flight attendants

You expect to see all kinds of things on an airplane. People wearing pajamas. Matching family vacation T-shirts. Maybe even the occasional inflatable neck pillow that looks like it belongs …

For most passengers, the exit row is prime real estate. The extra legroom can make a long flight far more comfortable, which is why those seats are often reserved or …

Air travel has always brought out the best—and the worst—in people. Every frequent flyer has seen it: the person who blocks the boarding lane, spreads out across three gate seats, …

Flight attendants deal with hundreds of passengers every day, and unfortunately, not all of them are pleasant. The good news? You don’t have to do anything extraordinary to stand out …

There are plenty of things passengers do on planes that annoy everyone around them. Reclining too quickly. Taking over both armrests. Standing up the second the plane reaches the gate. …

Have you ever wondered what happens when airlines put pilots and flight attendants up in hotels overnight? One longtime reader asked us a question we’d never even considered: Do flight …

For whatever reason — whether it’s impatience, entitlement or simply bad airplane etiquette — some passengers put their carry-on bags in overhead bins near the front of the plane before …

Airports have become one of the last places where being rich, famous or powerful doesn’t always get people special treatment. At least not when TSA agents, gate agents or flight …

Most flight attendants are incredibly professional, even when dealing with difficult passengers. But apparently, many of them also have a LOT of thoughts they’d love to say out loud someday. …

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. Flight attendants have a tough job. The most important part of their training is safety, but that doesn’t stop some passengers …