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Oahu: North shore (Day 2) – Haleiwa farmers market
At first glance you might want to keep on driving. I know I did the first time I saw the Haleiwa farmer’s market from the car off the side of the highway. Sorry but I’m not a fan of traipsing through the mud after a light rain shower. Boy am I glad The Husband didn’t listen to…
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Flight attendant: How the job has changed
“This airline sucks!” exclaimed a passenger after he spun from the ticket counter and looked directly at me. As if it were my fault he didn’t get an upgrade! My faint smile – a nervous reaction – caused him to go from angry to irate in a matter of seconds.…
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Why you’re not going to get upgraded to first class for free….
(Leonardo Navarro interviewed me about airline upgrades in his column Hodge-Podge for the Wharton Journal) No tradition is as quintessentially part of the MBA as is travel with erstwhile productive members of society. And no sport is as representative of this tradition as the competition to procure business class upgrades,…
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Why are so many flight attendants gay? A straight point of view…
Scary flights. International layovers. Old flight attendants. Gay flight attendants. In that order these four topics often arise whenever someone who doesn’t work for an airline finds out what I do for a living. I have no problem discussing my job. In fact I love sharing interesting stories and helpful…
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Flight attendant training – How much time will I get between graduation and the first flight?
After graduating from flight attendant training, how much time will I get to go back home and take care of things before moving to my crew base? – Lorelei Two hours after my silver wings were pinned to my blue lapel on stage in front of classmates, family and friends,…
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Video: Pilots – How many stripes does the Captain have?
Today I spoke about what it’s like to be a flight attendant in front of a very tough crowd – my son’s preschool class. Oh you better believe I filmed it ! Over the next few days I’ll be posting videos. Today’s clip answers the following question – How many stripes does the Captain have?
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Flight attendants trained to spot human trafficking – at the Super Bowl
What do hundreds of flight attendants, thousands of under-age prostitutes and the Super Bowl all have in common? Dallas. On Sunday they’re all traveling to Texas. American Airlines, American Eagle, Delta, United, and Qantas hope to help stop human traffickers from pimping out women and children by holding training sessions…
Heather Poole 