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Galley Gossip: Fly Girls, a flight attendant docu-series airing soon
The first thing I thought when I heard about the new flight attendant show called Fly Girls was, why didn't they ask me! Not that I really want to be on a reality show. It's just...well...it would have been kind of nice to have been asked.
The second thing I thought was, I wonder if any of the "fly girls" are guys? Because guys do fly, and that Virgin America flight attendant over there, the one donning the inflatable yellow life vest, is lookin pretty fly to me. I'm just saying...
The third thing I thought was, oh no. Because whenever flight attendants are in the spotlight it's rarely a good thing. People seem to have a love hate relationship with flight attendants. Actually, it's more of a love to hate type of relationship. Don't believe me? Just go and read a few of the comments the Galley Gossip post flight attendant pet peeve #1, answer please! generated.
Just last week I read about Dave Vontesmar, a flight attendant who drives over 30 miles from his home in Phoenix to the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport while wearing a monkey mask. He does this in order to illegally pass through the photo-enforcement gantlet on Interstate 17. Vontesmar truly believes the DPS is required to identify the driver of the vehicle, not just the vehicle, so he's fairly confident he won't have to pay the fines that the monkey mask wearer, whoever that may be, accumulated for 37 violations, an amount that could easily rack up to over $6,500.
Of course the first thing I thought when I read that story was, what if passengers wore monkey masks on board our planes? Would they, too, be exempt from following the rules. Of course this only reminded me of the time I actually had a monkey on board my flight. She sat in business class and was one of the most well behaved passengers I've ever met. But that's another story.
This story is about Flight attendants and how we, flight attendants, already have a bad rap. Not that some of us don't deserve it, because Dave and his monkey mask are a big part of the problem. I'm just saying, do we really need a reality show that could possibly make us look even worse? Because you know there will be drama. You know there will be sex. And you know this show is going to be a huge hit! Don't believe me? One of the executive producers is Colin Nash. Name doesn't ring a bell? Perhaps you've heard of one of his other shows, The Hills?
Here's what Mike Bruno of EW.com had to say about the show...
The CW announced today that its new docu-series Fly Girls, which gives a glimpse into the lives of five "beautiful Virgin America flight attendants," is set to debut midseason. The network describes the series as being "about real, down-to-earth young women who happen to have landed in an exceptionally glamorous, high-flying career filled with exotic locations and handsome strangers." In eight half-hour episodes, the show will follow the flight attendants to Las Vegas, South Beach, and New York City, as well as give a peek into their shared home-base "crash pad" in Los Angeles.
Now here's what worries me...
- It's a "docu-series" That's a fancy name for reality show. It also leads me to believe that most of the show will be scripted. Just like The Hills.
- Use of the phrase, "beautiful Virgin flight attendants" Need I say more?
- And then there's that last bit in the second sentence - "filled with exotic locations and handsome strangers." Oh you better believe I'll be tuning in to watch! Just to make sure they get it right, of course.
- Note the locations listed: Las Vegas, South Beach, and New York City. You know what that means, don't you? Las Vegas equates to clubbing and South Beach has got to be code for bikinis. New York can only mean one thing - shopping! Hmm...I'm flight attendant and I'm based in New York and I like to shop, so maybe, just maybe....kidding, people! (Kind of)
- As for their shared home-base "crash pad" in Los Angeles, I can't wait to see that. Something tells it's going to look more like one of the luxurious digs featured on The Bachelor than a real life crash pad. Anyway, don't the producers know a "crash pad" is only used by commuting flight attendants, not flight attendants who are based in the city in which they live? Seriously.
I'm sure Fly Girls is going to be a great show. I know I'm going to watch it. I mean who wouldn't want to watch, and I quote, "real, down-to-earth young women who happen to have landed in an exceptionally glamorous, high-flying career."
Wait a minute, did they actually use the words " exceptionally glamorous career" to describe the job?
Forgive me, I almost forgot, it's a docu-series.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Paul Sep 25th 2009 9:52AM
I thought the show based on the training of Frontier's Flight Attendants a few years ago was done pretty well. It really showed how skilled you have to be up there. I hope this new show also represents your line of work accurately.
John Sep 25th 2009 11:27AM
Glamorous? One can hope that at some point that they would show a true picture of
FA's. How they have to deal with wage reductions,benefit cuts,unruly passengers and loss of work. I see FA's as very hard working professionals that are there to
save lives in an emergency. The true story would be wonderful!
Traytable Sep 30th 2009 2:59PM
I so can't wait to see an FA up to her elbows in vomit.
Oh wait, they want glamorous, so they're not gonna show that!
Can't wait. Do you know if it will be available to view online?
ChaiG Sep 25th 2009 12:55PM
This is going to be "The Hills" at 35,000 feet!
chris Sep 25th 2009 4:22PM
i often think how glamorous my job is when i am picking up a couple of hundred meals and tossing them into the trash. the gum and snot rags and occassionally vomit people leave in the trays along with haveing to put my hand in the trash to push it down and make room for more is so glamorous.
Judith Sep 25th 2009 6:09PM
Glamorous?! Um-I wonder if someone has brushed off a copy of "Coffee, Tea or Me?" LOL
frank96 Sep 25th 2009 6:19PM
The second thing I thought was, I wonder if any of the "fly girls" are guys? Because guys do fly, and that Virgin America flight attendant over there, the one donning the inflatable yellow life vest, is lookin pretty fly to me. I'm just saying...
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Question! Why is he demostrating a lifevest? They only fly to a few cities within the United States. I thought you had to demo the vest when you flew 50 miles away from land.
Anyway, I once shared a van to the hotel with some VA crewmembers. They're on the young side and I've seen some that could be models. They were happy to fill me in on questions I had about their airline. I thought it was cool that passengers could "order" their meals/snacks from their seats via their IFE system. Uniforms are sharp too. All black.
Thanks for the heads up, Heather. I look forward to the show.
Joseph S. Sep 25th 2009 7:06PM
I liked Flight Attendant School on Travel Channel. I think a fictional comedy about flight attendants in their work would be better than a reality show, although I would love if they just glamorized the profession and made it seem like all FA's did was hand out food and gossip about their male coworkers.
Runnin' Blue Sep 25th 2009 11:09PM
99% of Virgin America's female flight attendants are BEYOND HOT! This show is gonna be a blast to watch!! :)
frank96 Sep 30th 2009 1:33AM
Well, how timely.
I shared a van with a VA crew this weekend in LAX. My first comment to the crew was......."I heard that you guys are going to have a show about your airline". The male flight attendant said he thought the show was going to be on the scripted side. The female flight attendant named about five FEMALE Flight Attendants that were chosen for the show. All female. She rattled off all the names and said things like........she's a tall black girl. Oh her, everyone knows her. All mentioned seemed to have a personality strait about them.
I got off at my stop at the airport and wished them a safe flight.
Ron Oct 1st 2009 2:20PM
If you really wanna see HOT flight attendants, you should fly American! I do.
wayfarers43 Oct 30th 2009 1:16AM
Yeah, I agree--"exceptionally glamorous, high-flying career--and I laughed about the vomit and snotty napkins. I always think of the glamour when I am wiping embarrassing coffee stains or worse off of my passengers' tray tables, because my airline is too cheap to clean an aircraft on a turn; or some of my coach passengers come on wearing raggedy clothes and carrying garbage bags for luggage; or my FC passengers who take their shoes off and put their socks up on the First Class bulkheads; or the scum on top of the galley carts; or....or....or...... I'm sure Virgin is no different....this show will be as stupid as "The Girls Next Door."