Flight attendants say some methods are appreciated—and others are a fast way to irritate the crew. The primary responsibility of a flight attendant is passenger safety. While customer service is …
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Airlines
What Flight Attendants Do With Leftover Alcohol Served in First Class
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegFlying first class is fun. You get a bigger, comfier seat, more legroom, better food, and a wide selection of adult beverages. That fancy alcohol doesn’t come cheap, of course. …
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Airlines
A Flight Attendant Finally Lost Her Patience—and Said It Over the PA
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegA flight attendant’s blunt announcement over the PA system is drawing attention for how directly it addressed passengers ignoring basic safety rules during taxi. Some found it harsh. Others thought …
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Hotels
Man Furious Over Flight Crew ‘Cutting’ the Hotel Line Gets an Aviation Reality Check
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf you stay at enough hotels – especially ones that are near (or even relatively near) an airport, this may be a familiar scene. Or maybe it’s even happened to …
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Airlines
The One Question Flight Attendants Lie About — And Why It’s Honestly Hilarious
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen they’re put in charge of a few hundred passengers, flight attendants wind up getting a lot of questions. And because their “audience” is different from flight to flight, they …
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It’s probably just human nature, but there’s something comforting about people with a vast sense of entitlement who get their comeuppance. We’ve written about such situations in the travel world …
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Travel
My JetBlue Flight Delay Nightmare – And How I Became THAT Passenger
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegI like to think that I’m something of an “ideal” airline passenger. I mean, except for having to ask someone to put my carry-on bag into the overhead bins, and …
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Airlines
Left Something on the Plane? Here’s Why You Can’t Go Back for It
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegYou’ve just disembarked your plane and as you’re on the jetway, your teen thinks that they left their iPad in the seat pocket in front of them. Or you check …
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When you purchase a plane ticket on a commercial airline in the U.S., you either pay to choose your seat, have a credit card or another way to choose your …
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The FAA just showed its hand: it’s taking the path of least resistance. And if they think their new rule will actually be helpful, they’ve got another thing coming. In …