The code flight attendants use to identify passengers on the plane.

Just because flight attendants call someone a VIP doesn't mean they're important, but if they use the word "HOB" to refer to you, take it as a compliment.

Jay Robert, a former senior flight attendant at Emirates and manager of the popular aviation website Fly Guy's Cabin Crew Lounge, said that many flight attendants often use coded messages to communicate while flying.

Jay said that to avoid boredom on long-haul flights, many flight attendants turn on CCFM (Cemetery FM, a play on words for flight attendants "gossiping"). "Just because they call you a VIP doesn't mean they consider you important," Jay said. The term stands for Very Irritating Person.

Jay Robert used to be a flight attendant for Emirates, the UAE airline. Photo: Instagram/Aflyguystravel

For pleasant or attractive passengers, flight attendants will use the code BOB (Babe on board or Best on board) to communicate with each other. SVML (Suddenly Vegetarian Meal) is an abbreviation for "Suddenly Vegetarian Meal," which passengers who have not pre-ordered a special meal choose to have on board the plane.

Jay said the flight crew uses the term POS (Passenger Of Size) to describe oversized passengers who need seatbelt extensions. The term "mermaid" refers to a passenger lying across an empty row of seats to prevent another passenger from sitting there. HOB (Hotty On Board) It also has a similar meaning to VIP, referring to unpleasant passengers.

In addition to codes used during conversations, flight crews also have their own signals for emergency situations. SSR (Special Services Request) is a special service request or indicates that the flight crew must handle sensitive situations involving a passenger. When a passenger is being deported, ground staff may use the code DEPA or DEPU (This passenger is being deported) to discreetly communicate the information to the flight attendants instead of publicly announcing "passenger is being deported".

INAD refers to a passenger who is denied entry into a country and must take the next available flight back. ABP (Able Bodied Passenger or Person) is a passenger who requires special attention or care during the flight to provide assistance.

Emirates' business class cabin. Photo: Up graded point

UM (child travelling alone) refers to unaccompanied minors, MEDA (medical case) refers to medical- related situations, DPAX (disruptive passenger) refers to disruptive passengers, EBL (Eat Before Landing) is a meal served before landing, and CIP (Commercially Important Person) indicates that the passenger is "of importance to the airline." "If someone calls you SFU (Suitable For An Upgrade), enjoy it because that means you're suitable for an upgrade ," Jay said.

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