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The Holiday Rush: What Working As A Flight Attendant On Christmas is Really Like
I can hear three different Holiday songs, seemingly competing for loudness. And obnoxiousness. There are people and presents and insanely large suitcases that keep bumping into me. The normal hum of the
Continue readingThat Moment When…
That moment when everything is hilarious and confusing. I was supposed to be in Salt Lake City tonight. No, wait. Maybe Boise? But instead I’m in Los Angeles going to work in a different base, working
Continue readingWhy You Should Be Kind To Your Flight Attendant
There she is. Look past the glamorous Asiana crew strolling through SFO, past the striking jetBlue pilots with their shiny smiles and stripes, beyond the high heels and wings, the rollaboards, the lipstick,
Continue readingHeroes Of The Sky: A Flight Attendant’s Thoughts On 9/11
Today started off as a normal day. I edited several articles, and answered a reader’s e-mail about what airports are the best to work out of. I texted a friend about plans for a long layover in
Continue readingMissed Approach: When Being A Flight Attendant Is About More Than Just Diet Cokes
The day started off pretty normal. I had picked up an easy day trip, or a local as we call them. I would show up at the airport at 10:30am, fly a quick roundtrip from Seattle to Ketchikan, Alaska and back,
Continue readingWhen Everyone You Love Lives Halfway Around The World
It’s almost dawn in Las Vegas. I’m staring out the window at the bright lights of the casinos, unable to sleep. Yesterday at this time I was at the airport in San Francisco, running between
Continue readingYou Must Be My Soulmate
There is a lot that I never predicted about my Flight Attendant Life. Once, I remember I said that if I was going to work for a different airline, I would only want to work for Southwest or Hawaiian,
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