Obviously the best thing about being a flight attendant is being able to travel at a moments notice, as long as there's an open seat available on the flight. The second best thing about being a flight attendant has got to be all those days off! The third best thing about ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
Galley Gossip
Galley Gossip - Miss Oklahoma, Pop Rocks, a ripped skirt & other strange things on planes
Obviously the best thing about being a flight attendant is being able to travel at a moments notice, as long as there's an open seat available on the flight. The second best thing about being a flight attendant has got to be all those days off! The third best thing about ...Galley Gossip: 5 tips for getting through airport security quickly
tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/11/17/galley-gossip-5-tips-for-getting-through-airport-security-quic/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling';
With Thanksgiving fast approaching and Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year's following right behind it, more people than ever ...Galley Gossip: Enforcing rules in flight!
Hi Heather,
I listened to your Frommers podcast recently and found it very funny. I especially liked your comments about people's attitudes to flying and the bit about control freaks. It made me realize what I've suspected for some time which is that I am a control freak, ...Galley Gossip: Advice for the employees of US Airways
Heather,
Yesterday the flight attendants got terrible news at US Airways. THREE base closures. Mine included. In all these years, I've never commuted. And now, gone early next year: BOS, LGA and LAS. We got the news in the crew room. Some of the senior girls started ...Galley Gossip: A memorable flight for a first time flier
I knew something was up when an attractive woman wearing a fur vest walked to the back of the airplane during boarding and pulled my coworker aside on a flight from Dallas to New York. I couldn't really make out what they were saying as I set up the galley, shoving snacks in ...Galley Gossip: Laviators - the best of the best contest!
Last week a producer from ABC Nightline News contacted me about doing a story on the laviators - THE LAVIATORS! I know, it's weird, I can't believe it myself. But one of their corespondents actually happened across my blog after surfing around Youtube where they found ...Galley Gossip: Can an average Joe date a flight attendant?
tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/10/21/galley-gossip-can-an-average-joe-date-a-flight-attendant/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling';
Hi my Name is Mark and I've wanted to date flight attendants for years, but like a lot of guys I don't get the chance to chat ...Galley Gossip: How to get free beer in flight
tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/10/16/galley-gossip-how-to-get-free-beer-in-flight/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling';
Recently I read an article on News.com.au about a passenger who stole a few cans of beer from a beverage cart and then tried to flush the ...Galley Gossip: Attention All Nippon Airway passengers, please empty your bladders now!
tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/10/07/galley-gossip-attention-all-nippon-airway-passengers-please-e/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling';
Ya know, I've seen a lot of strange things working as a flight attendant in the last fourteen years, I really have, and just ...Galley Gossip: How to create a flight attendant Halloween costume
tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/10/06/galley-gossip-flight-attendant-halloween-costume/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling';
It's that time of year, people! Hopefully you've already figured out what you're going to be for Halloween. It is right around the corner, ...Galley Gossip: Flight attendants under investigation for bomb threat
tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/10/03/galley-gossip-flight-attendants-under-investigation-for-bomb-t/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling';
Like I mentioned in my last post, Fly-Girls, a flight attendant docu-series airing soon, it's rarely ever a good thing when ...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 ...Galley Gossip: Interview with New York Times best selling author Allison Winn Scotch
It's been a long time since I've read a book I couldn't put down. In fact, your book, Time of my Life, made me wish my commuter flight from New York to Los Angeles would never end. It's that good! With heavy issues like abandonment, divorce, escape and fate, what inspired ...Galley Gossip: Oahu, Hawaii - Ko Olina Beach Club timeshare vacation deal
We were in Hawaii at the Ko Olina Beach Club in Oahu when the woman standing in front of the black board asked, "Do you honestly think you travel differently than everyone else? That what you're looking for in a vacation is not what everyone else here wants."
As I glanced ...Galley Gossip: 9/11 - We will never forget
Silence has strength. Often times silence is more powerful than words. Today I have decided not to remain silent.
That's Terry Thames, an American Airlines pilot, hanging out of the cockpit window. This is the first American Airlines flight returning to Washington Dulles ...Galley Gossip: Flight attendant Pam Ann now on tour!
Dear Heather,
I discovered, quite by accident, that the comic Caroline Reid is bringing her "Hostess to the Stars" Pam Ann to the US in October. I searched through the site, used the search function, and couldn't find anything on your site about this. I just got my tickets ...Galley Gossip: Seattle - it's all about kids, trains and food!
THE TRIP:
DAY 1: New York - Seattle
DAY 2: /
DAY 3: Seattle - New York
As soon as I saw that long Seattle layover on the bid sheet, I knew I had to have it. I can't even remember the last time I had a whole day anywhere, let alone a layover with enough time to eat, sleep ...Galley Gossip: A question about "flight attendant training schools"
Dear Heather,
Could you please tell me which course of action I should take to become a flight attendant. Should I take a college training program that offers a diploma, or should I go to a airline and go through their training program? I have read a lot concerning flight ...Galley Gossip: 20 ways to use a maxi pad in flight
tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/09/01/galley-gossip-20-ways-to-use-a-maxi-pad-in-flight/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling';
Before I share the list - 20 ways to use a maxi-pad in flight, as well as a video created to go along with the list, I first must explain ...Galley Gossip: A letter from a frequent flyin', two-timin', cheat!
Dear Airline, I remember the first day we met. It was love at first flight. We've shared countless hours together- oh the places we've gone. It's been bumpy at times, but I always stuck up for you when people called you old and grumpy. I even stuck by you when you dropped ...
