Tag: Flight Attendants
British Airways’ female flight attendants have found a clever way to skirt a ban on trousers
In the face of tightening security measures and budget cuts, airlines have tried to maintain a sense of old-world glamour by requiring their employees to follow strict uniform requirements. These […]
Insider Series: How Are Flight Attendants Paid?
In the wake of Delta Air Lines’ post-9/11 bankruptcy, the carrier’s flight attendants found their pay cut by 40%; the attendants were unsure if this would be a permanent situation, but hoped […]
Brawling flight attendants force plane to make unscheduled landing
There are plenty of stories of frustrated passengers coming to blows on cramped flights. But this time it was a passenger who got in the middle of a brawl between […]
Flight Attendants Share Their Most Awkward Passenger Pick-Up Stories
This story originally appeared on thrillist.com There has always been something sexy about flight attendants. Yes, it’s usually the uniform. But there’s also an inherent allure about a person who […]
The airline feminism forgot! More than 1,000 Chinese high school graduates have to parade in bikinis for a chance to become flight attendants
By-QIN XIE: Supermodels and flight attendants may seem like occupations that are a world apart but in China, they are remarkably similar. One school in Qingdao, north-east China, hosted its annual […]
What Flight Attendants Really Think When You’re Boarding
I’ve been a Flight Attendant for twenty five years. Greeting passengers at the door requires concentration on several levels. Of course the objective is to make you feel welcome and […]
Sex, drugs, and dead animals: Flight attendants and passengers reveal the weirdest things to happen on planes
By-Eleanor Ross: Airline crews and frequent fliers revealed some of their weirdest ever inflight experiences - from crack smoking to the heads of dead animals. Weird sex demands are among the […]
Reason Behind Virgin Atlantic Fires All Nigerian Flight Attendants
British flag carrier, Virgin Atlantic Airways was reported to have pulled out from Nigerian routes laying off not less than 20 of its Nigerian cabin crew. Though it hadn’t been announced […]
HOW FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SEE THEMSELVES AND THEIR JOB
1. Not all of us are so gorgeous Contrary to the well-known perception, not every journey worker is a 6 ft. high Venus with brown locks and ideal […]
15 Flight Attendants Reveal Things They Wish All Passengers Knew
Note to self: Bring Flight Attendants snacks on next flight. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. […]