How do you beat jetlag? What is the best thing to eat or drink when flying across the world on board a plane? How do you pack effectively when travelling? These are some of the questions that travellers often ponder. We spoke to a few flight attendants to get some answers. Andrew Scott, 25 Andrew has been flying for three years. For him, being a flight attendant is all about team work. "When you have to fly with a different crew every day, you have to trust them, and they have to be able to trust you." Airport and flight etiquette To beat the queues at the airport, Scott says to always be ahead of time. You can never predict how many people will be at the airport; immigration lines can get very long sometimes. If you're doing a transit, always book your connecting flight with at least four hours of buffer period so that you have plenty of time to catch the second flight. "Most airports now have a lot of entertainment spots and restaurants, so the hours will pass by quickly," he shares. … [Read more...] about What flight attendants say you should do when travelling
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What flight attendants say you should do when traveling
How do you beat jetlag? What is the best thing to eat or drink when flying across the world on board a plane? How do you pack effectively when traveling? These are some of the questions that travelers often ponder. We spoke to a few flight attendants to get some answers. Andrew Scott, 25 Andrew has been flying for three years. For him, being a flight attendant is all about team work. “When you have to fly with a different crew every day, you have to trust them, and they have to be able to trust you.” Airport and flight etiquette To beat the queues at the airport, Scott says to always be ahead of time. You can never predict how many people will be at the airport; immigration lines can get very long sometimes. If you’re doing a transit, always book your connecting flight with at least four hours of buffer period so that you have plenty of time to catch the second flight. “Most airports now have a lot of entertainment spots and restaurants, so the hours will … [Read more...] about What flight attendants say you should do when traveling
11 truths about flying only flight attendants know
Flight attendants tend to know more about flying than the average passenger. To unearth their secrets, we turned to the experts and asked them what most people don’t know about flying. Among the secrets were that you can’t actually open the plane door mid-flight (though some have tried) and that many flight attendants avoid drinking the coffee. No one has more insider knowledge about flying than flight attendants. By talking to these veteran globetrotters, we unearthed 11 secrets about flying. Whether you want more attentive service or want to avoid getting kicked off your flight, read on for the inside scoop. You can’t physically open a door mid-flight — and trying could get you kicked off the plane. source Saturday Night Live/YouTube Annette Long, a flight attendant with 17 years of experience, told Business Insider that though opening a door mid-flight is … [Read more...] about 11 truths about flying only flight attendants know
Most people only see part of a flight attendants’ job — here are the behind-the-scenes secrets you never knew
caption There’s more to being a flight attendant than meets the eye. source Rachel Gillett/Business Insider Many flight attendant jobs happen behind the scenes and when you’re not paying particular attention. Business Insider shadowed Robert “Bingo” Bingochea, a Denver-based flight attendant for United Airlines, for a day to see what we’re missing. Take a look at what United flight attendants have to do to help get the plane in the air. The next time you fly, try and take notice of what your flight attendants are up to. I guarantee you what you see isn’t even half of it. A flight attendant‘s job isn’t simply showing you where to put your bags, giving safety demonstrations, and pushing beverage carts up and down the aisle. In fact, much of a flight attendant’s job happens before you even board the plane. While every day on the job is … [Read more...] about Most people only see part of a flight attendants’ job — here are the behind-the-scenes secrets you never knew
A day in the life of a United Airlines flight attendant, who woke up before 3 a.m. and ran circles around me for 9 hours
caption “You could give me a million dollars, and it wouldn’t be better than one day here,” our flight attendant says. source Rachel Gillett/Business Insider Robert “Bingo” Bingochea is a Denver-based flight attendant for United Airlines who commutes to work from his home in Phoenix. Bingochea has been a flight attendant with United for seven years and previously worked in the airline industry in other capacities. Though he says every day on the job is different, we joined him on a trip from Denver to Houston and back to capture what a day in the life of a flight attendant may look like. It’s 3 a.m., and I’m jolted awake by the ring of the hotel phone. The bright red numbers on the clock next to me are the only thing illuminating my pitch-black hotel room, and I groan as I roll over and steal another five minutes of sleep. When I checked in to the hotel at … [Read more...] about A day in the life of a United Airlines flight attendant, who woke up before 3 a.m. and ran circles around me for 9 hours