The Perfect Storm

The first thing you find out when you become a flight attendant is to the expect the unexpected. What should have been a simple 2-day trip, which I able to shorten to a one day became such a headache. I was awarded a two day trip that started with a deadhead to New York on Saturday and working one flight to LAX Sunday morning....

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Live from the Line: Would you like fries with that?

Aug 25, 09 Live from the Line: Would you like fries with that?

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I’m back at work, hence this short update live from the line. I worked the red-eye to Washington DC last night and it had such a CRAZY group of people on board. One, specifically, cracked me up so much I had to share. We were light, 100 people, so we were sitting in the last row of seats snacking and this guy came to the back...

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Boarding: The Three Ring Circus

At my airline, boarding commences 35 minutes prior to scheduled departure and not a minute before, that’s the unspoken “InFlight” rule. At an outstation we get to the airport about an hour prior to departure to properly prepare for boarding… it takes time. Coffee. It helps, I don’t care who says it...

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