Flights are often a scary thought for many who find flying nerve-wracking. Even though it is considered to be one of the safest modes of transport, cabin crew have secret code words that they use when they don’t want customers to know what they are talking about, this is in case of an emergency or just flight attendant language.
One flight attendant known as Amanda Pleva who is also author of the Crewed Talk column explained how code words are used by crew in order to maintain calm and order in the cabin.
She said: “We’re specially trained in emergency situations and panic that can cause us to lose control of a situation and end up in injury or death.”
Code words can either be used by flight attendants or pilots and are often said while in the air. However, a couple are also used between cabin crew staff and some are even to describe passengers.
Code Bravo
While codewords are generally used to avoid panicking the passengers, Code Bravo is used for the opposite reason.
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This is why this phrase is used instead of turbulence fairly often as it does not sound as aggressive and may help nervous fliers stay calm.
Cross check
A member of the cabin crew may use this word to indicate that the emergency doors have been deactivated.
It is also used by pilots and flight attendants as a generic term to refer to when someone has verified the task of another.
Cheerio
Former flight attendant called James revealed another secret phrase if a member of the cabin crew finds you attractive.
This will then be followed by a country beginning with the same letter of your seat.
Dead head
This refers to someone who is a flight attendant on the flight but isn’t working, so they’re just using a plane the same as any other passenger.
This word is used in case the off-duty cabin crew member is needed to help in an emergency.
The Sin Bin
The sin bin is a commonly used term amongst plane staff.
It refers to an area where a plane waits for take off when the runway is too busy to depart.
A British Airways pilot told MailOnline: “Typically, it occurs if a flight has a time restriction on its departure, either because its direction of flight is busier than that of other aircraft or because there’s inclement weather at its destination.”
