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Pilot sexually harassed in flight by a passenger!
Dear Heather, I have to share this with you. I’m a pilot and I was sexually harassed last night. While jump-seating home, the lead flight attendant calls the cockpit and says a passenger thinks one of the flaps is out of position. The captain sends me back to check the…
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Photo of the day: Finding your happy place (in flight)…priceless!
Photo courtesy of Jen Pollack Bianco / My Life’s A Trip Caption courtesy of Roger
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BIG NEWS: My book is actually a book!
Galley copies arrived today! “Galley” is term for a pre-publication copy of a book that publishing houses send out to reviewers and people in the press. I can’t even tell you how long I’ve been waiting for this day. Or how I feel now that it’s FINALLY here. Or why I’m still typing and not out celebrating! On that…
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Elbow assaults and armrest wars (the battle continues!)
Recently a friend shared a story about a woman who accused him of being an “elbow assaulter” on a flight from San Francisco to Dallas. To make a long story short, my friend is 6′ 2″ and 230 pounds. The woman who sat beside him was, in his words, not…
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Photo of the day: Captain Cool: always fashionably late for pushback….
Photo courtesy of me (Heather Poole) Caption courtesy of @AndrewJSquirrel
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Flight attendant interview: The pros and cons of speaking a second language and how it affects reserve
Dear Heather, I am hoping to become a flight attendant soon (have a face to face interview next week!) and have a question about reserve status. I speak Japanese fluently and was wondering how different things are for flight attendants who speak a different language. Are they on reserve for…
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Photo of the day: Passenger sues airline claiming the airline “did not accomodate his less than average height” when his seatbelt caused injury as he reached up to adjust the air vent. Airline will now offer booster seats for those who are vertically challenged.
Photo courtesy of Heather Poole Caption courtesy of Paul Shrater (AKA King of the captions) at Minimus.biz
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How 9/11 changed my job as a flight attendant
When CNN contacted me to write a 9/11 blog post from a flight attendant’s perspective, I considered it an honor. Not many news outlets have given us a voice. Not many people truly understand what we deal with on a daily basis. To set the record straight, the first 9/11 victim was NOT Rev Mychal…
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