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CARES- it’s STILL the best invention for kids on the airplane
There’s weekend travel (families) and there’s summer travel (families) and then there’s summer weekend travel (too many families!) It’s that time of year, people. School is out and millions of families are traveling. If you have a child and you haven’t heard of CARES, perhaps now would be a good time to…
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Photo of the day: God’s departure lounge
Can you guess which airport this is? (Photo courtesy of Kim Tolido)
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Chapter 7: Cruising Altitude
An excerpt of chapter 7 – (the first of many drafts!)…. It’s important for flight attendants to find doctors who understand what our job entails. For instance, we don’t just roll our bags gate to gate and onto the plane. We lift eighty pounds over our heads and into the overhead bins each and…
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A ticked off passenger gets revenge
This letter popped up on my crew confessions page. It was just too funny not to feature here…. Dear Heather, I’m one of the road warriors that spends nearly as much time in the air and hotels as flight crews. I generally sympathize with flight attendants, especially during this time of…
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Kew Gardens Car Service
If you’re a flight attendant based in New York who lives in Queens and you don’t own a car and can afford to take a cab to and from the airport, but only the kind that gives a discounted rate to airline crew, than these pictures should look quite familiar…
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Blocked ears – easing the pain in flight
You’re on a flight trying to get a little rest when the kid whose been kicking your seat for the last half hour suddenly begins to scream.You do what any normal passenger would do and spin around, shooting the parents an evil look. When that doesn’t work you ring your…
Heather Poole 