Sky’s the limit — but not on this airline. A female passenger claimed that she and a friend were allegedly ordered off an Air New Zealand flight due to their size. “I just couldn’t believe what was happening to me,” Angel Harding told 1News of the traumatizing incident, which allegedly occurred on a flight from … Read more
Do you find yourself gripping the armrests and holding your breath whenever turbulence hits during a flight? Well, worry no more! A seasoned flight attendant has shared a simple yet effective travel hack to make those bumpy moments a breeze. When seasoned flyer Nicky Kelvin could not sleep on a recent flight, he asked a cabin crew member to share her top-secret … Read more
In 1958, when Mary Pat Laffey Inman became a stewardess — as they were then called — for Northwest Airlines, she was 20 years old and the clock was already ticking. At 32, she would be forced to retire. That is, if she didn’t marry, get pregnant or even gain too much weight before that: … Read more
If you think being called a “Karen” is bad, imagine being called a “Philip.” A flight attendant is sharing a code word that could indicate a passenger is on the flight crew’s naughty list. “If you’re labeled a Philip, then you’ve done something wrong and should probably expect to get bad service for the rest … Read more
If you find yourself among the roughly 3 million people who are traveling this time of year, filth and germs could be hiding in plane sight. Flight attendants recently opened up to Travel + Leisure about the five dirtiest places on an airplane so that passengers can arm themselves with knowledge — and some hand … Read more
A few years back, Sky, a 35-year-old flight attendant, noticed a passenger behaving erratically at boarding. When she took drink orders, she kindly advised he just have a Coke, rather than the whiskey and Coke he asked for. He didn’t take the suggestion well. Instead, he followed her to the back of the plane, grabbed … Read more
An elderly woman has allegedly bitten the arm of a flight attendant during a dispute on board a flight from New Zealand to the Gold Coast. The 78-year-old will now face court accused of striking another passenger in the face during an argument before biting the flight attendant who intervened on January 29. It was … Read more
Fight or flight. Kaley Cuoco has sparked savage online debate after declaring that flight attendants “deserve tips.” The 36-year-old actress — who appears in the HBO Max series “The Flight Attendant” — made the bold assertion during an interview with TMZ on Tuesday as she jetted out of LAX. Social media subsequently went into meltdown, … Read more