Flightster Friday: Sleeping on a Plane

May 20, 11 Flightster Friday: Sleeping on a Plane

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In my off time when I travel and fly around for pleasure usually the take-off roll puts me right to sleep. I think the hum of the engines, with the force pushing me back into my seat because of the nose pointed upward and the vibrations much like a massage creates the illusion that I’m sitting in first class and as comfortable as...

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Easter Travel: Florida Wins!

Apr 28, 11 Easter Travel: Florida Wins!

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Reports are saying that the top destinations for those who traveled over the Easter holiday were Florida, England, Algarve, Egypt and Spain. When I was in Tampa last week I saw a British Airways 777 pulling up to a gate and was shocked that BA would fly a 777 into Tampa of all places! For us in the USA, Tampa, though a beautiful...

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Back to Reality

It’s no secret that life at 35,000ft is entertaining, fun and also hard work. I write about my experiences here and talk about them on The Crew Lounge Podcast, but what we saw on TheCW this past Wednesday night was anything but reality. Meet Fly Girls, a new reality show on TheCW which claims to follow the glamorous life of...

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Work hard. Eat Right.

I’m finding it harder to eat right when I’m at work (and when I’m home for that matter). As you know from reading my past posts (because you all subscribe and read the blog religiously, right?) my airline gives us crew meals. Well, in a way. We’re allowed to eat meals that would have been for sale in the main...

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Flight Attendant Confession: No Fly List

Though I wrote a post about Flight Attendant Camaraderie, there is, however, the flip side to that. Not only between airlines, but within each airline. I usually bid for 4 day trans-continental trips.  Doing this, results in our crew of 3 usually becoming very close. Not only are we working together for 8-9-10 hours a day within...

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