The real reason flight attendants greet you as you enter the plane

Aside from a warm welcome, a further reason flight attendants greet you on entering a plane is to check you are in a fit state to fly. — SEBASTIAN GOLLNOW/dpa

Air travellers will be familiar with this: flight attendants stand at the aircraft door and greet everyone as they board. An act of service and courtesy? On the one hand, yes. But on the other hand, it is also a security measure.

“During boarding, the crew pays particular attention to passengers’ behaviour,” says the Federal Association of the German Aviation Industry (BDL). It means anyone who appears suspicious is likely to be observed a bit more closely.

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除了热情欢迎之外，空乘人员在您登机时迎接您的另一个原因是确认您身体状况适合飞行。——塞巴斯蒂安·戈尔诺/德新社

航空旅客对此应该很熟悉：空乘人员站在飞机舱门前，迎接每一位登机的乘客。这是一种服务和礼貌吗？一方面，的确如此。但另一方面，这也是一项安全措施。

德国联邦航空工业协会（BDL）表示：“登机过程中，机组人员会特别留意乘客的行为。” 这意味着任何形迹可疑的人都可能受到更密切的观察。

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