Passenger gets woken up by cabin crew member to be asked if they would like breakfast, to which he gets annoyed and requests that they stop doing that to passengers: ‘Why did you wake me up to ask that? If I’m sleeping, that means I don’t want breakfast.’

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Tagging this as humor because all I could do was laugh at the absurdity. I recently flew CLT-LHR in business class. I laid down and went to sleep after the meal service, and then the next thing I know, someone is aggressively shaking my shoulder. I open my eyes, and it's the flight attendant. The conversation went like this: FA: "I need to know if you want to have breakfast." Me: "Why did you wake me up to
Plane food served with a wine glass and a plate full of cold cuts.
ask that? If I'm sleeping, that means I don't want breakfast. Please don't do that to anyone in the future." FA: "I'm sorry, but I had to. It's our policy to wake you up to ask." Me: "It's your policy to wake up passengers to ask about breakfast?" FA: "Yes." Me: "I fly this route every few
weeks, and that's never happened before. I'm sure that's not your official policy. Next time, please ask passengers when taking meal orders for the dinner service if they'd like to be woken for breakfast or not." FA: Just walks away At this point there are still 80 minutes left in the flight, I'm wide awake, but I still don't want breakfast because I'm irritated that I've lost my already limited
sleep opportunity, and I'm going to have something in the arrivals lounge (you know, to maximize sleep, theoretically!) A few minutes before landing, he came by again, and said "I'm sorry about that, but again, it's our policy to wake you up to ask about breakfast." I still laugh thinking about how hard he was shaking me to wake me up. This wasn't a gentle touch or nudge this was a "I am 100% -
going to jolt you out of sleep, regardless of what part of the REM cycle you're in!" action!
A plane seen from the inside with passengers and cabin crew members. Representation.
name-not-yet-taken I was flying from Hanoi to Tokyo on ANA with a long layover before flying to Newark. As soon as the seatbelt light was off, I turned on the Do not disturb light, laid the seat flat and went to sleep. I woke up after a really good nap, raised the seat and turned off the Do not disturb light. Within a few minutes, the ANA flight attendant
asked me if I wanted my meal. That's how it ought to be done. A Do not disturb light is simple genius.
AgilePalpitation3792 Yeah definitely not policy. We're supposed to ask while we take meal preferences. There's even an indicator on our preference sheet that we're supposed to circle if you want to be woken up. Sorry OP I'd be ped off too
global_physical I was once woken by a FA as there was a medical issue on a flight and they thought I was a doctor. I'm not.
MeetingOwn3870 On the aircraft with the new cabin you have a DND light outside your door... so they only come to bug you at landing.
Ok-Party 1007 Meanwhile I told my FA on ORD-LHR that I did want to be woken up for breakfast which they then failed to do. Didn't even get any coffee
Capable_Pair_518 That policy sounds made up on the spot, like he just couldn't admit he messed up. Waking someone in business class 80 mins before landing for a breakfast order is wild, normally they just leave a card on the seat or ask during dinner service like you said. I work for an airline too and never heard of such rule, especially not the aggressive shaking part
jw56085 FA probably got yelled at for not waking up someone for meal.
Laukie00 I'm a flight attendant (not Delta) you won't believe how angry some people get if they miss a snack or drink there's no way to win.
Scared-Session 7584 Funny when I flew BA to London they asked me when they took my dinner order if I wanted to be woken for breakfast..... Not to mention I ordered my dinner. Promptly fell asleep and no flight attendant aggressively woke me up because I had ordered dinner.
HighFly2244 On some airlines they give you little stickers in the eye cover packet - to indicate if you want food/awoken. I never use the eye covers, but I've drunkenly stuck the stickers to my forehead for fun many times. lol

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