How to tell if the cabin crew is into you: An airline employee reveals a secret word that means he thinks the passenger is attractive
- Cabin crew members have revealed how they find potential suitors
- If you hear the word “Cheerio” on board, it may mean you have an admirer
Cabin crew have a lot to endure – difficult passengers, screaming children, cramped workspaces and long journeys.
One way to pass the time is to spot potential suitors on board, and according to a UK aircraft forum, cabin crew have been doing this for years.
An anonymous flight attendant revealed that flight attendants have a secret code to secretly reveal their crushes.
Every time a cabin crew spots an attractive passenger, all they have to do is say “Cheerio.”
When a cabin crew member waves goodbye while saying “Cheerio,” it’s not just the police. According to an airline employee, it could mean he’s attracted to you
Of course, they have to act professionally and only say the word with a straight face when passengers exit the plane.
Mystery user LTN330 explained, “There’s the Cheerio game that you can play when passengers get off.”
“If you’re standing there and you’re like, ‘Goodbye, thanks, take care,’ etc. If you see someone you like, you say ‘Cheerio.'”
“You have to do it with a buddy and the challenge is to keep a straight face.”
Another flight attendant previously revealed her own crew’s special code to signal an attractive passenger.
In an interview with Yahoo, cabin crew member Emily Witkop said, “I remember there was a code for ‘hot coffee’ among flight attendants for a number of years.”
“You’d say, ‘I’ve got hot coffee in 3B!'” “That meant there was a very attractive passenger in that particular seat for the other flight attendants to check out.”
Cabin crew has a number of secret codes, including the term “HR” which could mean there is an extra passenger on board
Meanwhile, Owen Beddall, former cabin crew member and author of Confesions of a Qantas Flight Attendant, said his crew referred to their crushes as “Bob,” meaning “best on board.”
It turns out that cabin crew have a whole host of secret codes, some more cynical than others.
According to a Reddit thread, the code has a sensitive meaning, as user /mrmiguez explained: “A lot of cargo is shipped on commercial flights.”
“One of those articles was always called HR on the radio.” HR was an acronym for “Human Remains.”
“Some people die far away from where they want to be buried.” “They’re packed in wooden-framed boxes, so you can never tell what’s inside except by the odd shape.”
So the next time you hear the word “HR” on a flight, be aware that there may be another passenger on board.