One of my biggest pet peeves of being a flight attendant is airport appreciation. To those of you not in the industry you’re probably wondering what I’m talking about. Well here’s a quick explanation.
When the airline builds our trips (sometimes known as pairings) which include all of the flights we’re scheduled to work, there is [...]

Since I’m usually the purser, time and time again I catch myself repeating “The captain has turned on the fasten seatbelt sign, please return to your seats, fasten your seatbelts, and remain seated until it has been turned off.”
How many people actually hear me? All 150. How many people LISTEN to me? about 50.

It’s amazing [...]

I know a lot of you including @SkyVan on twitter wonder why I work New York – LA all the time, and its a simple reason really: No one senior to me wants to do it, so I always hold my first preference in New York trips. In essence that allows me to build my [...]

I’m going right to punch line. We thank people for their trash. It’s true, we do. Our job is so glamorous as Flight Attendants, that while walking through the cabin collecting trash we actually say “thank you” as passengers pass it to us.
Trash seems to be a love / hate relationship for people on an [...]

Summer travel is officially underway, and that means more and more children are boarding airplanes. Though I’m sure its stressful to travel with children, mostly due to the embarrassment when the child overreacts to something, parents really need to plan ahead. The question which comes up about every other flight really makes me cringe:
Can I [...]