I’m a flight attendant and I have a scar from this dangerous thing passengers always do
A FLIGHT attendant has revealed one annoying thing passengers always do - that has even left her with a scar.
Jana Steinhagen, who works at British Airways, explained that she has a scar on her arm from a repeated mistake passengers make while flying.
She took to question and answer site to reveal her biggest pet peeve is when passengers pull at the ashtray on the plane toilet door thinking it's the door handle.
Someone posted a question on the site which asked: "As a flight attendant, what are the top things you wish passengers would stop doing during a flight?"
Jana answered: "Pulling the ashtray out of the toilet door. They think it's the door handle.
"I wish they wouldn't do that.
"Once I caught my arm on the open ashtray and now I have a scar there.
"Passengers do many silly and sometimes stupid things. We've seen it all before. There really isn't much use in wishing for them to stop doing something.
"It's not going to happen, so we might as well just get on with it and smile regardless."
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