To hate this reply to 'have a safe flight'?!

[Rizzo8]

So my partner often travels for work. I always wish him a safe flight and he never said anything apart from thanks. When I travel he does the same.

Well I wished him a safe flight today and he responded: 'It will be or won't be. Leaving soon anyway.'

What the hell? We are from different countries so sometimes have cultural 'what the hecks' but this is a strange reply right?!

”have a safe flight” would wind me up to be honest and make me anxious.

“have a good flight” would be better.

Really @OrwellianTimes ?

Would never cross my mind someone would feel that way to such a message

You’re statistically more likely to be killed on the journey to the airport. If you don’t say “have a safe drive” every time he gets in the car then I can’t blame him replying like that.

I hate it when someone wishes me a safe flight. Thanks, I too hope we don’t crash.

It’s not really up to him if the flight is safe.

You could probably say that to a pilot, but not a random passenger who has no control over what goes on.

Have a safe flight isn’t the best thing to say. It immediately highlights security concerns. Just say have a good flight.

His response was pretty neutral.

Yeah, I would find have a safe flight every single time a bit annoying.

His response kind of sums it up. It’s not within his control to make it safe or not!

“Drive safe” also drives me mad! Annoys me every time my lovely husband says it. Have a safe flight would definitely grate

Or even have a good trip.

I'm really surprised by these replies. A revelation!

Have definitely had lots of people wish me a safe flight and thought nothing further.

I'm more concerned about the journey going smoothly in terms of delays etc, than actual safety

It’s a common enough saying op, so I get why you say it. But I don’t think he was rude/out of line to point out what he said.

At least with "drive safe" you have some control. Have a safe flight is so very annoying. I can't have any say in what kind of flight I have.

I hate flying so it probably would put my mind into over drive. And therefore require two rather than my normal one magic plane juices (bloody Mary) at the airport.

I'd rather no mention of the flight, and have a good trip or similar instead. But my family and friends know that.

Hate being told have a safe flight. I’m a very nervous flier it makes me so anxious! DH knows to say ‘have a good trip!’ or something when I’m travelling with work!

We don't all use language the same way.

Mostly people are just being nice.

If you get pissed off by people being nice you are the one with the problem.

I always say have a good journey it covers pretty much everything

I wished my best friend a safe flight two weeks ago and she just replied 'thank you!'.

Never thought anything further.

Does it matter? It's such a run of the mill comment. 'Get home safe', 'safe flight', 'drive journey' is no different to 'hope this email finds you well' and when I was in a job and would speak at events people would say 'good luck'. Why would I need luck? It suggests I'm not prepared, I don't need luck but I accepted it's one of those comments that lacks meaning.

He sounds grumpy.

Maybe he’s fed up with “have a safe flight”. Maybe he was grumpy about something else.

Either way it was a bit of a knobbish response

I know loads of people say it, but it feels so pointless and empty.
i mean, realistically what’s he going to do to ensure he has a safe flight? Exactly fuck all. So what’s the point in even saying it, other than word salad for something to say!

I don’t think I have ever wished anyone a safe flight. It’s not the 1930s and a motorway journey is probably just as risky, if not more. Millions of people over the world fly safely every day and have done for about a hundred years.

Having said that, your DHs reply is a bit dismissive. Although I think that wishing someone a good flight is unnecessary it is obviously a caring thing to say and his response is insensitive to that. It’s just the kind of thing my DH would say. He comes from a country notorious for brusqueness. Could that be it?

I might wish people “Safe journey” or “Safe travels”

There seems a fairly simple fix to this. Just stop wishing him a 'safe flight'.

Have a safe flight is a weird thing to say, it’s not like anyone can control it!