If you’ve ever flown on a commercial airplane, you may have noticed something curious – flight attendants sitting on their hands during takeoff and landing. It might seem like an unusual habit, but it’s actually ...
A flight attendant revealed a big secret, explaining why cabin crew is so over the top friendly with passengers boarding a plane. And it’s not because the airline welcoming committee is happy to see you. ...
To mark the 20 year anniversary of September 11 and honor the flight crews killed, former flight attendant, Paul Veneto, is walking the 220 miles between Boston Logan Airport and the World Trade Center in ...
A woman had to be strapped to her seat with duct tape on an American Airlines flight after she tried to open a door on the plane mid-flight. The passenger, who hasn’t been named, was ...
Sunday morning, Michelle Manner happened to witness something that has been occurring much more frequently than in years past, an unruly passenger on a plane. The FAA recently said they have received about 2,500 reports ...
Sybil began her career as a stewardess, as they were called, at Delta in 1940. She worked on the airline’s DC-3 from 1940 to 1943 before she left to serve in World War II. She entered ...
Sybil Peacock Harmon was born in Minden, Louisiana on July 9, 1916. In a 2018 interview with Travel and Leisure, she recalled wanting to travel around the world when she was just nine years old. ...
Flickr/Michael Gray When Shelia tried to talk to the man, he was immediately unpleasant. She immediately felt something was wrong, and went to the airplane toilet where she left a piece of paper and a pen. As ...
The UN estimates that about 1.2 million children each year are victims of trafficking. Human trafficking is the third largest criminal activity in the world, after drugs and arms. Both girls and boys are sexually ...
Earlier this year, a German stewardess named Olivia Sievers was on one of her many visits to the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. Because of her job, she often flies overseas, and when she’s in Buenos ...