Why many flight attendants actually prefer working in Economy to Business Class
The demands of 10 rich people can often be more exhausting than serving 100 regular passengers
Everyone wants to be upgraded on a flight, apart from the flight attendants it seems.
You'd think the cabin crew would much prefer working for a handful of posh people in Business or First Class, instead of hundreds of flustered passengers in Economy, but it turns out that’s not the case.
Many airlines have an promotion system, where you start off in economy, then work your way up to business and first class, but other companies let the crew choose where they want to work for that flight.
Because according to the accounts of several flight attendants, while they might be serving 10 people instead of 70 in the fancy cabins, their constant demands actually mean they work a lot harder.
Heather Wilde, a former cabin crew member said that the work is far more straightforward in Economy.
She said on : “When flying economy, everything was straightforward - the most senior flight attendant on the plane would handle all the announcements, paperwork and stocking, in addition to everyone's duties of completing the drink/snack service, aisle checks, etc.
“I once had a forty-something male passenger who said he was a picky eater and asked me to remove the almonds from his mixed nuts, the shaved Parmesan from his salad and the cilantro from his tabouleh.”