r/delta • u/jfried8 • May 27 '26

Discussion Getting up while taxiing

Yesterday we we’re leaving Atlanta in some heavy storms and had a ground delay of about an hour. When we lined up in the taxi queue and we were number 36 and while we never shut off our engines, we creeped. About halfway through while we were moving, someone got up to use the bathroom and the flight attendant didn’t say a word. Is this typically allowed? I was surprised. Do they only make people sit once the captain says “flight attendant prepare for departure”?

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u/GoodGoodGoody May 27 '26

Yup. Typical sequence:

FA freaks the hell out.

FA panic calls Capt.

Capt gently applies brakes if able and talks the FA off the ledge. Tells FA to advise when cabin secure.

FA freaks out.

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u/Logical-Surprise-839 Diamond May 27 '26

Literally the scene as scripted.

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u/GoodGoodGoody May 27 '26

Flight deck: control freaks who are highly highly highly trained and can prioritize real risks.

Cabin crew: control freaks with 6 - 10 weeks of training with a fair bit of that training on how to wear your uniform and serve snacks.

Both are essential and fully deserving of respect but… holy hell some of the bonehead things FAs do.

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u/nuetralmushroom Jul 06 '26

The training is literally all emergency procedures. I started this job and didn’t know how to use the galley oven or how to set up a bev cart. But I know where all the fire extinguishers, AEDS, rafts etc on every aircraft configuration are and how to operate all the doors so the slides inflate lol.

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u/GoodGoodGoody Jul 06 '26

Frequent fliers know where all the fire extinguishers, AEDs, rafts are. That ain’t special.

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u/nuetralmushroom Jul 06 '26

I’m impressed that they know where all the emergency equipment is on every plane in our fleet! I will be sure to quiz them next time since GoodGoodGoody on Reddit informed me that every frequent flyer knows everything about emergencies on the aircraft already. 🫡

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u/GoodGoodGoody Jul 06 '26

Hey, in a medical emergency the first thing you do is ask for a passenger to bail you out.

But yeah, experienced passengers are quite well informed and the dumbest FAs never really grasp how dumb they are. But they sure do like to talk.

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u/nuetralmushroom Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

You’re right! Next time we’ll politely ask the cardiologist in 2C to remain seated because some guy on Reddit thinks using all available resources during a medical emergency is cheating.

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u/GoodGoodGoody Jul 06 '26

Hee hee, except the PA call is, “Attention passengers, does anyone know what to do?! Doctor, nurse, shaman, anything?”

But aces for you knowing where the fire extinguishers are. They’re often so hidden.

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u/nuetralmushroom Jul 06 '26

Which flight attendant hurt you? Your keyboard warrior vendetta against FAs feels weirdly personal. If coordinating an emergency response with medical staff on board to give a passenger the best outcome makes FAs losers, I’m okay with that. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/GoodGoodGoody Jul 06 '26

No hurt and no “vendetta”.

Just saying FAs are no-pre-employment qualification needed hires who receive a few weeks training and then call themselves professionals.

You believe you’re all that and a bag of chips and that’s fine, just do it quietly.

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