“Have you seen what I have to wear?” a first officer said when she overheard me talking about American Airlines‘ new uniforms. “A scarf,” she hissed. She may have used the f-word. “Pilots don’t wear scarves, we wear ties. TIES!” Got it? They wear ties. Not long ago I wrote about how all anyone really needs is…
Read more Flight attendant uniforms are about more than just style
My first Op-Ed. Los Angeles Times, A25. They changed the title from “flying the less-friendly skies” to “Turn off your cell phone means turn it off” in the paper. I liked the original one better. It’s more in the spirit of the piece. And yeah, the handcuffs got cut out. Long ago — I’m talking…
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 last flight out! Delays happen.…
This originally appeared on Conde Nast Traveler’s website: New Year’s Resolutions from Travel Bloggers, Chefs, and Other VIPsTHE FLIGHT ATTENDANT Heather Poole Be more fully present: “As a flight attendant I spend a lot of time looking ahead—to the next flight, the next crew, the next group of passengers, the next layover, the next couple of…
1. FAAWait – During a creeping weather delay a flight attendant who also works part time as an air traffic controller told me about FAAWait. It’s his favorite app. One click and we knew which airports across the country were also experiencing delays, how long the delays were averaging, and what had caused the delays. 2. MyRadar: Recently…
Read more The 10 best travel apps for flight attendants (and frequent fliers)
There’s a great article about packing featured in this month’s issue of Real Simple magazine (July 2012). And I’m not just saying that because they quoted me and gave my book a little love. Okay so maybe I am! HA! No seriously, it’s a really good article. I even learned a thing or two about…
Read more Real Simple: How to pack like a pro (Just a few quotes!)
