Flight attendant explains exactly what happens when she catches people joining the mile high club
A flight attendant has revealed what actually happens when a person tries to join the mile high club.
Despite being highly illegal, some people just can't get past the allure of getting intimate with someone at 30,000 feet in the sky. Despite limited privacy, tiny airline seats and cramped bathrooms.
And that's not even factoring in unexpected turbulence...
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In fact, one former attendant even revealed their own tips on what you should do if you're determined to join it (which we obviously do not recommend given the legal risks).
So what actually happens when people decide it's time to join the mile high club? Fortunately for us, Mandy Smith, a former Virgin Atlantic cabin crew member for more than 12 years, recently sat down to reveal all in an interview with LADbible TV.
And some of the answers to the questions were pretty revealing.
She revealed, much to her clear relief, that she had never physically walked in on two people going at it.
But there is a policy for handling the situation when it arises - and it could include taking the toilet door off if those inside don't listen.
"I have not seen anyone 'in flagrante', full nakedness," Mandy said.
"Because we can take those doors off, you know. Even though you've locked it, we can open them. And we can take the whole door.
"But no. I have stopped people, knocked on the door, and just said, you know - 'excuse me, can you come out' - kind of thing.
"Because I kind of know what you're doing."
Mandy said that if it's a night flight, there's no kids around, and it's quiet, she was likely to leave people to do. She said: "It's worse when you've got children on board and it's in the daytime.
"But if it's on a night flight, and they're being discreet, I probably wouldn't even interrupt them, if I'm honest."
After being asked if people join the club regularly, Mandy said: "I would say [it happens] one in 20 or 30 flights, so not really that often.
"Now, one of my friends had a situation where there was a young lady of 18, who was quite determined to join the mile high club, and she just grabbed anyone.
"I don't know how she met this chap, or how they discussed it, or how they'd agreed to do this.
"But the cabin crew went and stopped her, and then she sat back down in her seat.
"And then about half an hour later, she was back up with another chap, trying to join the mile high club again. But then my friend said that she went to speak to her parents because she was actually travelling with her mum and dad.
"And she was only 18, bless her. So, yeah, she didn't do it again. We should have, like, condom dispensers in there or something."
You can watch our full chat with Mandy here.
Topics: Holiday, Plane Etiquette, Sex and Relationships, Travel
Tom Earnshaw