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The second best thing about being a flight attendant – Waikiki, Hawaii
It was Monday morning and we (my mother, my husband, my son, and I) were in the rental car, a bright red Malibu, on our way from a relaxing long weekend in Ko Olina to the Honolulu airport, when I heard a long sigh from the back seat. “I don’t…
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Shanghainese flight attendant rap
Whenever I write about one of my flight attendant pet peeves on Gadling.com, readers always come back with raving mad responses, complaining about how bitchy US flight attendants are compared to our Asian brother and sisters. Whatever. That got me thinking, are Asian passengers just nicer, which in turn creates…
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Another amazing flight attendant tip
I’ve learned some pretty amazing things from flight attendants, like how to mask the horrible lavatory smell with a single packet of coffee and how to make coffee taste better by using a drop of club soda and an extra coffee bag in the pot. All of these amazing tips…
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WANTED: Flight Attendant Book Deal
Just in case you forgot why I’m here, why I blog…. SKDOLL 1. Diet Coke no ice, Club soda with lime, coffee with cream, the never ending beverage service, that’s what I’m doing when I hear the muffled sound of a cell phone ringing. I shove a plastic scoop into…
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Ivana Trump harasses children on a flight
Ivana, Ivana, Ivana, you do not – I repeat – you do NOT call a child a barbarian. Out loud. On a flight. Oh sure, you can think it, we’re all probably thinking it, but to outright say it….I don’t think so. Not a good idea. Now I probably would…
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Hawaii
Just back from a week long Hawaiian vacation. You know what that means…posts and photos of Hawaii coming soon
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Carmel, California
The best thing, by far, about being a flight attendant, besides all the cool people you get to work with and all the interesting passengers you meet, is being able to travel anywhere in the world (as long as there’s an airport) at a moments notice on your day off…
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Flight attendant of the month – KELLEY
Name? Kelley Hometown? San Diego Base? LAX-Domestic Hours flown this month? 70 Last flight? JFK all nighter. Galley or Aisle? Galley First class, business class, or coach? Whichever has the most subdued passengers. Widebody or Narrowbody? Widebody Favorite airplane? 767 Regular Route? Any transcon all-nighter Dream Trip? Transcon red-eye with…
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What’s RIGHT with the airlines?
When I was growing up, my parents taught me that traveling by airplane was a luxury, not a right, and it was a luxury I would not experience until I was 16 years old when I flew to Los Angeles, California with a high school friend (and her mother) on…
Heather Poole 