There are certain specific lessons every flight attendant must learn. And despite being warned in advance, most of us end up learning them the hard way. Today I’m going to share these universal truths of aviation. If you’re a regular
Y’all, I work with some seriously good people. I’m currently on my flight from San Diego back to New York, on a redeye that is fairly empty. This is lucky because I have written only one sentence of the blog
It’s about that time. The lights are up, the sales are on, and Netflix is chock-full of cheesy, comforting Christmas-movie goodness. Many of you will be traveling to see loved ones in the upcoming weeks. That means planes, trains, and
Thanksgiving is next week, and so we’re doing it. We’re rounding up the Top 10 things every flight attendant is thankful for This year has been a difficult one for flight attendants. We have been expected to show up and
Flight attendants spend a good portion of our lives in hotels. We sleep there, we eat there, we organize our finances and conduct our zoom meetings there. We do our homework and talk to family and microwave our dinners. Sometimes
It’s October, and that means spooky season is upon us—a fact that I don’t have to tell you Halloween lovers. In honor of the season, I have decided to tackle some truly horrifying things…about hotels. We flight attendants spend a
Flight Attendants hate being overscheduled. I’ve talked about this in several posts now, and this disdain for too many plans made #3 on the Top 7 Most Annoying Things About Flight Attendants list. But in case you missed it, here’s
Aaahhhhh, the joys of summer travel… Said no flight attendant ever. Ask any flight attendant and they’ll all tell you: Summer Travel is the WORST. Don’t get me wrong, I love Summer. Being a New Englander, having a long history with
I had an out-of-state visitor this weekend in tiny Rhode Island. The food was good, the views were good, the company was great, but one thing struck me as odd. In all the restaurants we visited, masks were optional. I
I’m asked often and in varied ways how and why I became a flight attendant. “How did you get into the airlines?” “What made you decide to do this?” “Did you always want to be a flight attendant?” I decided to answer these