin crew member from Etihad shared he typically encounters two types of passengers during his travels.
Ahmed Bahgat, who has visited 42 countries, often shares insights from his flying experiences with his 224,000 Instagram followers. In a recent viral post, he introduced the concept of the ‘99% passenger’ and the rare ‘1% passenger’.
He captioned the post: “Are you 99% or 1%?” In the video, he demonstrated the 99% are those who choose a film to watch during their flight. Most long-haul flights offer on-board entertainment where passengers can play games, catch up on TV series and films, listen to playlists or use WiFi.
However, there’s always a small group who prefer to entertain themselves differently. Ahmed highlighted the 1% passenger who prefers to monitor the journey itself using the aviation graphic which provides an estimate of the flight’s trip.
For instance, if you’re jetting off from the UK to the USA, it’ll depict the aircraft soaring over the Atlantic Ocean and potentially some states that are part of your long-haul journey. You can even zoom in and out on the globe to view the entire world.
It’s a captivating experience as it allows you to traverse Earth from your airplane seat. Since the video was posted, numerous people have rushed to the comments section to confess they’re also part of the 1% club.
One person exclaimed: “There’s no way we are just 1%?! (Also, a big shout out to my fellow passengers who always opt for the window seat to gaze out as much as possible because we’re in a metal tube with an incredible view above the Earth or the clouds and that never ceases to feel magical).”
Another chimed in: “I am a 1% because I am terrified of flying! Gotta keep your eyes on the screen to keep the plane flying!” A third then commented: “There is another type who turn off their screens and sleep for the whole flight.”