Well, I did call this site The Diary of a Flight Attendant – but have failed to tell you much about my life. Hmmmm, not much of a diary then.
Today I thought I’d write a little bit about my day at work. In truth, it was a pretty non-eventful day so I’m unsure of how [...]

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The BBC reports that a Qantas plane was grounded after 4 baby pythons escaped during a flight from Alice Springs to Melbourne.
Despite being transported in a bag inside a plastic foam box with air holes, the 6 inch snakes somehow managed to escape. It’s not known how, or where they are now.
The report states that [...]

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It’s 10am, and we are fully boarded with 150 passengers ready to start their holiday in Southern Spain. The mood is buoyant – in a few hours time they will be drinking San Miguel or Sangria on a beach in blazing sunshine.
The Captain’s voice comes over the PA; 

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I’m not a real Flight Attendant – or at least that’s what some people will tell you.
The reason? I work for a low-cost/budget airline, and therefore I do not get to get off the aircraft at our destination but instead get to clean the aircraft and fly the next set of passengers home. Lucky [...]

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You may have seen this video before – but it still makes me laugh! It’s actually a 30 second commercial for NicoDerm that shows a Flight Attendant at work after giving up smoking without the help of the product.
To me, the video shows what I have to stop myself doing/saying every day! It’s a common [...]

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Oh dear, I can see it already……. this post is going to turn into another anti-passenger rant! Before we go any further, I should state clearly that I do like the majority of them – but we do get the odd few that almost make you want to scream.
So, on to the story/rant!
It’s a Tuesday [...]

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Hello again!
Did anyone in the UK see the ‘Confessions of a Flight Attendant‘ on ITV1 last night? Wow, didn’t it make us all look like evil, and quite sadistic people! I promise that we are not all that bad…… honest.
For those that didn’t see it, you can see it on ITV Catchup.
There was one lesson [...]

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This is a video of a FedEx plane crashing in Tokyo on the morning of March 23rd 2009. My prayers go out to all onboard (reportedly 2 pilots), and their families.

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Ok, I know, this is a strange subject to be talking about. But, ever since I started flying I have wondered why it takes the majority of passengers so long to use the lavatory on a plane.
There are some obvious suggestions – but I’m talking about only 1 person in the toilet, so any references [...]

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This is a video you may have seen already, as it’s ‘doing the rounds’ on most social networking sites. It shows a SouthWest Airlines Flight Attendant rapping a PA.
Whereas there is no doubt that it’s good – and pretty funny – I’m still not sure how to take this. Is this how the airline would [...]

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