A flight attendant has revealed that during flights, cabin crew will often rate how attractive they find passengers - and there's even a dedicated game.
If you're ever called 'Bob' on a flight, it might not be a case of mistaken identity; you may just have caught a flight attendant's eye.
That's because the passenger deemed the most attractive by crew will be labelled the Bob – “best on board”.
The revelation was made on “Professional Confessional” a new segment on Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden to reveal some flight secrets.
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The unnamed cabin crew member called the show to reveal exactly what happens behind-the-scenes 35,000ft in the air.
She told Heart FM : "We have a little game called ‘find the Bob’ and basically Bob stands for ‘best on board.’ So, you just find the best looking person on the plane and you call them Bob the whole day.
"And, then if you can’t find a Bob sometimes passengers get on and they’re sleepy and they put their heads down and they fall asleep and you can’t really see their faces.
"Then as they get off instead of calling them Bob you’d be like ‘Cheerio’- and, that would indicate to your other crew members that you fancy them."
Host Jamie asked what the flight attendants do when they locate a ‘Bob’.
To which the cabin crew member answered: "Usually, you’re on the trolley service, imagine we’re on the aisle at 38,000ft, and you offer coke, lemonade, water or wine.
"And, you go ‘stop the cart, yeah, there’s a Bob, there’s a Bob’. Then the passenger looks at you and you’re like ‘hi Bob’. They say ‘my name’s not Bob' and you’re like… ‘it is now’."
The fight attendant confirmed that they will refer to the passenger as Bob to their face as well as to the crew.
And, they added that the game happens often, she noted: “If you’re doing a Thursday to Vegas there might be quite a few Bobs.”
But, when asked if any of the cabin crew ever followed up on the matter with the good-looking passengers, she said: “Well, I haven’t got the confidence to give my number to someone, but yeah there are people who have met their future lovers and husbands and wives on board.”
So, if your air host or hostess is hovering near you a little longer than usual… you may have been voted the Bob.
