Chapter 127.
Theo's pov.
Hearing my twin giving these instructions, it have me laughing so hard that tears running down my cheeks.
She is making it so entertaining and easy to remember.
"For those of you who didn't manage to get your masks on in time, you'll probably pass out and then wake up in a minute or two when I get the plane to a lower altitude. You wanna know what the biggest danger is? That you won't get your frequent flyer point for this flight. Just kidding!" Talia said and we all just started to laugh harder!
"The biggest Danger is actually that your luggage or those duty free bottles you brought with you from home, and put in the overhead compartment will fall out when you open it and hit someone on the head. There are several thousand reported injuries from this every year in the US alone. By contrast, the FAA only reports 58 or so serious injuries from turbulence!" Talia informed and again we all looked over at Dina who smiled and nodded.
"So, one could easily make the case that we should be handing out a helmet and skip the seatbelts." Talia said and we burst out laughing hard.
"Another big risk is the drink cart. Seriously! It weighs over 100kg when fully loaded, and every year passengers get their elbows, knees and feet broken when the drink carts slam into them, so keep your arms and legs tucked away." Talia kept going with her saftey explanation.
"Why haven't the airlines put some safety padding on the drink cart? No idea, seems pretty basic. Same goes for spill-proof coffee and tea pots and cups with lids. Every year some poor passengers get hot coffee or tea in their crotch when there's a bit of a turbulence. But until the Bianchi private airline fix this, I'm afraid you're on your own." Talia said and once again we just kept on laughing.
"Now you're probably woundering.... how can this bucket of bolts stay in the sky if we can't even get the latch on your tray table to work properly, to be honest... we sometimes wonder that as well." Talia said and she sure is on a roll, I have never paid more attention to this then I have today and this explanation will stick with me forever.
"But the stats speak for themselves. The annual risk of dying in a plane crash is one in 11 million according to Harvard School of Public Health 2006 study. So you are far more likely to be struck by lightning or killed by a shark. And it's certainly much safer then driving." Talia informs us.
"Right after 9/11, many were scared to fly... 12 - 20% fewer flew. But because more people made driving trips instead of flying a German professor estimated an extra 1595 people died in car accidents in the year after 9/11... just in the US." Talia said.
"I can never get over how much knowledge Talia actually have in that head of hers!" Kyle said shocked.
"She have taught me more in these five - six minutes then I have learned a whole day in school before Talia came and could explain things better!" Cole said also shocked.
"Anyway, please sit back and relax while we take forever to serve you a drink and a barely edible meal and then leave the tray on your table, making it nearly impossible for you to squeeze out of the chair and get to the toilets. We will start making our way to the runway in a few minutes when the little ants on the ground have made sure the plane is ready for takeoff." Talia said then cut the microphone.
We all just started to laugh hard when she finished.
"Oh my god that is the best and most informative safety instructions I have ever heard." Aunty Alice chuckled.
"Is all that she said correct Dina?" Leon asked with a raise eyebrow.
"Yeah, she always did these funny safety instructions back when we flew together. And even though she only were 10 and she needed to be 16, well I bribed someone to let her take the flight exam, not that they should let her pass is she didn't but let her try for the exam and she passed with flying colors. We honestly can't have a better first pilot then Talia. Legally she is not allowed to fly this plane but who cares" Dina said smirking.
Not long after the plane started to move and we were on our way out to the runway. When we use this plane we have 6 flight attendant's since it is such a big plane. And 2 of them checked on us making sure all our seatbelts are fasten.
Then the plane came to a stop. Then we could feel how the engine started to go full force and we start moving forward again down the runway faster and faster then we started the climb. And before we knew it we were in the air.
"She did it perfectly!" Dina said smiling to Michelle.
"Yes honey, she still have not lost her touch, and it was so smooth." Michelle said smiling looking up at Dina's face.
"Damn I wish we could have seen Talia do this with our own eyes." Aaron said and we all voiced our agreement.
"Well if Talia want to fly back home as well, maybe we can ask Alfred or Max to film it, depending who is the 'extra' pilot" Leon sugessted and we all nodded. After a while of the plane climbing it started to flat out and the seatbelt sign was turned off.
So we all got out of our seats and got further into the back of the plane where we have a more comfortable lounge area, with everything for chairs, two seater, three up to five seater couches. A little bar, furtere in the back we have a conferance room.
Deck below we have about 15 bedrooms, not super big but comfortable enough to sleep, and two bigger once with bigger beds. Also a little area us boys usually sit in watching movies and such. But for now we all just sat down in the first lounge area.
So we all just ended up talking with each other, talking about stuff we wanted to do in Dubai, Camilla, Aurora, Olivia, Simone and Maria said they wanted to take Talia with them shopping and that made all of us laugh.
"Trust me, Talia is not the shopping type of girl!" I chuckled.
"But let see if we can talk her into it, and I'm sure we can find some nice clothes for her there!" Aurora said hopeful.
"We can always try!" Kayden snickered.
"Well we just have to tell her it isn't optional, we all will go shopping." Aunty Lyla said smiling widely.
We kept on discussion what we wanted to do and just enjoyed the flight for the next few hours.