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The double ding is sounded and the blue sterile cockpit light is illuminated. This is our indication that we’re on our final approach into San Francisco. I perform one last cabin check and make sure my galley is secure. I then strap myself into my jump seat. Once I am position, I begin my thirty […]

This weeks tip is for families traveling with small children. Everyone knows, and probably takes advantage of the airlines pre-board option when traveling with little ones. My tip is a bit of a twist on this idea. I love that families can settle in ahead of the crowd, it’s a great idea for all involved. […]

In todays USA Today, Kitty Bean Yancey writes: “In an online survey of USA TODAY readers, more than a third of the 5,100-plus who answered say that what bothers them most about flight attendants’ behavior is a surly demeanor. As of late Sunday, 38% of respondents picked that as most bothersome, followed by gabbing together […]

I know, I know you’re probably all Steven Slatered out by now. But, there’s bigger news! I was published by the Wall Street Journal: I headed to the airport on Monday having just heard about JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater’s now famous jump to freedom. I expected a reaction, but not the phenomena that has […]

Dear Steven Slater, What you did is unbelievable. So, unbelievable that when I showed up for my trip on Monday and told my crew about you in our crew briefing, they thought I was making it up. A flight attendant actually said, “Sara, what’s wrong with you? Who makes up stories like that?” I just […]

“ “Do you get to stay here?” A passenger asked me as they deplaned in Boston. “Well, I hope so! Considering it is one o’clock in the morning” I laughed. “Well, I mean do you have enough time to actually spend here?” This is actually a pretty common question, no matter what time of day […]

Sit time or airport appreciation for a flight attendant is what most of you would call a layover. The time you have at an airport in between flights. I don’t mind sit time like most flight attendants do, for it has become valuable alone time that I don’t get at home. It’s a time to […]

Just got done with four days of flying, a turn on Friday and then a three day Saturday, Sunday, Monday. It was a long four days. Your crew can make or break a trip, and sometimes just one flight attendant can set the tone for an entire trip. Unfortunately, that was the case for my […]

I’ve had an opinion about airline fees for a while and now seems a good time to express them, although I doubt I hold the popular opinion here goes. Joan Lowy of the associated press said: Airlines, travel agents, online travel services and other ticket distribution channels should be required to disclose fees for checked […]

June was a whirlwind for me! I lost my jobshare, which means I had to fly a full schedule or at least I was given a full schedule and had to do the work to advertise and move my trips around so I’d be able to take three weeks off to travel. This is when […]