Capt Speaking: "Good morning ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard. As you might have noticed, we have just levelled off at our cruising altitude of 31,000ft and...as ATC has promised us a smooth flight...I'm going to switch off the seat belt sign. So sit back, relax and if there's anything we can do for you OH MY G…!!!"

Silence grips the aircraft for a paralysing moment.

Speaking: "Um...so sorry everybody. Hope I didn't scare anyone. While I was talking, the flight attendant brought me a cup of coffee and spilled it right in my lap. You should see the state of my trousers!"

Self-loading cargo back in economy: "That's nothing. He should see the state of mine!"

Source: Flight International