By JEAN CARMELA LIM Low-cost carrier Ryanair and the Federación de Servicios a la Ciudadanía (Federation of Citizen Services) of the Confederación Sindical de Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) have signed a new agreement to improve wages and working conditions for cabin crew based in Spain. The Federation of Citizen Services of
Category: Flight Attendant Life
How To Tell When You’ve Been Cabin Crew For Too Long
BY PATRICIA GREEN If you have been cabin crew or a flight attendant (or know one!) you might be able to recognize these tell-tale signs that you, or they, have been flying for too long. This is just for humor purposes, but some are really true! Tricks of the trade
How to Store Your Carry-On Bag, According to Flight Attendants
Provided by Kirk Miller Airlines would like you to put your bags in the carry-on bins on their sides like a book or a “taco,” as the Wall Street Journal reported this week. One problem: Passengers aren’t really getting the message. “There is definitely a learning curve, especially for our
Flight Attendant Shares Why You Should Avoid Using Toilet Paper On The Plane
Flight attendants are always able to give us the 411 on various aspects of flying that we may not have considered before. If you have ever flown before, you may have had to use the bathroom onboard for one reason or another. This is a common impulse, but now, this
This Is What a Flight Attendant First Notices About You
You’ll be surprised by how much a flight attendant can learn about you simply by greeting you at the doorPeople fly for all sorts of reasons, which means their moods, their expectations and even their luggage will differ greatly. These days, with air travel unpredictable due to staff shortages caused
Former flight attendant shares ‘game changing’ trick to carry extra bag without paying luggage fee
‘This tiny hack will save you if you ever have baggage that is overweight.’ A former flight attendant has offered her ‘game changing’ trick to carry extra items on board without being charged a luggage fee. Kat Kamalani, from the US, said travellers can use a pillowcase in which to
Flight Attendants Use Secret Lights Around the Plane to Communicate — Here’s How It Works
The orange light is coming from the bathroom.By Cailey Rizzo Managing hundreds of passengers on a plane is no easy task. It’s just the flight attendant’s job to make it look that way. They have to know absolutely everything about safety aboard the aircraft —and even know quite a bit
20 Things Flight Attendants Want You to Know About Flying
By Jeff Bogle Flight attendants know a thing or two about how to travel well. These smart tips will make your flights exponentially safer, more efficient, and more comfortable for you and other passengers. Learn from the professionals Whether you fly often enough to be a whiz at airplane trivia
The Association of Flight Attendants wants the face mask rule to be extended
On February 24, 2022, a flight attendants’ union is urging the Biden administration to extend a rule that requires passengers to wear face masks on airlines. The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA stated in a statement to Bloomberg that allowing the mask requirement to expire on March 18 would put some
Cabin Crew Couples: Finding Love at 30,000 feet
I have met a lot of flight attendants and flight crew couples and for some reason, I just love seeing them together. Is it because they look so good in uniforms? Or maybe because they have become my friends. For many of these cabin crew couples who found their love