I live in Los Angeles and yesterday my 15 year-old cousin flew into town from New York with a group of fourteen 15 year-olds who had, oh....about 10 hours before their Qantas flight to Australia departed. Believe it or not, It isn't all that unusual for travelers heading ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Layover: Los Angeles, CA (Hermosa Beach)
I live in Los Angeles and yesterday my 15 year-old cousin flew into town from New York with a group of fourteen 15 year-olds who had, oh....about 10 hours before their Qantas flight to Australia departed. Believe it or not, It isn't all that unusual for travelers heading ...Galley Gossip: Why ring the flight attendant call light when you can send a tweet - and get results!
Recently I wrote a post, Flight attendant pet peeve #6 - the run around, about running the flight attendant ragged in flight. Now I wasn't complaining about passengers who use their call lights. Not at all. It's there for a reason. But there is a difference, a very big ...Galley Gossip: Flight attendant pet peeve #6 - The run around
My job as a flight attendant is to be there in case of an emergency. Until then, I'll do whatever I can to make sure your flight runs as smoothly as possible. That's why I'm there. That's my job. And while I enjoy my job tremendously, there are a few things that annoy me. ...Layover: New York
If you ever find yourself at La Guardia or John F. Kennedy International airport with a little sit time on your hands between flights, sit tight. Traffic in New York is terrible and you don't want to miss your flight. But if you've got four hours or more to kill, how about ...Galley Gossip: A question about dating pilots - gay pilots.
Dear Heather,
I flew a MIA-JFK yesterday and thought of you. These were the highlights...
Family of 6 in first class made the purser cry
Customer service agent boarded the plane to calm passengers down which caused a late push back
Lady got dizzy and ...Budget summer vacations: Manhattan Beach, California using Homeaway.com
When my husband called me on my cell to tell me we had to move out of our house for a week while the hardwood floors were being refinished, I just stood in the middle of the food court at New York's John F. Kennedy international airport and sighed. It'd been a long two ...10 Passengers we love to, umm....not like as much as the others: Day 4 - The passenger who tries to score a free first class seat
In Grant Martin's post, The top 5 myth's about getting an upgrade, he wrote...
Flight attendants have no control over who gets upgraded when there always might be one last business class passenger coming down the jet bridge right before departure, so they can't give away a ...Galley Gossip: Airline uniforms (plus a chance to win free tickets on Olympic Airlines)
Just like Cliff Muskiet, the uniform freak, I have a thing for airline uniforms. I think most flight attendants do. In fact, inside my guestroom closet hangs three different uniform styles from two different airlines. I've saved it all - the pants, the skirts, the dresses, ...Galley Gossip: Cell phones on the airplane
Recently on Twitter.com Times Travel asked me who I thought the worst type of passenger was. I wrote, "a business class passenger who does not get an upgrade and ends up in coach." But not all business class passengers who end up in coach are bad. In fact, business class ...Galley Gossip: Passenger of the month - Lorna Brett Howard
Name: Lorna Brett Howard
Occupation? Toy maker, Penelope Peapod, feminist political activist
I went to the Penelope Peapod website and couldn't help but think a doll that size would fit perfectly inside a travel bag! So where do I get one? Penelope Peapod is a take along ...Galley Gossip: A question about packing jewelry
Dear Heather, I meant to ask you before my vacation -- what's your secret for packing jewelry? In what do you pack it and how? Some outfits I have look better with gold, and some look better with silver. Then there's a myriad of "fun" jewelry that include bracelets, ...Galley Gossip: Nut allergies on the airplane
Recently Patricia Aspinall, of Travel Savvy Mom, wrote an interesting article about her experience on board a flight to the Caribbean with a passenger who had a nut allergy, while traveling with her husband and daughter, a two and a half year-old. Like my own two year-old, ...Galley Gossip: Flight attendant of the month - David Holmes (Southwest Airlines rapping flight attendant!)
Name: David Holmes (AKA The rapping flight attendant)
Hometown: Bay Area and Chicago...I claim them both.
Base: LAS
How long have you been rapping? Was in a group about 1000 years ago, hadn't rapped after that until flight attendant training
The first ...Galley Gossip: A question about Southwest Airlines, AirTran Airways, and other airlines who may be hiring flight attendants
Dear Heather,
I was hired with Southwest Airlines earlier in the year, but I was informed today that Southwest will no longer be having any training classes in 2009. Now I'm going to try for AirTran Airways. I had an interview and told them I successfully interviewed with ...Galley Gossip: Slam clickers, Bob the singing pilot & Laughlin, Nevada
So what do slam clickers, Laughlin, Nevada, and Bob the singing pilot all have in common? Not much. But I'm determined to link them all together in order to show you a photo gallery from my husband's recent trip to Laughlin, Nevada and a funny video of Bob, the singing ...Galley Gossip: Swine flu on the airplane (a few things you can do)
Today I'm flying from Los Angeles to New York to start my reserve rotation for May. I'm bringing my son along with me. He's two. Because my husband travels on business often and I'll be on-call, my son will be spending eight days with grandma and grandpa. Oh sure I'll take ...Galley Gossip: Laviators unite! (mile high headshots)
Recently I wrote a post, the hottest trend on the airplane since the mile high club, about something disturbing, yet quite intriguing, that was taking place not just on the airplane, but behind the locked lavatory door at 35,000 feet. Passengers, and I'm talking all kinds ...Galley Gossip: Passenger gets caught with pants down
Dear Heather, Is it standard procedure for a flight attendant to force open a toilet occupied by a passenger if the plane is about to land? Under what circumstances has the flight attendant a right to do this? Thanks, Caught with My Pants Down
Dear Caught with My Pants ...Galley Gossip: Hanging business class coats (it's just a flight attendant thing)
Quickly I walk to gate 40B dressed in navy blue polyester, a tall latte in one hand, pulling my suitcase on wheels with the other hand. I flash the crew ID hanging around my neck at the frazzled agent manning the counter. Even though she's sorting out a problem with a ...Galley Gossip: The flight attendant was a mess!
Heather, I am going to assume that you are a well put together flight attendant when I ask this question...Can you honestly say that you have never been embarrassed to walk through the terminal with any of your flying partners? You know the ones. They don't starch their ...
