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2 Boomer Babes (and a flight attendant) Radio Hour
A flight attendant’s job is a tough one – from the long unpaid layovers on the ground, to dealing with unruly, and downright wacky passengers in the sky. Flight attendant, Heather Poole tells all in Cruising Attitude: Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama, and Crazy Passengers at 35,000 Feet. – 2BoomerBabes I had so…
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Interview with a Saudi Airlines flight attendant
With your culture, how do you handle the treatment of female passengers? Like everybody else. No special treatment these days. During the Ramadan, how do you deal with not eating and drinking during sunlight with a very tiring job like yours? It’s allowed in our religion (Islam) during Ramadan to eat and…
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Photo of the day: Doing it “doggie style” in first class
Photo courtesy of Kathy S Caption Courtesy of @IanHMoore
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Why some flights might cancel after a storm like Sandy
Originally appeared in USAToday on October 30, 2012
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The Rick Lake Show
Guess who got invited to be on the Ricki Lake show! That’s right, ME. Guess whose studio audience received a copy of my book, Cruising Attitude. That’s right, Ricki’s! I had a fantastic time. It was by far the most fun television interview / book promotion I’ve done to date.…
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The company name is irrelevant…
I’m always asked, “which airline do you work for?” whenever I’m being interviewed. As if the answer is going to give people a better understanding of why I wrote the book, Cruising Attitude, or why I feel the way I do about flying or travel in general. “One of the…
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Why children are annoying on airplanes
This post originally appeared on Businessweek.com … Low-cost Malaysian airline AirAsia (AIRA:MK) has finally done what many disgruntled passengers have long hoped for: It has banned children from sections of some airplanes. Starting in February, the first seven economy rows on its long-haul AirAsia X flights will be designated as the “quiet…
Heather Poole 