Heather Poole

  • Hey Siri, was that my plane?!

      Photo credit: Heather Poole Caption:  @AviationPhotographic  

  • 10 ways to handle a tight connection

    1. Book wisely. If you need to be somewhere really important, it’s probably not a good idea to book your flights with less than an hour between them. Even an hour is pushing it. An hour and a half is good. Two hours, even better. Whatever you do, don’t take the…

  • Flight attendant pet peeves…

    The following quote originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune.   We Hope You Enjoy Your Flight, but…. You asked for it: “My biggest pet peeve is when passengers order coffee when it’s beginning to get turbulent. As soon as it’s too bumpy to continue serving drinks, when we’re in our…

  • Woman’s Day: 7 Things Your Flight Attendant Wants You to Know

    Check out the May issue of Woman’s Day Magazine!  On page 158  I offer a few travel tips….

  • What NOT to do on an airplane…with your luggage

    Staying Zen at 30,000 Feet originally appeared on Marketwatch.com Heather Poole, a flight attendant for a legacy carrier and author of the book “Cruising Attitude: Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama and Crazy Passengers at 35,000 Feet,” thinks flyers have always been cranky but notes a peculiar lack of decorum in…

  • Disturb

    Photo Credit:  Heather Poole

  • A little bit about groping, poking and smacking flight attendants on the plane…

    Passenger accused of groping Spirit Airlines flight attendant originally appeared on NBCNews.com.  (NOTE:  They left out a story I shared about a pilot who was smacked on the behind by a female passenger sitting in the exit row. “Woo get some!” she yelled out for an entire airplane full of…

  • Here’s what I think about those sexy flight attendant ads…

    “Does Sex Sell Airline Seats? Some Airlines Hope so. ” originally appeared on TravelChannel.com We asked Heather Poole, a 15-year flight attendant and author of Cruising Attitude: Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama and Crazy Passengers at 35,000 Feet her thoughts about marketing flight attendants as sex symbols. She wasn’t too impressed. “Cheap airfare…

  • The Worst, Funniest, and Most Common Bad Passengers I’ve Encountered

    From time to time I get asked questions about bad passengers. I thought I’d share a few of them here. What’s the worst passenger behavior you’ve witnessed? I’ve caught passengers taking other people’s luggage out of the bin to make room for their own bags. I’m not joking. They’ll pull…

  • West Flight Story: Stewardess fight tonight!

        Photo courtesy of @VenySurfsTheWorld Caption courtesy of Barry In La Jolla