From ‘crew juice’ to ‘hot coffee’ : The secret language of flight attendants

News.com.au · Simone Mitchell · 2026-11-05 01:04 UTC

From coded nicknames for passengers to the mysterious meaning of 'crew juice', flight attendants have a language all their own. 

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There's a whole other language being spoken at 35,000 feet, and chances are you've never noticed.

While passengers are busy choosing between chicken and pasta, negotiating armrest territory and wondering whether it's too early for a gin and tonic, cabin crew are communicating in a vocabulary all their own.

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