Cabin Crew Crazy

I recently, purchased a cravat from eBay for my uniform collection and the lovely crew member who was selling it also wrote me a lovely letter. This is her experience at the UK's national flag carrier British Airways... Enjoy! - Meet Sam, she has been working for the UK national flag carrier airline - British Airways - but soon she will be 'hanging up her wings for a while' as she takes a break from flying... Here is what she had to say about working as cabin crew in a short-haul and long-haul flying environment. - Within her note, I was happy to hear that British Airways is the company to join if you want to gain amazing life experience. However, whilst it is and can be extremely difficult on the body, it is also 'one of the best things [she] has ever done' and has opened many opportunities to her. Since starting flying, Sam has been to every continent except Antarctica - of course - and she has had some amazing experiences, such as getting to do/ see: the Gr...

A UK passenger travelling with Thomas Cook was recently told that the outfit she wore on her flight from Birmingham to Tenerife was “inappropriate” by the crew on board. Emily O’Connor who claims her outfit is acceptable to fly was left “shaking” after her ordeal. The 21 year old claims that when she boarded the flight, crew members surrounded a told her to cover up. Miss O’Connor also said that whilst she was arguing that her outfit wasn’t inappropriate he faced verbal comments from other passengers. She claims that the crew “did nothing” when she was told she needed to “shut up” and that she was a “pathetic woman” by a male passenger on board; which with all the tension building further left her feeling “shaking and upset”. After this, she took to Twitter to express her anger and upset at the situation: She believes that as she had gone through check-in and security, her outfit was acceptable as nowhere else on her journey to the aircraft gate had she been made aware...